Lease Buyer Landman – Permian Basin (New Mexico – Field-Based)

Purple Land Management

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New Mexico hybrid Until 8/22/2026 First posted February 19, 2026 Last posted February 19, 2026
Job description
Purple Land Management (PLM) is seeking experienced mineral lease buyers to support active oil and gas leasing efforts on the New Mexico side of the Permian Basin.

This is a boots-on-the-ground, field-based leasing role. It is not a general Permian landman search and is not a title, ROW, or project management position. We are looking for agents who can independently negotiate and execute mineral leases within a defined territory.

Candidates must be based in, or able to regularly cover, the New Mexico side of the Permian Basin.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct direct landowner outreach for oil and gas mineral leasing.
  • Negotiate and execute mineral leases in the field.
  • Independently manage a defined leasing territory.
  • Meet production targets and maintain leasing pace.
  • Provide clear, accurate reporting of lease acquisition activity.
  • Represent the client professionally in in-person negotiations.

Qualifications

  • Recent, hands-on oil and gas mineral leasing experience.
  • Demonstrated experience executing leases (not solely title support).
  • Comfortable with in-person field work and landowner negotiations.
  • Ability to operate independently without managing the full project lifecycle.
  • Based in or able to regularly work in the New Mexico side of the Permian Basin.
  • Strong Preference For:
  • Resume clearly references mineral (oil and gas) lease acquisition.
  • Recent Permian Basin experience (TX or NM).
  • Production-oriented background (volume of leases acquired, defined territory coverage).
  • Residence in or near Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Midland, Odessa, Andrews, Seminole, Kermit, Monahans, or Pecos.
Company Description
Purple Land Management, LLC (“Purple”) is one of the nation’s largest tech-enabled provider of land services that negotiates the buying, selling, and leasing of mineral rights, determines and cures title, prepares mineral ownership reports, and performs other related services required for oil and gas operators to drill and produce wells.  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 or purpose, and create value for all stakeholders.  
About this role

Summary

Negotiate and execute mineral leases in the Permian Basin, manage territory, and conduct landowner outreach.

Job title

Lease Buyer Landman – Permian Basin (New Mexico – Field-Based)

Experience level

recent experience in oil and gas leasing

Industry

oil and gas

Location requirements

Based in or able to work in New Mexico, field-based role

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

oil and gas leasingfield worknegotiationterritory management

Preferred skills

Permian Basin experiencelease volumeproduction background

Specializations

mineral leasingfield workoil and gasnegotiation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Unknown location

Hybrid