Site Acquisition Manager – Czech Republic & Slovakia

We are the BYD Czech Republic & Slovakia team a passionate group of both young and seasoned professionals driven by innovation and a deep understanding of the automotive landscape. As a new entrant brand we embrace complexity and change and we are committed to long-term success by delivering top-tier BEV/PHEV products exceptional customer experiences and high-quality services to our local markets.

Our forward-thinking mindset agility and close collaboration with our valued partners form the foundation of our growth. United by a shared vision of excellence and sustainability we work together to build a customer-centric and future-ready organization in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

As Site Acquisition Manager Czech Republic & Slovakia you will be responsible for identifying securing and progressing strategic locations for the deployment of BYDs Flash Charging network across both markets.

You will own the end-to-end local site acquisition process from market scouting and initial feasibility assessment through stakeholder engagement commercial alignment permitting coordination and readiness for deployment. Your focus will include greenfield developments strategic mobility locations retail and commercial destinations highway corridors as well as existing EV charging locations that can be acquired upgraded or converted to BYD Flash Charging standards.

Acting as BYDs primary local interface with landowners property developers municipalities utilities and grid operators infrastructure owners and charging site operators you will build a scalable pipeline of strategically positioned locations supporting BYDs long-term charging network expansion.

You will work closely with the Legal & Commercial team which provides contractual frameworks commercial governance negotiation support and risk management. While Legal & Commercial owns contract structures and commercial guardrails you will take ownership of local execution stakeholder relationships and progressing opportunities toward deployment readiness.

• Identify and proactively source suitable locations for BYD Flash Charging deployment across the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

• Develop opportunities across key location types including:

  • Highway and major transit corridors

  • Greenfield infrastructure locations

  • Retail and commercial destinations

  • Urban and mixed-use developments

  • Public and semi-public land

  • Existing EV charging stations suitable for retrofit upgrade acquisition or long-term lease

• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of strategic sites aligned with BYDs network rollout priorities.

• Identify opportunities to acquire existing charging locations retrofit underperforming infrastructure and upgrade legacy fast-charging sites into Flash Charging hubs.

• Support the development of strategically important charging locations across major mobility corridors in both markets.

• Conduct initial screening and assessment of potential locations including:

  • Accessibility and traffic flow

  • Site footprint and future expansion potential

  • Grid availability and potential upgrade complexity

  • Permitting and zoning considerations

  • Construction feasibility

  • Long-term operational suitability

• Coordinate early feasibility assessments with Deployment Energy Product and Technical teams.

• Identify potential technical regulatory commercial or operational constraints early in the acquisition process.

• Prioritize opportunities based on strategic relevance feasibility scalability and long-term network value.

• Lead the local identification and progression of strategic site acquisition opportunities including greenfield developments and long-term land leases.

• Progress opportunities involving the acquisition or long-term use of existing EV charging locations.

• Identify retrofit and modernization opportunities for existing charging infrastructure.

• Evaluate existing charging locations with regard to grid capacity expansion potential accessibility traffic performance operational limitations and redevelopment feasibility.

• Coordinate technical and commercial assessments required for investment decisions and site prioritization.

• Work with internal stakeholders to develop scalable deployment opportunities aligned with BYDs long-term network strategy.

• Escalate complex commercial structures acquisition risks and multi-party negotiations to the Legal & Commercial team when required.

• Act as BYDs primary local interface with landowners site hosts commercial real estate owners and developers charging site operators municipalities public authorities utilities and grid operators and infrastructure partners.

• Build strong and trusted relationships to facilitate site acquisition permitting redevelopment and long-term cooperation.

• Represent BYDs infrastructure investment strategy and Flash Charging network vision in discussions with external stakeholders.

• Coordinate effectively with stakeholders across both the Czech and Slovak markets throughout the acquisition process.

• Lead local commercial discussions within predefined pricing contractual and commercial frameworks.

• Coordinate discussions with Charging Point Operators (CPOs) where relevant.

• Prepare site-specific business proposals opportunity summaries and internal approval packages.

• Work closely with the Legal & Commercial team to apply standard contractual frameworks and templates.

• Identify and escalate contractual deviations commercial risks and complex negotiation topics.

