Right-of-Way Agent – West Virginia [Field / Courthouse]

Purple Land Management, LLC.; West Virginia; Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Purple Land Management, LLC is seeking a Right-of-Way Agent with 5+ years of pipeline land services experience to support projects across regions. The role requires a valid Notary in PA or NY, strong title skills, and independence for field work. Occasional overnight travel is expected, with mileage reimbursed.

The candidate will handle negotiations, landowner relations, and coordination with agencies, while using MS Office and Google Earth for documentation and stakeholder communications.

Qualifications

• Experience in land acquisition, right-of-way, and permitting for pipelines.
• Active Notary commission in Pennsylvania or New York.
• Strong title research and landowner relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform land acquisition, right-of-way, and permitting activities for pipeline construction and operational projects.
• Assist with pipeline routing, project planning, cost estimates, and scheduling.
• Research easement rights, title records, and ownership information.
• Prepare title updates, land reports, and landowner claim documentation.
• Negotiate easements, permits, licenses, and other real property agreements.
• Secure approvals from private, local, state, and federal agencies.
• Investigate, negotiate, and resolve damage claims.
• Represent projects and stakeholders at public meetings.
• Support integrity programs and operational land requests.
• Work independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

Right-of-Way

Land Acquisition

Notary

Stakeholder Management

Title Research

Public Meetings

MS Office

Google Earth

Driver's License

Travel

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Earth

Mail Merge

Job description

We are seeking a Right-of-Way Agent with 5+ years of right-of-way, land acquisition, or midstream energy experience and an active Pennsylvania or New York Notary commission to support pipeline construction, operations, and integrity projects.

Responsibilities include land acquisition, easement and permit negotiations, title research, landowner relations, damage claim resolution, public meeting representation, and coordination with private, local, state, and federal agencies.

Candidates should have experience with title documentation, Microsoft Office, mail merge, Google Earth, and stakeholder management.

This is a field-based regional role requiring a valid driver's license, regular local travel within the assigned territory using a personal vehicle, and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Mileage is reimbursed, and overnight travel is expected to be minimal.

Responsibilities

• Perform land acquisition, right-of-way, and permitting activities for pipeline construction and operational projects
• Assist with pipeline routing, project planning, cost estimates, and scheduling
• Research easement rights, title records, and ownership information
• Prepare title updates, land reports, and landowner claim documentation
• Negotiate easements, permits, licenses, and other real property agreements
• Secure approvals from private, local, state, and federal agencies
• Investigate, negotiate, and resolve damage claims
• Represent projects and stakeholders at public meetings
• Support integrity programs and operational land requests
• Work independently with minimal supervision

Required Qualifications

• Perform land acquisition, right-of-way, and permitting activities for pipeline construction and operational projects
• Assist with pipeline routing, project planning, cost estimates, and scheduling
• Research easement rights, title records, and ownership information
• Prepare title updates, land reports, and landowner claim documentation
• Negotiate easements, permits, licenses, and other real property agreements
• Secure approvals from private, local, state, and federal agencies
• Investigate, negotiate, and resolve damage claims
• Represent projects and stakeholders at public meetings
• Support integrity programs and operational land requests
• Work independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications

• Pipeline construction experience
• Integrity and operations support experience
• Advanced title research experience

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.