Commercial Title Underwriter - Renewables Team (remote)

First American; New York (NY); Remoto; USD 98.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

First American is seeking a Commercial Title Underwriter to support energy and renewable energy transactions from a remote location. You will review title searches, analyze property records, and issue commitments and policies for solar, wind, and battery storage projects.

You will collaborate with title partners, escrow professionals, customers, and outside counsel to move transactions forward, apply underwriting standards, and price commitments.

Competenze

• 5-7 years title underwriting experience, commercial experience preferred.
• Experience with title transactions involving energy, renewable energy, utilities, land acquisition, project finance, energy infrastructure, or large multi-site portfolios.
• Renewable energy transaction experience strongly preferred; solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, project finance, land acquisition, or energy infrastructure matters.
• Strong understanding of title insurance concepts, commitments, policies, endorsements, exceptions, and closing requirements.
• Familiarity with real property interests commonly involved in energy projects, such as leases, easements, access rights, mineral rights, survey matters, and legal descriptions.
• Ability to analyze complex property records and identify title matters that may affect development, financing, construction, operation, or transfer.
• Curious mindset and interest in researching property history, land rights, and recorded documents.
• Problem-solving skills to evaluate issues and develop practical resolutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with internal teams, customers, underwriting partners, escrow professionals, and outside counsel.
• Ability to navigate internal/external resources to answer questions and resolve title issues.
• Professional, customer-focused attitude.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple transactions.
• Willingness to guide and share knowledge with others.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and adaptability to new software.
• Flexibility, organization, and multitasking.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Mansioni

• Provide underwriting support and authorization related to real estate title commitments and policies.
• Underwrite issuance of title insurance within delegated authority.
• Review complete title searches for energy and renewable energy transactions.
• Analyze property records including liens, easements, leases, and mineral rights.
• Review legal descriptions, vesting, encumbrances, and site control documents.
• Identify title issues impacting project development, financing, or closing.
• Support transactions involving solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, and other energy assets.
• Review and approve deeds, leases, easements, operating agreements, corporate resolutions, affidavits.
• Price commitments, endorsements, policies, and guarantees.
• Coordinate with title, escrow, legal, and customer teams to resolve title issues.
• Communicate title requirements to internal/external partners.
• Consult with attorneys in some regions to review search packages.

Conoscenze

Title underwriting

Renewable energy transactions

Attention to detail

Legal descriptions review

Communication skills

Multitasking

Collaboration

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Strumenti

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Commercial Title Underwriter - Renewables Team (remote)

Who We Are Join a team that puts its People First! First American's Direct division provides comprehensive title insurance protection and professional settlement services for real estate purchases, refinances and equity loans. Since 1889, First American (NYSE: FAF) has held an unwavering belief in its people. They are passionate about what they do, and we are equally passionate about fostering an environment where all feel welcome, supported, and empowered to be innovative and reach their full potential. Our inclusive, people-first culture has earned our company numerous accolades, including being named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list for eleven consecutive years. We have also earned awards as a best place to work for women, diversity and LGBTQ+ employees, and have been included on more than 50 regional best places to work lists. First American will always strive to be a great place to work, for all. For more information, please visit www.careers.firstam.com.

What We Do First American is seeking a Commercial Title Underwriter to support energy and renewable energy transactions. In this role, you will apply your underwriting and title insurance expertise, research skills, and attention to detail to help support the development, financing, acquisition, and closing of energy projects. You will work on transactions involving solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, utility-scale development, distributed generation, and other energy-related assets where land rights and real property interests are critical to project success. These matters may include fee ownership, leasehold interests, easements, access rights, mineral rights, encumbrances, survey matters, and multi-site project portfolios. In this role, you will help identify, analyze, and resolve title issues that may impact site control, project financing, construction, operation, or transfer of energy and renewable energy assets. You will work closely with internal teams, title partners, escrow professionals, customers, and outside counsel to support the title process from search and review through commitment, endorsement, policy, and closing. This is an opportunity to bring your title and underwriting experience into a growing and highly specialized area of the energy market. You will play a key role in supporting renewable energy transactions that require accuracy, collaboration, and a strong understanding of complex property records, land rights, and project-related title matters.

Come be part of a leading company in the title insurance industry as we help support the real estate foundation behind renewable energy development, energy infrastructure, and a more sustainable future.

What You’ll Do

• Provide underwriting support, and authorization to company personnel and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies
• Utilize underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits, to underwrite the issuance of title insurance
• Review complete title searches for energy and renewable energy transactions in accordance with local practices and corporate standards.
• Analyze property records, including liens, judgments, easements, leases, mineral rights, access rights, tax records, surveys, vital statistics, and other documents affecting real property.
• Review legal descriptions, vesting, encumbrances, exceptions, leasehold interests, site control documents, and other title matters affecting energy and renewable energy projects.
• Identify title issues that may impact project development, financing, acquisition, construction, operation, or closing.
• Support transactions involving solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, utility-scale development, distributed generation, and other energy-related assets.
• Review and approve documentation including deeds, leases, easements, operating agreements, corporate resolutions, affidavits, curative documents, and other transaction-related instruments.
• Select appropriate write-ups for commitments and policies for both standard and extended coverage.
• Properly price commitments, endorsements, policies, and guarantees using the appropriate schedule of fees and charges.
• Coordinate with title, escrow, legal, and customer teams to resolve title issues and move transactions forward.
• Communicate clearly with internal and external partners regarding title requirements, exceptions, curative needs, and closing-related matters.
• In some regions or locations, consult with attorneys to review search packages and elevate matters requiring legal guidance.

What You’ll Bring

• 5-7 years title underwriting experience, commercial experience preferred
• Experience with title transactions involving energy, renewable energy, utilities, land acquisition, project finance, energy infrastructure, or large multi-site portfolios.
• Renewable energy transaction experience is strongly preferred; experience with utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, project finance, land acquisition, or energy infrastructure matters is a plus.
• Strong understanding of title insurance concepts, commitments, policies, endorsements, exceptions, and closing requirements.
• Familiarity with real property interests commonly involved in energy projects, such as leases, easements, access rights, mineral rights, survey matters, and legal descriptions.
• Ability to analyze complex property records and identify title matters that may affect development, financing, construction, operation, or transfer of energy assets.
• Natural curiosity and an interest in researching property history, land rights, ownership, and recorded documents.
• Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate issues, gather information, and support practical resolutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with internal teams, customers, underwriting partners, escrow professionals, and outside counsel.
• Ability to navigate internal and external resources to answer questions and resolve title issues.
• Professional, customer-focused approach with a positive and solutions-oriented attitude.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple transactions and priorities.
• Comfort guiding, supporting, and sharing knowledge with others as they grow in the title insurance field.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly adapt to new software applications and technologies.
• Flexibility, organization, and the ability to multitask while handling multiple aspects of title support.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Pay Range: $97,700.00 - $130,300.00 Annually. This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

What We Offer

By choice, we don't simply accept individuality - we embrace it, we support it, and we thrive on it! Our People First culture is inclusive for all employees - not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's the key to our success. We are proud to foster an authentic and inclusive workplace For All. You are free and encouraged to bring your entire, unique self to work. First American is an equal opportunity employer in every sense of the term.

Based on eligibility, First American offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, PTO/paid sick leave and other great benefits like an employee stock purchase plan.