[Hiring] Land Agent @Halo Land Management

Role Description

As an Independent Contractor Land Agent, you will support defined oil and gas projects through landowner outreach, negotiation, field services, documentation, and agreement execution. You will independently organize your accepted assignments while meeting agreed project deadlines, working within approved negotiation authority, and following client requirements and deliverable standards. This opportunity is ideal for a self-directed land professional who enjoys building relationships, managing their own schedule, and seeing the impact of their work.

What You Will Do

• Contact mineral owners, surface owners, attorneys, trustees, business entities, and other stakeholders.
• Clearly explain project objectives, lease opportunities, payment processes, and document requirements.
• Negotiate leases, amendments, ratifications, surface agreements, rights of way, and related documents within written negotiation authority.
• Coordinate field visits, document delivery, notarization, execution, and the return of completed documents.
• Maintain accurate landowner notes, tract updates, document status records, and agreed project reports.
• Identify and escalate document redlines, title concerns, attorney involvement, payment issues, and requests outside approved authority.
• Protect confidential landowner, client, title, pricing, and project information.
• Complete and deliver accepted work in accordance with the applicable assignment or Statement of Work.
• Maintain the required Ohio real estate license and perform accepted services in accordance with applicable licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• An active Ohio real estate license in good standing is required.
• One to three years of experience in land, oil and gas, leasing, right of way, title, real estate, negotiation, outside sales, or a related field.
• Land work in Ohio or the Utica and Marcellus regions.
• Strong communication, negotiation, organization, and relationship building skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple tracts, landowners, deliverables, deadlines, and follow-up activities.
• Sound professional judgment and the ability to recognize when client or project approval is required.
• Accurate documentation, note taking, and project reporting practices.
• Willingness to perform field services and travel throughout assigned project areas.
• An Ohio notary commission, or the ability to obtain one when required by an accepted assignment.
• Reliable transportation and the tools necessary to perform accepted services.

Preferred Experience

• Oil and gas leasing, surface agreements, rights of way, amendments, or ratifications.
• Land work in Ohio or the Utica and Marcellus regions.
• Familiarity with title research, abstracting, curative work, probate, trusts, estates, or complex ownership.
• Experience working with attorneys, represented landowners, family ownership groups, or business entities.
• Experience using land management systems, CRM platforms, GIS tools, county records, spreadsheets, or document management systems.
• Experience operating an independent land services, consulting, negotiation, real estate, or related business.