Diligence Coordinator (Contract Position)

Chestnut Carbon; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 96,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly contract

Job summary

Chestnut Carbon is seeking a Title & Diligence Specialist to support our US operations on a contract basis. You will review title reports, analyze ownership chains, verify parcel descriptions, and prepare audit-ready diligence files to support real estate opportunities.

You will collaborate with remote teams across the United States to resolve issues, document findings, and ensure compliance before contracting.

Qualifications

• Experience researching ownership and chain of title.
• Ability to manage complex documentation and multiple concurrent transactions.
• Understanding of legal descriptions.
• Experience with title companies or real estate closings preferred.
• Comfort with a short-term contract role.

Responsibilities

• Obtain and review title reports, deeds, easements, mortgages, liens, and other encumbrances for opportunities.
• Analyze ownership structures, mineral or timber interests, parcel configurations, and land-use restrictions.
• Verify parcels, legal descriptions, parcel IDs, ownership, and signatory authority using GIS and county mapping resources.
• Prepare structured diligence reports and maintain complete, audit-ready transaction files.
• Identify title defects, encumbrances, and other eligibility or contracting risks.
• Partner with sales, legal, forestry, operations, and originations teams to resolve diligence issues and close gaps.
• Support final diligence confirmation and ensure all diligence conditions are met before contracting.
• Identify recurring risks and recommend improvements to diligence speed, consistency, and quality.

Skills

Contract role familiarity

Strong written and verbal comms

Discretion with sensitive deliverables

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

SharePoint

Microsoft Teams

GIS systems

Job description

Description:

• Obtain and review title reports, deeds, easements, mortgages, liens, and other encumbrances for IFM opportunities.
• Analyze ownership structures, mineral or timber interests, parcel configurations, and land-use restrictions.
• Verify parcels, legal descriptions, parcel IDs, ownership, and signatory authority using GIS and county mapping resources.
• Prepare structured diligence reports and maintain complete, accurate, audit-ready transaction files.
• Identify title defects, encumbrances, and other eligibility or contracting risks.
• Partner with sales, legal, forestry, operations, and originations teams to resolve diligence issues and close gaps.
• Support final diligence confirmation and ensure all diligence conditions are met before contracting.
• Identify recurring risks and recommend improvements to diligence speed, consistency, and quality.

Requirements:

• Comfort with a short-term contract role.
• 6+ years of experience in real estate, title, land acquisition, or land transaction work.
• Substantial experience researching ownership and chain of title and reviewing title reports, deeds, easements, and encumbrances.
• Understanding of legal descriptions.
• Ability to manage complex documentation and multiple concurrent transactions in a fast-paced sales environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel; ability to use Excel, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams for diligence documentation and communication.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, professionalism, and discretion with sensitive deliverables.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with remote team members across the U.S.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (preferred).
• Experience with title companies, real estate closings, land transactions, GIS systems, conservation agreements, or conservation, renewable energy, or infrastructure projects (preferred).

Benefits:

• Contract hourly position.
• No benefits are offered at this time.