Land Technician

Orbis, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbis, Inc. is seeking a Land Technician to serve as a technical expert in handling complex land records for clients. You will assist the Senior Landman with verifying property facts, tracing title histories, and researching parcel boundaries across a national footprint.

The role requires experience with land research, title abstracting, and reviewing courthouse documents, with a focus on accuracy and detail in multi-state public records systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in land management, business, or related field.
• 1-5 years of progressively responsible experience in land, real estate, mineral operations or related fields.
• Experience conducting land records research, real estate title abstracting and legal boundary verification in multi-state public records systems.
• Ability to read and interpret deeds, leases, surveys, title documents, land descriptions, and property tax information.
• Experience navigating county GIS portals, property appraiser websites and registry of deeds databases.
• Familiarity with reading historical handwriting or archaic legal description formats (metes and bounds).
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigation and resolution of land-related concerns including encroachments and easements.
• Search public indexes and historical databases to pull deeds, plats, and title chains.
• Navigate county tax portals and PINs to verify ownership and histories.
• Interpret deeds, easements, leases, and title documents for GIS and land records.
• Act as subject matter expert in land records and tax workflows.

Skills

Land records research

Real estate title abstracting

Legal boundary verification

Deed and title document interpretation

Attention to detail

Strong written and verbal communicator

Education

Bachelor’s degree in land management, business, or related field

Tools

GIS portals

Property appraiser websites

Registry of deeds databases

Job description

Orbis, a leader in land asset management solutions, is seeking a Land Technician who will work as a technical expert handling complex land records assignments for and on behalf of Orbis’ land management clients. The role will be assisting Orbis’ Senior Landman in performing essential work required for the verification of property facts, tracing title histories, and researching parcel boundaries. The qualified candidate will have experience in performing traditional land research, title abstracting, reviewing courthouse documents, and evaluating tax assessor files.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the investigation and resolution of land‑related concerns—including encroachments, access, land‑use monitoring, easements, right of ways for both operational activities and project initiatives across a national footprint.
• Search online public indexes and historical repository databases to pull deeds, plat maps, easements and title chains.
• Navigate county tax portals and property card databases to verify current ownership, parcel identification numbers (PINs), and assessment histories.
• Interpret various legal instruments, i.e. deeds, easements, leases, title documents, and tax documents to inform GIS and legal land record management.
• Be seen as a subject matter expert in land records including title research, property tax workflows, land ownership structures and legal instruments.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in land management, business, or related field.
• 1-5 years of progressively responsible experience in land, real estate, mineral operations or related fields.
• Experience conducting land records research, real estate title abstracting and legal boundary verification in multi-state public records systems.
• Ability to read and interpret deeds, leases, surveys, title documents, land descriptions, and property tax information.
• Experience navigating county GIS portals, property appraiser websites and registry of deeds databases.
• Familiarity with reading historical handwriting or archaic legal description formats (metes and bounds).
• Strong communication skills, both written and oral, and attention to detail.
• Prior experience working as a title abstractor, real estate paralegal, landman assistant, or surveying clerk a plus.