Senior Surface Land Negotiator

BKV Corporation; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BKV Corporation in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Surface Landman II to independently manage complex surface land assignments, negotiate rights-of-way, easements, and water agreements, and coordinate with internal teams to support development and operations.

You will serve as a liaison with landowners and regulatory agencies, identify value opportunities, document contracts, and maintain land records while mentoring junior staff and ensuring compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Minimum five years of progressive surface land experience with negotiation of surface agreements, easements, rights-of-way, and damage settlements.
• Experience supporting upstream operations, infrastructure development, drilling and completions activity, production operations, or midstream projects preferred.
• Professional land association membership or certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft, analyze, and secure surface use agreements, easements, rights-of-way, road use agreements, water use agreements, survey permissions, access agreements, and related surface land contracts.
• Serve as a primary liaison with landowners, tenants, local communities, county and state agencies, and other external stakeholders to support responsible development and ongoing operations.
• Proactively seek opportunities to protect BKV rights while adding additional revenue streams arising from suburban and urban growth, direct gas sales, and other creative value adding projects.
• Coordinate with Land, Drilling, Completions, Production, Facilities, Midstream, Regulatory, Accounting, Legal, and other internal teams to align surface land activities with operational schedules and business priorities.
• Research title, ownership, lease provisions, easement terms, and surface rights to identify contractual obligations, operational constraints, and available remedies.
• Support the staking and placement of wells, pipelines, electric lines, roads, tank batteries, compressor sites, facilities, and other infrastructure to ensure proper surface access and agreement compliance.
• Negotiate, document, and resolve surface damage claims and related landowner concerns in a fair, timely, and professional manner.
• Maintain accurate land records, agreement files, payment documentation, obligation calendars, reports, and system updates to support compliance, audit readiness, and operational transparency.
• Identify risks, resolve complex land-related issues, recommend practical solutions, and elevate legal, regulatory, or commercial matters when appropriate.
• Mentor less experienced land professionals, contractors, or field resources as needed and contribute to continuous improvement of land processes and practices.
• Work closely with Barnett land and midstream teams to strengthen and maintain BKV’s surface land positions including working with Land Administration to maintain the Land Records System.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Surface land practices

Right-of-way

Easements

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Regulatory awareness

Document drafting

Land records management

Project coordination

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Land Management

Professional land association membership or certification (AAPL, IRWA, CPL, RPL)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Land management systems

Job description

BKV Corporation in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Surface Landman II to independently manage complex surface land assignments, negotiate rights-of-way, easements, and water agreements, and coordinate with internal teams to support development and operations.

You will serve as a liaison with landowners and regulatory agencies, identify value opportunities, document contracts, and maintain land records while mentoring junior staff and ensuring compliance.