Senior Level Land Acquisition Manager Jobs
Senior level land acquisition manager jobs place experienced professionals in charge of site selection strategy, complex deal negotiations, and the cross-functional teams or junior staff that carry projects from prospecting through close. Hiring concentrates in Construction & Real Estate and Energy, with 20% of roles offering remote or hybrid arrangements and employers like Quanta Services, Quanta Infrastructure Solutions, and Avantus hiring at this level now.
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Top stateIdaho
Top employerQuanta Services
Top cityBoise, ID
Work type80% On-site
Top industryConstruction
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Manager, Land Rights Acquisition
Quanta Infrastructure Solutions Group·Houston, Texas
Job functions:
10+ yrs exp.
On-Site
Bachelor's degree in law
Full Time
Job Description
About Us:
Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.
About this Role:
This individual operates as a trusted partner to the utilities and clients within their portfolio, developing deep familiarity with local regulatory environments, landowner dynamics, and project requirements. The Manager translates the Director's strategic direction into actionable field execution, while surfacing ground-level insights back to PMO leadership. The role is critical to ensuring that land rights activities are completed safely, compliantly, on schedule, and in a manner that reflects the highest standard of landowner and stakeholder relations.
What You'll Do:
QISG leverages Quanta’s comprehensive resources to deliver collaborative solutions for our partners' energy infrastructure needs. We use in-house talent, expertise and resources to plan, design, engineer, manage, conduct maintenance on and construct projects.
Our turnkey service capabilities provide our customers with efficiency, consistency, attention to detail and safe execution. The QISG team brings together Engineering, Safety, Quality, Material Procurement, QA/QC, Right-of-Way Acquisition, Scheduling, Environmental Planning, Permitting, Title and Land Management expertise that ensure outstanding results for our clients.
The Manager, Land Rights Acquisition is a senior field-facing leadership role within Quanta Infrastructure Services Group (QISG), reporting directly to the Director, Land & Environment PMO (PMO). This role serves a dual mandate: as a Regional Lead, the Manager holds primary accountability for client relationships, team performance, and portfolio oversight within a defined project portfolio; and as a functional specialist, the Manager oversees all aspects of land rights acquisition strategy – including preparing pursuit materials and costs, managing acquisition project managers assigned to discrete projects, overseeing Quanta operating companies (OpUs) and/or teaming partners performing land rights scope – across transmission, substation, and related infrastructure projects. A key pillar of this role is to bring consistency to project execution, to protect project schedules, and continually leverage cutting edge project execution strategies and reporting to keep Quanta's craft labor constructing.
This individual operates as a trusted partner to the utilities and clients within their portfolio, developing deep familiarity with local regulatory environments, landowner dynamics, and project requirements. The Manager translates the Director's strategic direction into actionable field execution, while surfacing ground-level insights back to PMO leadership. The role is critical to ensuring that land rights activities are completed safely, compliantly, on schedule, and in a manner that reflects the highest standard of landowner and stakeholder relations.
- Regional Leadership & Client Relationship Management — serve as the primary Land point of accountability for major utility clients within an assigned geographic region, building deep familiarity with each client's organizational structure, acquisition preferences, and reporting requirements
- Acquisition Strategy Development & Implementation — design and lead the end-to-end acquisition strategy for each project, including pursuit document preparation, staffing framework, and oversight of OpUs and third-party agents performing landowner engagement and field acquisition work
- OpU & Teaming Partner Oversight — oversee land rights scope execution from OpUs and teaming partners across the regional portfolio, including scope management, schedule milestones, change management, and cost management
- Staffing, Workload Planning & Team Leadership — manage staffing and workload distribution across the regional team, serving as escalation point and mentor for project-level staff
- Quality Oversight & Compliance — ensure land rights deliverables meet contractual, regulatory, and QISG quality standards across all active projects in the region
- Project Controls Integration & Reporting — embed land rights acquisition milestones into integrated project schedules and report portfolio status to the Director, PMO
- Estimating, Risk Management & Proposal Support — work with the PMO Director to develop estimates, risk registers, and proposal content for project pursuits
- Dispute Resolution & Operational Liaison — serve as primary liaison and dispute resolution authority between construction OpUs, vendors, and teaming partners, mediating scope conflicts and field-level issues to protect schedule and budget integrity
Regional Leadership & Client Relationship Management
- Serve as the primary point of accountability for major utility clients within an assigned geographic region, developing an expert working knowledge of local regulatory environments, permitting frameworks, and landowner dynamics
- Represent QISG in client-facing meetings, progress reviews, and stakeholder forums; serve as the senior escalation point for project-level issues requiring Director-level engagement.
- Participate in Regional Lead group meetings to align on cross-portfolio priorities, share best practices, and surface trends affecting the broader land and environment program.
Acquisition Strategy Development & Implementation
- Design and lead the end-to-end land rights acquisition strategy for each project, defining the approach, timeline, resource model, and vendor framework required to deliver land rights, permits-to-enter (PTEs), licenses, and other land access instruments on schedule and within budget.
- Develop the project-specific staffing framework for each acquisition program, determining the mix of OpU and third-party agents, title firms, appraisers, and support vendors; establish clear protocols governing landowner engagement, offer authority thresholds, escalation procedures, and documentation requirements — and hold all parties accountable to those standards.
- Monitor acquisition progress across all active teams, identifying bottlenecks, performance gaps, or strategy adjustments needed to maintain delivery schedules, and make real-time course corrections to keep projects on track.
OpU & Teaming Partner Oversight
- Oversee land rights scope execution from OpUs and teaming partners, managing scope, schedule milestones, change management, and cost accountability
- Establish clear expectations for deliverables, reporting cadence, and landowner interaction protocols; take corrective action when performance gaps emerge and work with the Director to assess partner performance and identify improvement opportunities.
