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Site Selection Manager

AustinFull-time$180,000–$180,0002026-10-08
Hybrid

Core

Finding, qualifying, and sourcing hundreds of thousands of acres of land in West Texas for gigawatt-scale solar-plus-storage and data center projects.

Role type

Senior IC site selection and land acquisition manager

Builds

Land pipeline for off-grid power plants and data centers (via careerplan.io/jobs/d045b093-9f2d-4529-82a8-195049ffeb30-site-selection-manager-at-tar)

Domain

Renewable energy infrastructure + real estate development

Required skills

land acquisition, land brokerage, GIS/mapping tools, direct outreach, title review, mineral rights analysis, field site evaluation, CRM management, data-driven sourcing

Preferred skills

utility-scale solar/wind/storage land acquisition, existing West Texas landowner relationships, AI-assisted research

Technologies

Regrid, LandGate, Land id, Google Earth Pro, QGIS, ArcGIS

Responsibilities

Screen hundreds of thousands of acres for size, contiguity, terrain, and solar resource; conduct direct outreach to landowners and brokers to secure LOIs; walk sites and pull county records for title and encumbrance flags; coordinate early diligence with title companies and environmental consultants; maintain pipeline status in CRM.

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC