Field Title Researcher for Infrastructure Projects

ERM; Richmond (VA); Sur place; USD 78 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Life & disability insurance

Résumé du poste

ERM is seeking Title Agents in Richmond, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC to conduct public records research, review title documents, and prepare clear title summaries to support acquisition, permitting, and project decisions. This is a full‑time, 12‑month limited‑term role with potential extension.

You will perform title searches across residential, commercial and infrastructure projects, assess ownership history, and generate reports for project teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of experience conducting real estate title searches, abstracting, title examination support, public records research, or comparable real estate due diligence work.
• Minimum of 1 year supporting linear infrastructure projects preferred.
• Working knowledge of real estate records, county recording systems, tax records, legal descriptions, parcel identification practices, and common title documents.
• Ability to read, interpret, and summarize deeds, mortgages, releases, liens, judgments, easements, plats, surveys, tax records, and other recorded instruments.

Responsabilités

• Conduct title searches for residential, commercial, utility, infrastructure, and right‑of‑way projects using county, municipal, tax, GIS, and online public record resources.
• Research and document chain of title, current ownership, vesting, tax information, mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, restrictions, covenants, plats, surveys, and other recorded instruments affecting real property.
• Review and interpret legal descriptions, parcel identification numbers, plats, assessor records, tax maps, tract indices, and recorded documents to confirm property boundaries and ownership history.
• Prepare accurate title search reports, ownership summaries, document lists, and supporting materials for title reviewers, project managers, attorneys, appraisers, land agents, and client stakeholders.
• Identify potential title issues, gaps, encumbrances, inconsistencies, or risks that may impact acquisition, access, permitting, project development, or real estate transactions.
• Coordinate with county recorder offices, clerks, assessors, treasurers, surveyors, title companies, law firms, and internal project teams to obtain records and clarify title‑related questions.
• Maintain organized records of research activities, document sources, correspondence, findings, and deliverables in accordance with project requirements and quality control procedures.
• Support special assignments, including historical title research, parcel due diligence, document retrieval, condemnation support, curative research, and multi‑county project work.

Connaissances

Title searches

Public records research

Real estate due diligence

Analytical thinking

Formation

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

High school diploma required

Outils

Microsoft Office

PDF tools

GIS viewers

Online public records

Title research platforms

Description du poste

ERM is seeking Title Agents in Richmond, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC to conduct public records research, review title documents, and prepare clear title summaries to support acquisition, permitting, and project decisions. This is a full‑time, 12‑month limited‑term role with potential extension.

You will perform title searches across residential, commercial and infrastructure projects, assess ownership history, and generate reports for project teams and clients.