Land Representative

About the role

The Land Representative will develop and implement land strategies to support capital expansion projects across Texas and New Mexico. This position oversees the negotiating, planning, and execution of land contracts and initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple capital expansion projects simultaneously; coordinate with contractors, surveyors, legal teams, and project managers to ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Negotiate damage settlements; acquire right-of-way; acquire fee property and negotiate lease terms for leased properties.
• Coordinate with and oversee third party land contractors engaged by Company to assist with acquisition of pipeline easements and other land rights associated with pipeline systems, facilities and other land related sites.
• Perform for Company operations, engineering, marketing, pipeline business development and legal departments, any and all land administrative support and services related to acquisition and divestiture of pipelines, facilities and other land related sites, including the drafting and reviewing of various land related documents, including easements, leases, licenses, permits, deeds, assignments, options, damage releases, tenants consents, construction work space agreements, and lien subordinations as may be acceptable to supervisor and Company attorney and/or VP Land.
• Aid in the acquisition and divestiture of pipeline systems, facilities and other land related sites.
• Organize, monitor, and update project related materials relating to acquisition of land rights for new or expansion projects, participate in project meetings and provide status updates on land matters related to projects.
• Prepare land-related budgets for projects as requested by project managers.
• Assist in the acquisition and divestiture of pipeline systems, facilities and other land related sites.
• Perform due diligence activities for asset acquisitions, including presentations and report of findings to Company.
• Negotiate with landowners, Government agencies (Federal BLM, BIA; State and Local), railroads and other entities for acquisition and renewals of leases, easements, and other land-related agreements in order to secure and maintain in effect Company land rights for its facilities.
• Analyze, interpret and integrate (if, as, and when required) acquired properties into the Land Department database management system.
• Provide support for the Land Department records and database management system (including land payables and land receivables).
• Record real estate documents in county/parish public records. Run records and abstract title in a county/parish courthouse.

Requirements

• College degree from an accredited 4-year university, preferred.
• 5+ years land related work experience, or 3-4 years land related work experience with Degree in Petroleum Land Management or Energy Management, or similar.
• Experience with business analysis is preferred.
• Must have strong negotiation, analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Must be detail-oriented and possess excellent organizational skills.
• Must be able to articulate with landowners and Company engineering, operations, and other interoffice personnel, including orally, in writing and through video meetings.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs with a high level of experience using MS Excel.
• Working knowledge of Texas and New Mexico land laws and regulatory requirements.
• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently.
• Land records database experience.
• Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state as required.
• Notary Public preferred.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license with a clean abstract.
• Cleared criminal history (background) and satisfactory reference checks.
• Compliance with the Company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment D&A Testing.

Benefits

We are committed to providing a comprehensive benefits program that includes:

• Competitive compensation
• Top-tier benefits program
• Safe, healthy, and happy employees

Pay

Salary details estimated by job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn do not represent Plains’ compensation structure.

Schedule

Not specified.