Field Title Researcher – Infrastructure & Utilities

ERM; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 78,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Life & disability insurance

Job summary

ERM is hiring Title Agents in Richmond, VA/Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC to support electric transmission and distribution projects. The role conducts public records research, reviews title documents, analyzes ownership and encumbrance information, and prepares clear, defensible title summaries to support acquisition, permitting, engineering, valuation, and project decisions.

This full-time (40 hours/week), limited-term position lasts 12 months and may be extended, with pay transparency

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, high school diploma required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct title searches for diverse 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Verbal and written communication

Education

High school diploma required

Bachelor’s Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

PDF tools

GIS viewers

Online county portals

Title research platforms

Electronic document management systems

Job description

ERM is hiring Title Agents in Richmond, VA/Raleigh, NC, and Charlotte, NC to support electric transmission and distribution projects. The role conducts public records research, reviews title documents, analyzes ownership and encumbrance information, and prepares clear, defensible title summaries to support acquisition, permitting, engineering, valuation, and project decisions.

This full-time (40 hours/week), limited-term position lasts 12 months and may be extended, with pay transparency