Site Selection and Real Estate Specialist

Overview About us: Founded in 1990, LS Power is a premier development, investment, and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, with leading platforms across generation, transmission and energy expansion solutions. Since inception, LS Power has developed or acquired 50,000 MW of power generation, including utility-scale solar, wind, hydro, battery energy storage, and natural gas-fired facilities. Through its transmission business, LS Power Grid, the company built and operates 780+ miles of high-voltage transmission and 7 transmission utilities and has another 375+ miles currently in construction or development. LS Power actively invests in and scales businesses that are meeting the growing needs of the energy expansion, including electric vehicle charging, demand response, microgrids, renewable fuels and waste-to-energy platforms. Over the years, LS Power has raised more than $76 billion in debt and equity capital to support North American infrastructure. Our Purpose, Mission, & Values: Our Purpose is to solve complex energy problems that improve the world Our Mission is to make lives better by developing a cleaner and more reliable energy ecosystem Our Values are the willingness to participate in and help strengthen our culture of integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Taking Ownership Our People create value and are our Most Valuable asset.  We take our values of Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork and Taking Ownership seriously and ask candidates to think about how they can help us further enhance our culture with their specific skillsets, capabilities and experiences. Benefits We provide our team the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and continue in their career growth. We are committed to supporting employees’ happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing comprehensive benefits that include 100% employer paid premium healthcare, paid parental leave and more. Compensation The salary for this role is $130,000-$150,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in New York.  This salary range may also be modified in the future. About the Role: The Site Selection and Real Estate Specialist is a key operational role on LS Power’s Site Selection & Planning team, sitting at the intersection of data management, landowner communications, site diligence, and title and curative support. This role ensures the team’s pipeline data is accurate and audit-ready, that landowner counterparty engagement is well-coordinated and professionally managed, and diligence, title and curative workstreams stay organized and on schedule across a high-volume, diverse project portfolio spanning generation, storage, transmission, and related infrastructure. Working directly under the Senior Director, Site Selection & Planning, the Specialist takes ownership of systems and processes that keep the team running efficiently – and brings the communications discipline and real estate fundamentals to represent LS Power credibly in every counterparty interaction. This is a remote role or NYC-based role with occasional travel required. Responsibilities What you will do: Data Management & Tracking Own and maintain audit-ready real estate records in the team’s system(s) of record: parcel lists, landowner contact information, agreement status, key dates, deliverables, payment and notice obligations, and project constraints. Implement and maintain tracking tools, databases, and pipeline reports to ensure portfolio-wide visibility into land, title, curative, and permitting status; support the Senior Director and full team in building repeatable systems and templates. Prepare and own recurring status reports (weekly/biweekly) covering critical path items, upcoming deadlines, open curative and permitting issues, and action owners across the portfolio. Manage agreement workflows from draft through execution: track redlines, route documents for review, approval and signature, coordinate notarization and recording, and distribute final executed packages. Identify and escalate risks proactively – schedule slippage, documentation gaps, agency delays, title issues, landowner responsiveness – with clear options and recommended next steps. Landowner & Counterparty Communications Serve as a primary point of contact for landowner counterparties on administrative and coordination matters: respond to inquiries, confirm contact information, track engagement status, and maintain accurate counterparty records in the team’s system of record. Coordinate agreement routing : provide interface between land agents in the field, in-house and/or outside counsel, track review and redline status, follow up on outstanding signatures, and ensure executed documents are properly notarized, recorded, filed, and provided to landowners. Support payment and notice workflows: track and coordinate option payments, option exercises, notice obligations, and other time-sensitive counterparty deliverables in coordination with Finance and Legal. Maintain communication logs and stakeholder lists for active projects; support outreach coordination and public meeting logistics as directed by the Senior Director or Project Developer. Coordinate with Director of Real Estate, Land Agents, and survey/diligence leads to provide notice to landowners in advance of surveys and in accordance with option, lease, and/or access agreements. Handle all counterparty communications with professionalism and discretion, upholding LS Power’s standards of integrity; escalate sensitive issues or negotiation-related matters to the Senior Director or Director of Real Estate promptly. Title & Curative Support Order and track title commitments across the active portfolio