We are seeking an experienced Director of Land to lead a portfolio of land services projects, client relationships, and project teams across the United States.
The Director of Land is a senior leadership position responsible for operational performance, client success, financial results, and talent development. This individual oversees multiple Project Land Managers and serves as a strategic partner to clients, company leadership, and business development efforts.
Success in this role requires a balance of leadership, business acumen, client relationship management, operational oversight, and land industry expertise. While a strong understanding of land services is essential, the primary responsibility is leading people, projects, and client relationships—not performing day-to-day land work.
PLM supports clients across oil and gas, carbon capture, direct lithium extraction, renewable energy, telecommunications, infrastructure, and other land-intensive industries.
Responsibilities
Client Relationship Management
- Serve as the executive sponsor and senior relationship manager for assigned client accounts.
- Develop and maintain trusted relationships with client stakeholders and decision-makers.
- Ensure client expectations are understood, communicated, and consistently achieved.
- Lead strategic client discussions regarding project objectives, staffing needs, scope changes, and future opportunities.
- Support business development efforts, proposals, and account growth initiatives.
- Partner with company leadership to strengthen client retention and long-term partnerships.
Operational Leadership
- Oversee a portfolio of projects across multiple clients, service lines, and geographic regions.
- Ensure projects are appropriately staffed, supported, and managed.
- Monitor operational performance, project health, utilization, quality metrics, and client satisfaction.
- Identify operational risks and implement corrective actions when necessary.
- Establish and promote scalable processes, standards, and best practices.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Directly lead, coach, and develop Project Land Managers and other operational leaders.
- Establish clear performance expectations and accountability measures.
- Support recruiting, hiring, succession planning, and workforce development efforts.
- Identify and develop future leaders within the organization.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Financial Management
- Maintain accountability for project portfolio performance and profitability.
- Participate in budgeting, forecasting, resource planning, and financial reviews.
- Monitor project margins, staffing utilization, and operational efficiency.
- Support pricing strategy, project estimates, and resource allocation decisions.
- Balance client satisfaction, quality, and financial performance in operational decision-making.
Strategic Leadership
- Partner with executive leadership to support organizational goals and growth initiatives.
- Provide insight into industry trends, market opportunities, client needs, and operational challenges.
- Help shape company policies, processes, service offerings, and strategic priorities.
- Serve as a leader and role model for PLM's values, culture, and professional standards.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in land services, energy, infrastructure, engineering, environmental consulting, real estate, or another project-based professional services environment.
- 5+ years of leadership experience managing projects, teams, clients, or business operations.
- Demonstrated success leading managers, supervisors, or other leaders.
- Experience managing client relationships, budgets, staffing, and operational performance.
- Strong business, financial, leadership, and organizational skills.
- Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and decision-making abilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary project teams in a professional services environment.
- Experience managing project portfolios or business units.
- Experience supporting business development, account management, or strategic growth initiatives.
- AAPL membership preferred.
- RPL, CPL, PMP, MBA, or similar professional credentials are a plus.
- Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
Desired Characteristics
- Strategic and business-minded.
- Strong leader and developer of people.
- Skilled relationship builder with clients and internal stakeholders.
- Comfortable making decisions and holding others accountable.
- Financially disciplined and operationally focused.
- Adaptable, solutions-oriented, and execution-driven.
- Able to balance competing priorities while maintaining a long-term perspective.
Location
This position may be performed remotely, hybrid, or from one of PLM's office locations:
- Fort Worth, TX (Headquarters)
- Houston, TX
- Midland, TX
- Denver, CO
- Morgantown, WV
- Canonsburg, PA
- Canton, OH
Periodic travel may be required based on client and business needs.
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.
