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Purple Land Management•Groesbeck, TX

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Purple Land Management (PLM) is seeking experienced Right of Way (ROW) Agents for an immediate midstream infrastructure project in the corridor between Groesbeck (Limestone County) and Centerville (Leon County), Texas. This is a mobile, field-based position requiring daily on-the-ground execution. The agent is responsible for end-to-end surface rights acquisition, landowner negotiations, preliminary survey permissions and staking coordination, and active field support during pipeline and infrastructure construction. The role includes acquiring surface rights and easements, coordinating survey access and route staking, and serving as a frontline project representative during construction and restoration. The agent also assesses property damages, negotiates settlements, and obtains landowner sign-offs and releases. The position requires active Texas ROW or real estate licensing, relevant industry experience, and the ability to travel to rural properties and courthouses in the project region.

Requirements

At least 3–5+ years of active ROW field acquisition experience in midstream pipelines, gathering systems, or utility infrastructure.
Current Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Easement or Right-of-Way (ERW) registration, or an active Texas Real Estate Salesperson/Broker License in good standing; mandatory for surface acquisition in Texas.
Prior experience navigating title, working with local landowners, and using courthouses in Limestone, Leon, Freestone, Robertson, or surrounding East-Central Texas counties.
Ability to read and interpret pipeline alignment sheets, route maps, GIS layers, survey plats, and complex legal descriptions.
Familiarity with cloud-based land management software, such as Landboss or Quorum, and Excel.
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation capable of rural lease-road access, and active automobile insurance meeting commercial thresholds.
Exceptional interpersonal negotiation, conflict de-escalation, and professional writing capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Active membership in the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) or American Association of Professional Landmen (AAPL).
SR/WA, R/W-AC, or RL/RPL certification.
Direct experience working on pipeline construction spreads and open-trench installations.

Responsibilities

Locate, contact, and negotiate right-of-way agreements, pipeline easements, surface use agreements, temporary workspace agreements, and road-use permits with private and institutional landowners.
Review surface ownership reports, title runsheets, and county records in Limestone and Leon Counties to confirm legal ownership and execution authority.
Prepare, present, and execute easement packages, damage releases, and ancillary agreements in accordance with project guidelines and Texas statutory standards.
Maintain contemporaneous landowner negotiation records and contact logs in PLM and client tracking databases.
Secure landowner ingress/egress permissions and survey access for route planning and civil survey crews.
Act as the field liaison among civil survey contractors, engineering teams, and landowners, resolving property-line discrepancies and routing objections in real time.
Review preliminary alignment sheets, survey plats, and metes-and-bounds descriptions for accuracy against executed easements and recorded plats.
Represent the project during pre-construction, active trenching and clearing, and restoration.
Ensure construction contractors observe landowner-specific conditions regarding fencing, livestock protection, timber salvage, depth of cover, and topsoil preservation.
Conduct post-construction cleanup walkthroughs, assess crop, timber, and property damages, negotiate settlements, and obtain final landowner sign-offs and damage releases.