Project Manager, Land Rights

About Us 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. About this Role The Land Rights Project Manager (Land PM) is a project-level execution role within Quanta Infrastructure Services Group (QISG), sitting within the Land & Environment PMO (PMO) and reporting directly to the Manager, Land Rights Acquisition. The Land PM is the face of QISG's land rights program on their assigned projects — carrying direct accountability for project outcomes, client satisfaction, and the day-to-day execution of land rights acquisition activities. This individual serves as the primary interface between field personnel, clients, subcontractors, Quanta operating companies (OpUs), and teaming partners at the project level, and is expected to build genuine, trust-based relationships with client counterparts that reflect the quality and reliability QISG is committed to delivering. Depending on project size and complexity, the Land PM may manage a single large-scale initiative or a portfolio of smaller projects simultaneously. In either case, the Land PM maintains active visibility into all project activities, tracks schedules items and budget related to land rights, and surfaces issues to the Manager quickly — before they become problems for the client or the project. The Land PM owns the contract relationship with the acquisition OpU or teaming partner on each assigned project, directing their work, holding them accountable to scope and schedule, and managing staff augmentation professionals where additional capacity is required. The Land PM's work spans the full project lifecycle — from Phase 1 front-end activities such as acquisition strategy development and early landowner engagement, through Phase 2 pre-construction access and easement execution, and Phase 4 post-construction closeout and final land rights resolution What You'll Do Project-Level Client & Stakeholder Interface — serve as the face of QISG land rights on assigned projects, building trust-based client relationships, maintaining proactive communication, and escalating issues to the Manager quickly before they affect the project or the client experience Land Rights Acquisition Oversight — own and manage the execution of land rights acquisition on assigned projects, directing OpUs and teaming partners through the full acquisition process from strategy development through final easement execution and closeout OpU, Agent & Teaming Partner Management — manage OpUs, acquisition agents, title firms, appraisers, and teaming partners performing land rights work on assigned projects, ensuring alignment with QISG standards, client requirements, and project schedules Schedule, Budget & Risk Management — maintain active visibility into project schedule and budget, track parcel-level acquisition progress, and proactively identify and escalate risks before they impact construction readiness Quality Assurance & Compliance — ensure all land rights deliverables on assigned projects meet QISG quality standards, client specifications, and applicable regulatory and legal requirements Reporting & Documentation — maintain accurate and complete project records, acquisition trackers, and parcel files, and deliver timely status reports to the Manager and client as required Project-Level Client & Stakeholder Interface Serve as the face of QISG's land rights program on assigned projects owning the client relationship at the project level, building genuine trust with client counterparts, and demonstrating through consistent follow-through that QISG is a reliable and expert partner. Maintain proactive, regular communication with client representatives — never waiting for the client to ask for an update; attend and represent land rights interests in project meetings and client coordination calls, escalating issues requiring Manager-level engagement. Build productive working relationships with landowners, local agency contacts, and community stakeholders; develop a working knowledge of each client's reporting expectations and ensure status updates are delivered consistently in the format and cadence each client requires. Land Rights Acquisition Oversight Develop and implement the project-level land rights acquisition plan in coordination with the Manager, landowner engagement strategy, and resource requirements needed to deliver all land access instruments — including all land rights, permits-to-enter (PTEs), licenses, and temporary workspace agreements. Track all parcel-level acquisition activities in QISG's acquisition management system, maintaining up-to-date status on outreach, negotiation, executed agreements, and recordings; flag any parcel at risk of missing a schedule milestone immediately; manage condemnation support activities and escalate to the Manager and legal counsel at the earliest sign that voluntary resolution is unlikely. Oversee final recording and closeout of all land rights instruments following construction, ensuring all post-construction obligations including restoration agreements, final payments, and recorded instruments are completed in accordance with project requirements. OpU, Agent & Teaming Partner Management Manage OpUs, acquisition agents, title companies, appraisers, and teaming partners performing land rights tasks on assigned projects, ensuring alignment with QISG standards, client requirements, and applicable law.