We are seeking an experienced Right-of-Way (ROW) Director to support and lead ROW projects in Pennsylvania. This individual will serve as a key point of contact for clients, provide ROW expertise during business development meetings, and oversee multiple projects as new opportunities come in.
The ideal candidate has a strong ROW background, experience managing project teams, and the ability to contribute to client relationships, project planning, proposals, and cost estimates. This role requires someone who can combine technical ROW knowledge with strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
Responsibilities
Client Relationship Management: Participate in client-facing meetings and business development discussions alongside Alex Huff, providing ROW expertise, recommendations, and project insight.
Project Management: Oversee multiple ROW projects from initial planning through execution, ensuring work is organized and projects are managed effectively.
Business Development Support: Help identify project requirements, assess opportunities, and provide technical ROW input to support new business.
RFPs and Estimates: Assist with preparing and reviewing requests for proposals (RFPs), project scopes, cost estimates, staffing requirements, and project timelines.
Team Leadership: Lead, coordinate, and support ROW team members to ensure projects meet client expectations and established requirements.
Project Planning: Evaluate incoming project opportunities, determine resource needs, and support project assignments and delivery planning.
Client Communication: Maintain clear communication with clients and internal stakeholders regarding project scope, progress, resource needs, and potential challenges.
Quality and Delivery: Monitor project execution and deliverables to help ensure work meets client requirements and applicable project standards.
Required Qualifications
- Significant professional experience in Right-of-Way, land acquisition, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated experience managing ROW projects and coordinating project teams.
- Experience preparing or reviewing RFPs, project proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates.
- Strong client-facing communication and relationship management skills.
- Ability to assess project requirements, allocate resources, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with business development, project management, and operational teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting ROW business development and participating in client meetings.
- Familiarity with pipeline, utility, water, or other infrastructure ROW projects.
- Established professional relationships within the Pennsylvania ROW market.
- Experience contributing to project pricing, staffing plans, and proposal development.
- Previous experience in a ROW leadership, director, or senior project management position.
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.
Skills Required
- Significant professional experience in right-of-way, land acquisition, or a closely related field
- Experience managing right-of-way projects and coordinating project teams
- Experience preparing or reviewing RFPs, project proposals, scopes of work, and cost estimates
- Strong client-facing communication and relationship management skills
- Ability to assess project requirements, allocate resources, and manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to collaborate with business development, project management, and operational teams
- Experience supporting right-of-way business development and participating in client meetings
- Familiarity with pipeline, utility, water, or other infrastructure right-of-way projects
- Established professional relationships within the Pennsylvania right-of-way market
- Experience contributing to project pricing, staffing plans, and proposal development
- Previous experience in a right-of-way leadership, director, or senior project management position
What We Do
Purple Land Management, Overdrive Powered by ESRI®, is a full-service land management firm skilled at handling everything from title and leasing, due diligence and opinion certification to right-of-way acquisition, surveying and surface operations. We believe that standards can always be raised. That’s why we work so hard to give our clients – energy producers, mid-stream operators, mobile service providers, engineering firms and municipal and state agencies – more than they expect. That means we demand a lot from ourselves. It means we are always looking for new approaches, new perspectives, and new ideas to help us be better at what we do. And it means that every day, for every project, we push ourselves to exceed goals, elevate service and deliver results – not just for our clients, but also for our communities and our country. The Purple Way is about going above and beyond. Pushing the limits of what’s possible. Give more than you take. For our clients, it means we’re committed to being incredibly accurate, extremely efficient and doggedly results-oriented. For our communities, it means helping create jobs and stimulate the economy. For our country, it means being passionate about the domestic energy cause and working tirelessly to help reduce our dependence on foreign energy resources. Our Mission: Purple Land Management's mission is threefold: to hire the naturally ambitious and provide ongoing education outreach, to execute projects with the highest quality of excellence and detail, and to establish working relationships that give more than they take.
