Senior Title Agent - Real Estate Services

HDR; City of White Plains (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

HDR is looking for a highly experienced Senior Title Agent in White Plains, NY to conduct complex title searches, analyze legal documents, and resolve title issues while collaborating with clients and project teams. Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience, a degree or certification in a related field, and strong interpersonal skills. The position offers the opportunity to work independently and manage a portfolio of title files within New York's real estate landscape.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in title, paralegal, or mortgage lending.
• Knowledge of real estate title practices, underwriting, and public records research.
• Experience reading and interpreting complex real estate documents.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive title searches and examinations of public records.
• Analyze real estate documents to identify encumbrances or defects.
• Resolve complex title issues to facilitate clear titles.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to manage large projects

Education

Degree or certification in title, paralegal, or real property law

Tools

Database familiarity

MS Office Suite

ProjectWise

GIS

Job description

Position Summary

HDR Engineering, Inc. has an opportunity for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Title Agent to join our team and support New York and surrounding areas. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting complex research on properties located primarily in New York, evaluating documents and providing recommendations for properties researched. This role requires a deep understanding of New York real estate laws and the ability to evaluate complex title issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive and complex title searches and examinations of public records to determine the legal condition of property titles.
• Analyze and interpret a wide range of real estate documents, including deeds, mortgages, easements, liens, and surveys, to identify encumbrances or defects.
• Proactively identify and resolve complex title issues, such as breaks in the chain of title, boundary disputes, heirship issues, and unreleased liens, to facilitate a clear title.
• Navigate and retrieve records from various municipality offices, including county and town clerks, through online databases and in-person visits.
• Conduct on-site research at local courthouses as needed to gather necessary legal documents and information for complex title examinations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and recommendations to clients and junior staff on complex title matters.
• Collaborate effectively with clients, project managers, surveyors, and others to promote smooth and timely closings.
• Train, mentor, and provide guidance to junior title agents and support staff.
• Manage a portfolio of complex title files, prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines and client expectations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree or certification pertaining to right of way, title, paralegal, real property law or mortgage lending, or equivalent experience
• Ability to manage large projects
• Attention to detail
• Experience reading and interpreting complex metes and bounds descriptions
• Experience completing adjoiners’ reports
• Experience completing legal documents, such as deeds, easements, and lien releases
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work and collaborate with peers/team
• Understanding of the Uniform Relocation Act, Eminent Domain Process, and applicable county, state and/or federal requirements statutes and ordinances
• Preference given to local candidates

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years experience with right of way, title, paralegal, real property law or mortgage lending
• Knowledge of real estate title practices and principles including underwriting, title insurance and public records research
• Ability to review real estate documents such as design plans, construction plans, appraisals, environmental documents, surveys, deeds, easements, deeds of trust, mechanics liens, tax liens, judgments, assessments, probates and other matters of record
• Strong interpersonal skills and excellent oral and written communication
• Understanding of the Uniform Relocation Act, Eminent Domain Process, and applicable county, state and/or federal requirements statutes and ordinances
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction and a focus on meeting deadlines on multiple assignments
• Highly motivated with the ability to prioritize and to direct others
• Where required, hold a Certification license in the states where work is performed
• Solid organizational and planning skills
• Database, ProjectWise and GIS familiarity a plus
• Proficient with MS Office Suite, Webex and Teams

Primary Location: United States - New York - White Plains; Other Locations: United States - New York - New York.

Our commitment to equal employment opportunity: HDR is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.