Site Acquisition Manager

Life.Church wants to make a lasting difference in your life, in our community, and in the world. Our mission is to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ. That's how we’re able to make a difference, and it's the driving force behind everything we do.The Site Acquisition Manager is primarily responsible for coordinating the sale, purchase, and the entitlement process for Life.Church real estate. This role supports Life.Church real estate decisions from start to finish, through market analysis to entitlement coordination. The Site Acquisition Manager partners with leadership on high-impact negotiations and manages broker and city relationships to secure properties that support Life.Church's growth. This role also manages communications on both internal and external properties.

Prepare site presentation packets for leadership to include property flyers, demographics, necessary spreadsheets, and KMZ files.

Manage and review weekly status reporting on all site acquisition projects.

Perform in-depth market research with city staff, brokers, and economic development teams, targeting ideal market areas.

Perform market analysis on properties for sale to determine highest market value, using recommendations as needed.

Investigate new and existing markets to verify coverage of all non-listed or hard to find site options.

Ensure proper organization and management of Costar listings on all properties for sale.

Manage communications with brokers on externally listed properties and potential buyers on internally listed properties.

Partner with key leaders at Life.Church to negotiate deal terms and other related legal documents when acquiring and selling property.

Coordinate portions of the entitlement process with vendors and city staff.

Solicit proposals and oversee site due diligence including SIR, Geotech, ESA and ALTA efforts.

Attend and lead meetings with surrounding neighbors for any pending entitlement efforts.

Attend city development meetings and/or public Planning Commission and City Council meetings to represent property owners.

Collaborate with internal team members and external vendors to determine site layouts, utility connections and other pre-construction elements leading up to building permit attainment.