Remote Title Analyst - Renewable Energy Projects (Contract)

ENGIE North America Inc.; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

ENGIE North America Inc. is seeking an experienced Legal & Title Analyst to support utility-scale renewable energy projects through title review, survey review, and curative actions, coordinating with development, land, legal, and finance teams.

This role requires meticulous attention to detail and strong project management to manage multiple deliverables with internal and external stakeholders. The position demands ability to review title commitments, proformas, site control documents,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum five years of experience in reviewing title commitments, title policies, land agreements, easements, surveys, and real estate documentation for energy, infrastructure, transmission, or large-scale development projects.
• Experience coordinating with title companies, surveyors, lenders, and outside consultants.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze title exceptions, mortgage restrictions, easement requirements, and curative solutions.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including tracking, reporting, and document review functions.

Responsibilities

• Review title commitments, proformas, site control instruments, and related land documentation for utility-scale energy projects.
• Populate and maintain ENGIE's Title Review Spreadsheet, including title requirements, vesting/legal description review, parcel tracking, title exceptions, curative recommendations, mortgage restrictions, NDA or SNDA status, easement restrictions, surveyor determinations, and document quality issues.
• Prepare Title Status Reports summarizing material findings, deficiencies, risks, and financing considerations.
• Coordinate with title companies and provide redline comments to advance title policies acceptable to ENGIE, investors, and financing parties.
• Review ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys to verify compliance within investor, lender, and title insurance requirements.
• Evaluate easements, utility corridors, crossing requirements, site access rights, encroachments, and constructability impacts.
• Coordinate approved title curative actions with landowners, utilities, lenders, consultants, and other project stakeholders.
• Support mineral title review activities and obtain documentation required for mineral coverage under project title policies.
• Attend project meetings and provide bi-weekly written status reports summarizing progress, key issues, and upcoming actions.

Skills

Excel

Project management

Written communication

Attention to detail

Stakeholder coordination

Title review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Land Management, Business, Engineering, Legal Studies, or a related field

Tools

ALTA/NSPS Surveys

Excel

Job description

ENGIE North America Inc. is seeking an experienced Legal & Title Analyst to support utility-scale renewable energy projects through title review, survey review, and curative actions, coordinating with development, land, legal, and finance teams.

This role requires meticulous attention to detail and strong project management to manage multiple deliverables with internal and external stakeholders. The position demands ability to review title commitments, proformas, site control documents,