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Land Administrator

Nova Clean Energy
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 5/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/29/2026
Who We Are 
Nova Clean Energy is a renewable energy company focused on developing and constructing utility-scale projects across the United States. We have the patience, creativity, and capital to take a long-term view of the evolution of US energy markets.  We are investing in the large-scale projects needed to advance the energy transition.   
 
About the Role 
The Land Administrator will support all land and real estate activities across Nova’s renewable energy development portfolio, including lease administration, title support, document coordination, amendment processing, payment tracking, and landowner records management. 
  • This role will partner closely with Development, Legal, GIS, Project Management, and external land/title vendors to ensure land agreements and related documentation are accurately maintained throughout the project lifecycle. 
  • Prepare, organize, track, and maintain leases, easements, amendments, access agreements, estoppels, landowner payment information, and other documents to support land administration.  
  • Coordinate with the Development team to determine upcoming deliverables to advance projects or advance greenfielding efforts 
  • Work with external parties, including title insurance companies, legal counsel, land agents, local governments, and landowners, to execute required documentation 
  • Maintain a database of agreements and contracts  
  • Update and maintain process documents for lease requests and contract management in current tech stack 
  • Support data entry and data management across GIS, SharePoint, IRTH, and Smartsheet  
  • Provide additional admin support to set up new project entities and maintain formation documents 
  • Send out and maintain a tracker for executed NDA’s and MSA’s 
 

About You

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Legal Studies, Paralegal Studies, Geography/GIS, or a related field preferred; equivalent professional experience will also be considered 
  • 3 years of experience in land administration, contract administration, lease administration, paralegal support, real estate operations, title support, or a related field 
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage large volumes of agreements, deadlines, and project documentation across multiple active projects 
  • Experience in the renewable energy industry or related field highly preferred 
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills, willingness to build relationships with landowners and key external consultants  
  • Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail and organizational skills 
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while supporting a collaborative team environment
  • A diverse and inclusive team is critical to innovation. Please get in touch even if you don’t match these qualifications 100%. 
 
Benefits 
  • Generous PTO policy  
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, dental insurance policies including HSA & FSA accounts 
  • Paid parental leave for all new parents 
  • Eligibility to enroll in 401k plan with discretionary company match 
  • Generous professional development and/or degree program reimbursement policies 
Nova Clean Energy is Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status. 
 
Nova Clean Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or other information concerning potential candidates from any third-party recruiting firms or employment agencies. If you would like to provide your information for consideration on future searches where we engage external support, please reach out to jobs@novacleanenergyllc.com so our talent acquisition team can reach out when necessary. 

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