Land Acquisition Manager

Purpose

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager to join our Land Team for Cement Business team in HO, Ahmedabad. The ideal candidate will have a total of 7 to 12 years of experience with minimum 5 years’ experience in Land Acquisition and Land Management. Experience in Cement Industry is preferred but not mandatory, and open to candidates with experience in Thermal, Coal Mining and other infrastructure business which involve land acquisition (not merely leasing) at a big scale. The candidate will play a key role in coordinating and monitoring land acquisition across multiple regional sites and in resolution of Land issues acting as a support function to the Cement Business.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Monitor land acquisition across multiple sites and in coordination with regional teams
• Knowledge and experience in Private Land Acquisition, Govt Land Allotment, Forest Land Acquisition, Private Land Acquisition via LARR
• Assistance in resolution of land issues at multiple sites include litigation wrt title, encroachments, ceiling limit exemptions, NA etc.
• Prepare periodic MIS to exhibit acquisition progress, issue resolution
• Familiarity with revenue documentation
• Collation and Verification of Title Search Documents etc with support of Legal Team
• Stakeholder management with Land Aggregators, Regional Land Teams, Business Development Team, Legal Team, Project Team, Finance Team wrt Land Acquisition progress and land issues resolution
• Support Regional Team in Mutation, collection of original Sale Deeds, Coordination with Finance Team for Fund Release, CAPEX Budgeting
• Site visits to regional land acquisition sites to monitor acquisition progress and support in resolution of land issues
• Co-ordinate with Land Aggregator and Regional Land Team for private land acquisition as per the business requirements.
• Role to report directly into Head Land Acquisition for Cement Business

Technical Skills

• Thorough understanding of land acquisition processes and regulations
• Understanding and knowledge of Land Laws
• Familiarity with revenue documentation, submissions, government regulations and compliance requirements

Non-Negotiable Skills

• Stakeholder management skills
• Excel Proficiency and Preparation of MIS
• Ability to handle and navigate multiple projects
• Thorough understanding of land acquisition processes and regulations

Education Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and MS Word
• Knowledge of Google Earth, KMZ

Experience

Total experience of 7 to 12 years of experience with minimum 5 years’ experience in Land Acquisition and Land Management.

Experience in Cement Industry is preferred but not mandatory.