Purple Land Management

Project Land Manager – Canonsburg, PA (Hybrid)

Canonsburg, PA

Work authorization requiredDetected 355 days ago

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About the role

Purple Land Management (PLM) is seeking experienced Project Land Managers to lead land services projects across the United States. This role is ideal for professionals who combine a strong foundation in land services with demonstrated success leading projects, teams, and client engagements.
Project Land Managers serve as the primary connection between clients, land professionals, and company leadership. They are responsible for staffing projects, managing schedules and budgets, ensuring quality deliverables, communicating with clients, and helping teams successfully execute complex land services projects.

Manage multiple land services projects simultaneously from kickoff through final delivery.
Develop project plans, staffing strategies, schedules, budgets, and execution workflows.
Lead client meetings, status updates, and project communications.
Build trusted client relationships through responsiveness, accountability, and execution.
Partner with Directors and leadership to identify opportunities for project expansion and additional services.
Support onboarding, staffing recommendations, and professional development initiatives.
Provide guidance and support to title, leasing, acquisition, curative, due diligence, GIS, and right-of-way personnel.

5+ years of hands-on land services experience, including title research, leasing, acquisitions, due diligence, curative, right-of-way, GIS, or related land functions.
Strong understanding of project planning, staffing, resource allocation, budgeting, and client management.
Experience managing land services projects for energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, renewable energy, carbon capture, or related industries.
Experience supervising landmen, analysts, contractors, reviewers, or project teams.
Familiarity with title, leasing, acquisitions, due diligence, curative, GIS, and right-of-way workflows.
Periodic travel may be required based on project and client needs.
Required
Direct experience performing land work, not solely managing or supervising those functions.
Demonstrated experience leading projects, teams, client engagements, or operational initiatives.
Proven ability to coordinate resources, manage competing priorities, and deliver projects on schedule.
Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to lead teams consisting of professionals with varying levels of experience and technical expertise.
Preferred
AAPL membership preferred.
RPL, CPL, PMP, or similar professional certifications are a plus.

This role is ideal for professionals who combine a strong foundation in land services with demonstrated success leading projects, teams, and client engagements.
Project Land Managers serve as the primary connection between clients, land professionals, and company leadership.
They are responsible for staffing projects, managing schedules and budgets, ensuring quality deliverables, communicating with clients, and helping teams successfully execute complex land services projects.
This is not an in-house landman role.
While land knowledge is essential, the position leans heavily toward project leadership, communication, accountability, client service, and execution.
Project Leadership & Execution
Monitor project progress, timelines, budgets, and key performance indicators.
Identify risks, resolve obstacles, and escalate issues when appropriate.

Commensurate with experience Career Path: Opportunity for promotion based on performance and the team's needs Start Date: Immediately Work Authorization: Candidates must already be authorized to work in the United States.

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