Manager, Real Estate

Location: Charlottesville, VA office - onsite Work Type: Full-Time, Exempt Department: Greenfield Development - Real Estate Reports To: Vice President, Real Estate

About Us

TerraForm Power (“TERP”), a platform company of Brookfield Renewable, attracts high-performing individuals who are driven to make an impact in a fast-paced and collaborative environment. We offer unparalleled opportunity to lead and manage one of the largest renewable energy businesses with decades of history, while contributing to the global need for sustainable energy. We offer tremendous growth opportunity for individuals with an entrepreneurial mindset. The company is committed to employee development, encouraging curiosity, ownership, and continuous learning. You’ll be empowered to take initiative, contribute ideas, and grow your career within a supportive and ambitious organization. Job Summary The Manager, Real Estate is responsible for managing title review, contract administration, and landowner payment functions across a portfolio of renewable energy projects during Greenfield Development and Delivery, including solar and energy storage developments. This individual contributor role oversees title due diligence and curative efforts, manages the lifecycle of real estate agreements from drafting through execution and compliance, and administers landowner payments in accordance with contractual obligations. The position plays a critical role in risk mitigation, transaction readiness, and ensuring contractual and financial accuracy to support project development, financing, and construction milestones. Projects supported by this role are primarily located across the Southeastern United States, including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Manager, Real Estate reports to the Vice President, Real Estate and works cross-functionally with Real Estate Origination, Development, Delivery, Legal, Finance, and Accounting teams.

Responsibilities

Title Management & Curative Oversight

• Lead ordering, review, and analysis of title commitments, pro formas, and final title insurance policies for renewable energy projects.
• Identify title defects, encumbrances, mineral reservations, access limitations, and other risks; coordinate directly with title companies, surveyors, landowners, and legal counsel to resolve issues.
• Manage title curative efforts to ensure projects meet financing and construction requirements.
• Review ALTA/NSPS surveys and confirm alignment with title commitments and site control agreements.
• Track title status and provide reporting to internal stakeholders and external financing parties.
• Support issuance of title insurance policies and required endorsements for project closings.

Contract Management & Compliance

• Draft, review, and manage real estate agreements including lease agreements, purchase and sale agreements, options, easements, assignments, memoranda, surface use agreements, and subordination agreements.
• Oversee execution of real estate contracts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company standards.
• Maintain a centralized contract tracking system, including critical dates, milestones, notice requirements, extension deadlines, and payment triggers.
• Monitor and enforce compliance with executed agreements, including notices of exercise, renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Manage document control and ensure proper recording of documents in applicable jurisdictions.
• Support due diligence and contract deliverables for project financing transactions, M&A activities, and project sales.

Landowner Payment Administration

• Request and monitor landowner payments including option payments, lease payments, extension payments, easement payments, purchase payments, and milestone-based payments.
• Track payment schedules and calculate amounts due in accordance with contract terms, including escalators, acreage adjustments, and milestone-based triggers.
• Coordinate with Accounting to ensure timely and accurate payment disbursement.
• Maintain detailed payment records for audit and reporting purposes.
• Address landowner inquiries related to payment timing, calculations, and contractual obligations.
• Ensure compliance with contractual notice and payment requirements to preserve site control rights.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Reporting

• Collaborate with Development, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and Delivery teams to align title, contract, and payment obligations with project schedules.
• Provide risk assessments and recommendations related to title matters, contract compliance, and payment obligations.
• Develop and implement standardized processes, templa

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