Purple Land Management

Secures land rights for energy projects

Renewable Land Agent / Landman - Wind & BESS, Field / Courthouse

Real Estate DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeFargo, ND, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

Field landman experience with a documented track record in utility-scale wind or solar land acquisition.
Strong working knowledge of real estate, agricultural land dynamics, and tract mapping in Minnesota and/or the Dakotas.
Proficiency in option and lease negotiation, contract structuring, title curative work, and reviewing geographic information system and mapping data.
Reliable transportation suitable for field travel.
On-site availability in Fargo, North Dakota, and surrounding areas, with daily regional travel to target project locations.

Responsibilities

Initiate contact with private landowners, build local relationships, and negotiate options to lease, long-term lease agreements, and easements.
Execute acquisition strategies to assemble contiguous acreage footprints required for utility-scale wind assets.
Perform surface title reviews, analyze tract maps, identify encumbrances, and secure mineral non-development or accommodation waivers to protect the project layout.
Serve as the primary project representative in the field, navigating local community dynamics, agricultural concerns, and public permitting requirements.
Lead land outreach, community relations, and site-control acquisition for utility-scale wind assets and Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Manage designated project areas across target Areas of Interest in Northwest Minnesota and the Eastern Dakotas to support upcoming project-development phases.

Purple Land Management (PLM) is seeking an experienced Renewable Land Agent / Landman to lead land outreach, community relations, and site control acquisition for utility-scale wind assets and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). This role focuses on managing designated project areas across target Areas of Interest (AOIs) in Northwest Minnesota and the Eastern Dakotas to support upcoming phases of project development.

Responsibilities

Landowner Outreach & Optioning: Initiate contact, build local relationships, and negotiate options to lease, long-term lease agreements, and easements with private landowners.

Site Control Strategy: Execute acquisition strategies to successfully assemble the contiguous acreage footprints required for utility-scale wind assets.

Title & Risk Mitigation: Perform surface title reviews, analyze tract maps, identify encumbrances, and secure mineral non-development or accommodation waivers to protect the project layout.

Community & Stakeholder Relations: Act as the primary face of the project in the field, navigating local community dynamics, agricultural concerns, and public permitting requirements.

Requirements

Experience: Field landman experience with a documented track record in utility-scale wind or solar land acquisition.

Regional Expertise: Strong working knowledge of real estate, agricultural land dynamics, and tract mapping in Minnesota and/or the Dakotas.

Technical Skills: Proficient in option and lease negotiation, contract structuring, title curative work, and reviewing GIS/mapping data.

Logistics: Field-based, on-site position based out of Fargo, ND and the surrounding areas, requiring daily regional travel to target project locations. 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.

About the Company

Purple Land Management

Secures land rights for energy projects

Purple Land Management secures land and property rights for energy and infrastructure developers across the contiguous United States. It researches ownership records, negotiates leases and access agreements, and resolves title problems before clients build or acquire assets. Its specialists also assess land interests in acquisitions and coordinate with landowners throughout a project, from initial research to final agreements. Clients hire the firm for individual land services or a broader project partnership; digital mapping and detailed data management underpin the work. Founded in 2010, Purple Land Management is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 2010

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