Renewable Land Agent / Landman - Solar & BESS [Field / Courthouse]

Purplelandmgmt; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Land Management, LLC seeks experienced Renewable Land Agents to lead site acquisition for utility-scale solar and BESS projects. You will perform outreach, secure acreage via leases or purchase options, and negotiate complex agreements with landowners.

Ideal candidates have a proven track record closing large-acreage options, strong title and due-diligence skills, and ability to coordinate with GIS, legal, and development teams. This role requires field travel within designated hubs.

Qualifications

• Field landman experience with a proven record of closing large-acreage options and leases for utility solar or energy infrastructure.
• Strong negotiation, contract drafting, and title curative capabilities.
• Ability to evaluate title risks, zoning constraints, and environmental factors affecting project viability.

Responsibilities

• Origination & Site Control: lead field outreach to secure acreage via lease or purchase options.
• Contract Negotiation: draft and negotiate long-term leases, option agreements, and easements with landowners.
• Feasibility & Curative Work: assess title risks, zoning, environmental constraints, and utility proximity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: coordinate with GIS, legal, and project teams to meet milestones.
• Market Knowledge: understand PJM and MISO regional frameworks and utility footprints.

Skills

Field negotiation

Contract drafting

Landowner relationships

Feasibility analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

ESRI GIS

Job description

We are seeking experienced Renewable Land Agents / Landmen to act as the primary field representatives for site acquisition and land outreach supporting utility-scale solar projects and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). Operating across Western PJM and MISO-South territories, you will manage site control acquisition across assigned Areas of Interest (AOIs) within specific utility footprints.

Open Territories (Field-Based / Combined Hubs)

• Chicago, IL / Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding areas (ComEd & AEP Territories)

• Fort Wayne, IN / Dayton, OH and surrounding areas (AEP & Western Ohio Territories)

• Baton Rouge, LA and surrounding areas (MISO-South / Entergy TX Territory)

• Origination & Site Control: Lead targeted field outreach campaigns to identify and secure viable acreage via options to lease or options to purchase for utility-scale solar and BESS deployment.

• Contract Negotiation: Draft and negotiate complex option agreements, long-term leases, purchase options, and surface use/easement agreements with private landowners and agricultural corporations.

• Feasibility & Curative Work: Evaluate surface title risks, local zoning laws, environmental constraints, and utility infrastructure proximity; clear severe encumbrances to ensure project viability.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate directly with internal GIS, legal, and project development teams to meet rolling development milestones.

• Experience: Field landman experience with a proven history of closing large-acreage options and leases for utility solar or energy infrastructure.

• Market Knowledge: Deep familiarity with the specific regional power pool (PJM or MISO) and the corresponding regional utility frameworks (ComEd, AEP, or Entergy).

• Core Competencies: Advanced field negotiation tactics, contract drafting, surface title curative experience, and exceptional landowner relationship management.

• Logistics: Must reside in or be willing to work within the designated metropolitan hub and surrounding regional area, with daily travel to local field sites and county courthouses. Reliable transportation suitable for field travel is required.

Company Description

Purple Land Management, LLC (“Purple”) is one of the nation’s largest tech-enabled providers of land services that negotiates the buying, selling, and leasing of energy rights, determines and cures title, prepares mineral ownership reports, and performs other related services required for all types of energy companies. Overdrive, Purple’s proprietary software-as-a-service (“SaaS”), allows customers to track lease, well, and contract data in a web-based geographic information system (“GIS”) mapping platform powered by ESRI, a leader in GIS mapping software. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, and founded in 2010, Purple has the financial support of Satori Capital, a Texas-based multi-strategy investment firm founded upon the principles of conscious capitalism. Satori’s private equity business partners with leadership teams of companies that operate with a long-term perspective, commit to their mission, and create value for all stakeholders.