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Senior Manager, Real Estate

Lightsource Bp

The Role

Overview

Lead real estate processes for utility-scale solar and battery storage projects

Key Responsibilities

  • title management
  • curatives
  • easements
  • surveys
  • site control
  • financial close

Tasks

Your impactWe’re seeking a Senior Manager of Real Estate to lead and innovate high-volume real estate workstreams across multiple solar and battery energy storage (BESS) projects. In this pivotal role, you’ll be the go-to subject matter expert — ensuring that sites move seamlessly from control through financing and into construction. You’ll also mentor junior team members, set best practices, and enhance processes that keep our projects on track and investor-ready. Manage real estate deliverables — title, curatives, easements, surveys — from site control to financial close.Tackle complex curatives and clear title defects across multiple jurisdictions with speed and precision.Balance competing project deadlines while anticipating and solving potential roadblocks.Oversee site control agreements, amendments, subdivisions, and lot line adjustments.Develop and maintain standardized trackers to ensure consistency and accuracy across the portfolio.Partner closely with surveyors, title companies, legal teams, and regional experts to keep deliverables on time.Mentor colleagues, answering complex real estate questions, and foster a culture of accountability and excellence.

Requirements

  • 7+ years
  • real estate
  • title review
  • survey analysis
  • highly organized
  • cross-functional

What You Bring

7+ years in real estate development for utility-scale solar, wind, or battery storage projects.Deep knowledge of title review, curative processes, survey analysis, and closing procedures.A proven ability to manage multiple complex processes under tight timelines.Highly organized, collaborative, and confident across cross-functional teams, including legal, finance, construction, and engineering.Interested in market trends shaping the renewable energy sector — and motivated to be part of it.

Benefits

Senior Manager – Real Estate (Solar & Energy Storage)Location: Hybrid – Austin, Denver, or San Francisco (Tue–Thu in office, Mon & Fri remote)Compensation: $155,000–$165,000 + 20% annual bonus + exceptional benefits Competitive pay: $155K–$165K + 20% bonus + retention incentives.First-day health, dental, vision coverage with zero premiums for employee-only.4 weeks’ vacation, 3 weeks’ sick leave, 11 paid holidays.401(k) with 3% employer contribution.Monthly commuter benefit up to $150 and phone reimbursement up to $100.Lifestyle Savings Account and more.An inclusive, values-driven culture built on Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability, and Drive.The opportunity to join an agile, international team working in 15 countries to deliver projects that positively impact communities, ecosystems, and biodiversity worldwide.Be part of the energy transition — apply today.

The Company

About Lightsource Bp

-Partnered early with BP—first through investment, then full acquisition. -Adopts a capital-light model: develops, engineers, and constructs large solar farms before farming down stakes to partners. -Operates projects across 19 markets with multi-gigawatt capacity. -Typical projects include large solar farms and innovative agrivoltaic sites grazing sheep between panels. -Pioneers advanced tech like bifacial panels, machine-learning solar trackers, and the UK’s first night-time reactive-power solar service.

Sector Specialisms

Renewable Energy

Solar

Energy

Utilities

Infrastructure

Commercial

Landowner Partnerships

Project Financing

Development

Storage Projects

Power Sales

Permitting

Financing

Management

Onshore Renewables