Real Estate Data Specialist

Volkert, Inc.; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Life/AD&D insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Wellness incentives

Student Debt Match

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Volkert, Inc. is seeking an experienced Real Estate Data Specialist for our Southwest Region in Shreveport, LA. You will manage right-of-way files, perform data entry, and prepare easements and reports tied to acquisitions.

The role requires reading title commitments, coordinating with Right-of-Way Agents, and ensuring proper notarization and recording of documents. Strong Microsoft Office skills and attention to detail are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in Real Estate or Utility industry.
• Ability to read and interpret title commitments and right of way plats/plans.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening; federal guidelines may apply.

Responsibilities

• Set up and maintain all right-of-way files (physical and electronic).
• Continual project data entry and data maintenance of projects.
• Document and review special conditions and ownership information.
• Prepare and review reports involving status of acquisition processes.
• Generate accurate reports and perform data merges to external documents.
• Perform quality control checks and internal/external project closeouts.
• Maintain ledger, reconcile reports, and manage client escrow data.
• Ensure documents are notarized, executed, and properly recorded.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry

Microsoft Office

Reading title commitments

Job description

Are we the road to your future? We are currently searching for an experienced Real Estate Data Specialist to support our Southwest Region located in Shreveport, LA.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Setting up and maintaining all right-of-way files (physical and electronic),
• Continual project data entry
• Documentation of all special conditions
• Preparation and production of easements
• Payment schedules
• Informational letters or packets
• Other documents
• Responsible for data maintenance of projects:
• Generating accurate reports
• Data merges to external documents using mail merge capabilities
• Performing quality control checks
• Peer data reviews
• Prepare and review reports involving
• Ownership information
• Status of acquisition processes
• Special conditions
• Contacts with Right-of-Way Agents and landowners
• Payments made
• Damage settlements
• Other pertinent data
• Review legal documents to ensure that all have been properly executed and notarized
• Review check requests for accuracy and proper paperwork
• Prepare checks
• Replenishment requests
• Maintain ledger
• Complete reconciliation reports
• Any other duties required for the maintenance of a client escrow account
• Maintain document tracking system for all legal documents
• Prepare and send for recording
• Ensure all pages and exhibits are correct and accounted for
• Ensure the documents are properly notarized and executed by all necessary parties
• Perform internal and external project closeout duties
• Database quality checks and updates
• Document uploads
• Ensure all missing data is accounted for and entered/uploaded to internal and external database systems

What You Need To Have

• Experience in the Real Estate or Utility industry
• Ability to read and interpret title commitments and right of way plats/plans
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products
• Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screening to ensure a safe and productive work environment. Volkert adheres to federal guidelines, which may include testing for substances such as marijuana. Please note that federal regulations may differ from state-specific guidelines
• Valid driver’s license and a satisfactory motor vehicle report (MVR)

Bonus Points If You Have

• Real Estate legal experience
• Exceptionally detail-oriented
• Excellent data entry skills and proficiency to learn new systems and processes
• Excellent time management skillsExcellent organizational skills

Why Volkert?

Volkert is employee owned and a Top 100 design firm, committed to providing clients with creative solutions for sustainability, including improvements to infrastructure, the environment, and natural resources. Founded in 1925, Volkert is celebrating a century of serving our employees, clients, partners, and communities.

Key Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision
• 401(k) retirement savings plan + employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays
• Employer-Paid Life/AD&D insurance
• Employer-Paid short-term disability and long-term disability
• Wellness incentives
• Student Debt Retirement Match
• Additional voluntary benefits

The words from our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Hand, PE, capture best how you can make an impact while working for Volkert.

“For a century, Volkert has done meaningful work that improves our infrastructure and quality of life throughout our communities. We are proud of our one-hundred-year legacy and humbled by the opportunities ahead of us as we look forward to our next century of service. With our commitment to employee ownership and sustainable growth, you can build a career here that really makes a difference.”

– Thomas A. Hand, PE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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