GreenVest is an entrepreneurial, land-based developer of ecological assets. GreenVest focuses on “fully delivering” fixed-price, resilient, nature-based solutions to our clients, local, state, and federal agencies. This is accomplished by leveraging “green” and “blue” infrastructure to restore ecosystem services. Our projects achieve improved functionality, sustainable environmental quality, and related socioeconomic benefits. While we are a for-profit company, our passion is restoring and conserving the environment not only to improve habitat and water quality, but quality of life.
The role will be based out of GreenVest’s Bowie, MD and/or Baltimore, MD offices. The Associate role is suited for a candidate with 1-5+ years of experience, and compensation will be commensurate with the applicant’s level of experience. The role will begin with a larger emphasis on administrative support to the Director of Land and Land Acquisition Manager with an expectation of taking on more acquisition-focused roles over time.
Requirements:
- Self-starter who will take the initiative to seek out new tasks while collaborating and coordinating with the Director of Land and others to complete core duties and/or special assignments.
- Strong ability to track deadlines, manage calendars, organize complex project workflows, and respond to changing or overlapping priorities.
- Team-oriented communicator who follows up professionally and effectively with internal colleagues and external partners.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including responsiveness and attention to detail.
- Strong active listening skills and ability to understand project outcomes.
- Proactively takes on tasks and sees them through to completion.
- Entrepreneurial and willing to roll up one’s sleeves to accomplish desired outcomes as assigned.
- High proficiency in Adobe, Microsoft Office, Outlook, Teams; comfort with databases and document management systems.
- Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred
- 1-5+ years of real estate, legal, or business experience.
Duties:
- Land Acquisition:
- Support the Land Team in sourcing and contracting land for environmental restoration.
- Assist with formatting, production, and mailing of marketing letters to landowners.
- Conduct basic landowner research to support outreach efforts, including verifying ownership information, gathering prospect insights, and generating owner profiles. Help to identify contact information and outreach methods for these prospects.
- Under the supervision of Land Acquisition Manager, engage in outreach to landowners.
- Identify land leads and grow the department’s professional network of brokers, engineers, developers, land trusts, community organizations, and governmental partners.
- Due Diligence
- Manage feasibility studies and coordinate efforts across land, legal, and technical teams.
- Order and track title commitments, investigate site characteristics, compatibility of land use, existing restrictions, environmental factors, historic designations, etc.
- Track deadlines relating to study periods and host weekly meetings to review action items and schedule.
- Closings
- Coordinate all aspects of the land closing process with the Legal Department, Land Team, title companies, landowners, and internal stakeholders.
- Prepare closing checklists and monitor completion of all required documents.
- Review and help assemble closing packages; ensure all signatures, exhibits, and supporting documents are accurate and complete.
- Track deadlines related to closings, extensions, earnest money deposits, and contingencies.
- Administrative:
- Maintain ownership of the land database with input from Director of Land Acquisition and others to track prospects, land agreements, project statuses, and more.
- Monitor compliance with contract deadlines and legal obligations, coordinating internally when action is needed.
- Obtain necessary approvals from GV Management to request the Legal Department’s assistance with drafting land agreements.
- Maintain organized land acquisition files in accordance with the company’s document management procedures.
GreenVest is an equal opportunity employer. Salary and benefits will be commensurate with the successful candidate’s experience and skills. Details of the GreenVest benefits package will be shared with qualified candidates and all inquiries will be handled confidentially.
