We are seeking an experienced Land Data Analyst to support a large-scale land data conversion initiative in Houston, Texas. This is a fully in-office position responsible for reviewing, organizing, and maintaining land records while ensuring accurate alignment between legal documents and GIS parcel data. The ideal candidate has experience working with pipeline land records, legal descriptions, GIS mapping, and complex land management systems, with a strong focus on data accuracy and quality.
Responsibilities
- Review alignment maps to identify pipeline assets and associated surface and grantor information.
- Plot legal descriptions using deed plotting software.
- Link digital land agreements and supporting documents to the appropriate GIS parcel(s) and as-built alignment sheets.
- Verify the accuracy of parcel mapping and ensure land records are properly associated with the correct properties.
- Audit, maintain, and update land records within the company's land management system.
- Verify Grantor/Grantee information, recording details, legal descriptions, tract information, affected assets, and related provisions.
- Ensure land records are complete, accurate, and consistently maintained.
- Review, organize, and classify land documents, including Pipeline easements, Deeds, Real property leases, Permits, Ordinances, and assignments.
- Ensure digital files are accurately indexed and linked to the appropriate parcels and land assets.
- Perform quality assurance reviews of digital and physical land files.
- Conduct basic title reviews to validate ownership and land information.
- Support data conversion efforts by identifying and resolving inconsistencies across land records.
- Assist with additional land records projects as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Experience with land records administration, land documentation, or land data management, preferably supporting pipeline or utility projects.
- Demonstrated experience linking land documents to the appropriate parcel(s) within GIS or other complex land management systems.
- Experience interpreting and mapping legal descriptions, plats, alignment sheets, and surface ownership information.
- Working knowledge of land title concepts and land agreements, including easements, deeds, permits, ordinances, leases, and assignments.
- Experience using GIS software (ESRI products or similar), Google Earth, deed plotting software, or comparable land mapping applications.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage confidential information with professionalism.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be able to work on-site in Houston, Texas. This is an on-site position.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with Quorum, On Demand Land, or other enterprise land management systems.
- Previous experience supporting land data conversion or migration projects.
- Background in pipeline, oil & gas, utilities, or right-of-way land records.
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.