• Support multi-party negotiations where required and ensure agreed commercial terms remain within approved frameworks before contract finalization.

• Maintain clear documentation of site-specific commitments commercial conditions and outstanding actions.

• Coordinate local permitting and approval processes in cooperation with authorities external consultants technical teams and relevant partners.

• Identify potential permitting zoning grid access and infrastructure risks at an early stage.

• Track the progress of required approvals and ensure key dependencies are addressed before deployment.

• Ensure acquired sites are contractually and practically ready for handover to the Deployment team.

• Act as the local owner of site readiness through the acquisition phase until Notice-to-Proceed.

• Act as the bridge between local stakeholders and internal teams including Site Acquisition & Partnerships Deployment Energy Service & Maintenance Finance Legal & Commercial and relevant CPO teams.

• Ensure site-specific constraints commitments dependencies and risks are clearly documented and communicated.

• Coordinate internal stakeholders to maintain momentum throughout the acquisition process.

• Support a smooth transition from site acquisition to deployment without avoidable contractual or operational blockers.

• Development of a strong and scalable pipeline of strategically relevant Flash Charging locations across Czech Republic and Slovakia.

• Successful identification and progression of greenfield acquisition lease and retrofit opportunities.

• Timely progression of priority sites from initial identification through commercial alignment and deployment readiness.

• High-quality site selection with appropriate consideration of grid capacity permitting accessibility scalability and long-term operational requirements.

• Strong relationships with landowners developers municipalities utilities infrastructure partners and charging operators.

• Effective progression of commercial discussions within approved contractual and financial frameworks.

• Smooth handover of commercially and operationally viable sites to the Deployment team.

• Early identification and mitigation of risks that could delay construction operations or future site expansion.

• Bachelors degree in Real Estate Business Engineering Infrastructure Development Urban Planning or a related field is preferred.

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in site acquisition commercial real estate development infrastructure expansion EV charging or a comparable field.

• Proven experience in greenfield infrastructure development and/or acquisition or long-term leasing of operational infrastructure assets.

• Experience evaluating acquiring or developing EV charging locations is strongly preferred.

• Experience negotiating with landowners property developers municipalities utilities infrastructure owners CPOs or commercial real estate stakeholders.

• Experience working across the Czech and/or Slovak infrastructure real estate energy or mobility sectors is a strong advantage.

• Good understanding of site acquisition and infrastructure development processes.

• Understanding of permitting zoning grid connection constraints and infrastructure redevelopment.

• Ability to evaluate locations from commercial technical operational and long-term scalability perspectives.

• Strong commercial and negotiation skills.

• Ability to prepare business cases site assessments approval materials and management recommendations.

• Comfortable operating within standardized contractual and commercial frameworks.

• Familiarity with EV charging infrastructure and CPO business models is a strong advantage.

• Fluent Czech and English both written and spoken.

• Slovak language skills are strongly preferred.

• Additional European languages are an advantage.

• Commercially minded with the ability to balance rapid network expansion with long-term site and asset value.

• Strong negotiation communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Proactive and entrepreneurial approach to identifying and progressing new opportunities.

• Strong sense of ownership and ability to independently drive projects forward.

• Structured and analytical approach to evaluating complex opportunities and risks.

• Comfortable working autonomously within a fast-moving international matrix organization.

• Able to coordinate multiple stakeholders and projects simultaneously.

• Solution-oriented and comfortable navigating changing priorities and complex local requirements.

• Willingness to travel frequently across the Czech Republic and Slovakia and occasionally to other European BYD locations.

Established in November 1994 BYD Group is a leading multi-sector high-tech company focused on innovation and development in automobiles rail transit renewable energy and electronics.

Committed to improving quality of life through technological innovation BYD Group operates over 40 subsidiaries with more than 900000 employees including over 110000 engineers across 400 cities in 79 2024 BYD Auto delivered 4.27 million NEVs (BEV PHEV) globally maintaining its position as the world leader in new energy vehicle sales.

BYD Group upholds the values of innovation pragmatism passion and competition contributing to a sustainable future through zero-emission and emission-reduction solutions.

Our purpose is to build a zero-emission future that reconnects humanity with nature and a world of clean air.
We are looking for talent who share this mission and want to create positive impact by joining a diverse and dynamic team