Real Estate Project Manager

Summary of Responsibilities:

At American Transmission Company (ATC), the work we do connects communities, supports economic growth, and helps ensure reliable electric transmission service across our region. Behind every transmission project is a team of professionals who secure the property rights, stakeholder partnerships, and agreements needed to bring critical infrastructure projects to life.

We're looking for a Real Estate Project Manager who is passionate about building relationships, navigating complex projects, and working at the intersection of real estate, infrastructure, and community engagement.

ATC embraces flexibility in our work and our workplace. We trust our employees to get work done where and when it makes sense, depending on the schedule for the day and the needs of the business. However, this role is not 100% remote and would require relocation to Wisconsin.

Essential Responsibilities:

What You'll Do

As a Real Estate Project Manager, you'll oversee projects involving the acquisition, management, leasing, and disposal of property rights and real estate interests needed to support ATC's transmission system and business objectives.

Lead Real Estate Projects

• Develop and manage project plans from initiation through completion
• Coordinate activities across multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor schedules, budgets, deliverables, risks, and project performance
• Ensure project objectives are achieved safely, efficiently, and compliantly

Secure Property Rights & Agreements

• Manage easements, permits, licenses, leases, agreements, and other real estate interests
• Support ownership research, title review, encumbrance analysis, and transaction activities
• Coordinate approvals and documentation required to advance infrastructure projects

Negotiate & Build Relationships

• Work directly with landowners, municipalities, government agencies, contractors, and business partners
• Facilitate productive conversations and negotiate practical solutions
• Address questions related to property rights, easements, construction impacts, and project requirements

Represent ATC in the Community

• Participate in public information meetings, hearings, zoning discussions, and permitting processes
• Serve as a professional representative of ATC in stakeholder interactions
• Communicate complex information in a clear and approachable manner

Ensure Compliance & Accountability

• Maintain accurate project documentation and records
• Support corporate, regulatory, legal, and company compliance requirements
• Manage contractor agreements and review contract performance and invoices

What You'll Bring

We recognize that great candidates come from many different backgrounds. You may be a strong fit if you have experience in:

• Real estate acquisition or management
• Right-of-way services
• Utilities, energy, construction, transportation, or infrastructure projects
• Land use planning, zoning, permitting, or municipal coordination
• Project management and stakeholder engagement
• Property services, title, appraisal, or surveying
• Contract administration or business operations
• Customer-facing roles requiring negotiation and relationship management

Education

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree in Real Estate, Business, Management, Land Use Planning, Public Administration, Project Management, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered.

Why ATC?

• Purpose-Driven Work: We’re energized by meaningful and challenging work that contributes to the greater good, from powering everyday life to grid modernization.  
• People-Centric Culture: We are difference makers. We lead with trust, value collaboration, and foster a supportive environment where people grow, contribute openly, and make a difference.  

• Flexibility & Balance: Our work environment encourages autonomy, connection, and choice with accountability.  

• Growth & Development: Curiosity, coaching, and engagement fuel careers.  We invest in our people through cross-functional opportunities, skill-building, and assignments that stretch potential and build careers.  

• Comprehensive Rewards: Compensation, benefits, and well-being offerings are thoughtfully and competitively designed to support employees’ unique needs.  

• Reliable Innovation: Grounded in the communities we serve, we play a critical role in powering the grid, with the agility to innovate, lead, and drive progress in a time of transformational change in the industry.  

• A Shared Future: We commit to creating an environment where people can do their best work, thrive, and drive success for our customers and stakeholders, delivering a lasting impact for all.    

  

Join our Great Place to Work, where we build and operate the power grid that enables modern life, and where every role contributes to something bigger than any one of us. 

The targeted base pay for this position is $89,500 to $104,400 annually.*  Base pay is one component of our comprehensive total rewards package which includes an annual incentive bonus, employer-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) match, HSA contribution, life & disability insurance, health care benefits, generous time off plans, flexible work arrangements, and much more. 

*The pay range is a general guideline. Employment offers are evaluated individually and consider qualifications, experience, academic achievements, internal equity, and business needs. Pay exceeding the posted range is considered for uniquely qualified candidates. Interested internal candidates, with questions, please consult your Human Resources Business Partner.

Number of Openings Available:

0

Posting Date:

2026-09-24

Time Type:

Full time

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Applicants have rights under employment laws.  

ATC is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to foster diverse teams of talented people working safely together.  We respect and embrace diversity of all aspects and hire, train and promote employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.  We encourage women, minorities, veterans and individuals with a disability to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. 

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