Staffing, Workload Planning & Team Leadership
- Manage staffing levels and workload distribution across the regional land rights team, proactively identifying resource gaps and working with the Director to address capacity needs; translate strategic direction into actionable field guidance while surfacing ground-level insights to PMO leadership.
Quality Oversight & Compliance
- Ensure all land rights deliverables — including easement documents, title reports, acquisition trackers, and correspondence — meet QISG quality standards, client specifications, and applicable regulatory requirements; enforce consistent use of QISG-approved templates and tools across all project teams, OpUs, and vendors.
- Coordinate with QISG's environmental and permitting teams to ensure land rights activities align with environmental compliance obligations and agency conditions; identify and escalate land rights risks affecting schedule, budget, or client commitments with recommended mitigation plans.
Project Controls Integration & Reporting
- Collaborate with QISG's project controls team to embed land rights acquisition milestones into integrated project schedules, ensuring land access is sequenced to support construction readiness; prepare and present regular portfolio-level status reports covering parcel progress, budget tracking, risk items, and forecast to complete.
- Ensure timely and accurate submission of project-level acquisition reports from agents and staff; support the Director in developing program-level metrics and dashboards that provide leadership and clients with visibility into regional land rights performance.
Estimating, Risk Management & Proposal Support
- Work with the PMO Director to develop project estimates for land rights acquisition scope, including staffing models, vendor cost frameworks, and schedule assumptions reflecting regional market conditions and project complexity.
- Contribute to risk registers for active and prospective projects; support proposal development by providing regional expertise on acquisition approach, staffing strategy, schedule, and cost inputs that strengthen QISG's competitive positioning.
Dispute Resolution & Operational Liaison
- Serve as the primary liaison and dispute resolution authority between Quanta construction OpUs, vendors, subcontractors, and teaming partners on land rights matters; mediate scope conflicts, operational disputes, and field-level issues to maintain project continuity and protect schedule and budget integrity.
- Partner with construction leadership, project management, and legal as needed to resolve contractual ambiguities and performance disagreements before they escalate; track recurring dispute patterns and recommend process or contractual changes to reduce repeat occurrences.
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Law, Urban Planning, Environmental Sciences, or a related field; equivalent professional experience considered
- 10+ years of progressive experience in land rights acquisition, right-of-way, or real estate, with a strong preference for utility, transmission, or energy infrastructure project experience
- Demonstrated experience negotiating and executing easements, ROW agreements, and other land access instruments across multiple property types and ownership structures
- Working knowledge of title research, appraisal principles, condemnation law, and eminent domain proceedings across one or more states
- Experience managing acquisition agents, title vendors, and third-party service providers in a project delivery environment; ability to hold vendors accountable to KPIs, deliverable standards, and contractual obligations
- Familiarity with environmental and permitting requirements
- Strong negotiation, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution skills; demonstrated ability to communicate across diverse audiences including landowners, regulatory agencies, and utility clients
- Proficiency in GIS and mapping tools, and Microsoft Office Suite
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to lead without direct authority, make sound decisions under uncertainty, and develop junior team members and vendor staff
Travel Requirements
- Travel: Yes
- Percent of Time: 30%–50% (regional field travel required to support client engagement and project site coordination)
QISG Benefits Highlights
- Competitive Compensation
- Comprehensive Health Coverage - Multiple Medical, dental & vision plans with 100% preventive care
- 24/7 telehealth (Teladoc)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company-funded HSA and pre-tax savings options
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- No-cost Short- and Long-term Disability
- Employer-paid basic Life & AD&D Insurance
- Paid Time off (PTO) and 10 Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Education Reimbursement and Professional Development
- Employee discount program and optional insurance offerings:
- Identity Theft Protection
- Accident Insurance
- Voluntary Life (spouse and child)
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Pet Insurance
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity), age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and/or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
We prohibit all types of discrimination and are committed to providing access and equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. For additional information or if reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application, interview, or hiring processes or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact us the Company’s Human Resources department.
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Senior Level Land Acquisition Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level land acquisition manager job?
Employers hiring at this level want candidates who have independently managed full acquisition cycles, not just supported them. Demonstrated experience closing complex transactions, navigating entitlements, and building relationships with landowners and brokers signals readiness. The ability to mentor junior staff and present deal rationale to executive stakeholders distinguishes strong senior candidates from mid-level ones.
Which companies hire senior level land acquisition managers?
Companies hiring senior level land acquisition managers right now include Quanta Services, Quanta Infrastructure Solutions, and Avantus, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. Hiring at this level skews toward regional homebuilders, national real estate developers, energy infrastructure firms, and institutional land investors who need experienced professionals to own high-stakes acquisitions independently.
Are there remote senior level land acquisition manager jobs?
Yes, though the role is inherently field-intensive, a meaningful share of positions offer flexibility. About 20% of senior level land acquisition manager openings are remote or hybrid as of July 2026, typically covering administrative, strategic, and stakeholder coordination responsibilities while reserving site visits and due diligence work for in-person presence.
What makes a land acquisition manager role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by full ownership of the acquisition pipeline rather than execution of assigned tasks. Responsibilities include setting sourcing strategy, leading negotiations on complex or high-value parcels, managing due diligence from start to close, and guiding junior acquisition staff. Employers expect candidates to operate with minimal oversight and influence decisions at the leadership level.
Which industries hire the most senior level land acquisition managers?
Senior Level land acquisition manager roles concentrate in Construction & Real Estate and Energy, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of July 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because large-scale land transactions, regulatory complexity, and competitive site sourcing require seasoned professionals who can own deals end to end without close supervision.