Title Agent – Land Title & ROW Research

Coates Field Service Inc; Morgantown (WV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem Available

Job summary

Coates Field Service, Inc. seeks an experienced Title Agent for projects in Wheeling, WV and Harrisburg, PA. The role focuses on digital workflows and online title research, with strong emphasis on surface titles for right-of-way acquisition.

Local candidates are preferred; per diem is available. You will compile abstracts, search county records, plot descriptions, and prepare title reports while using specialized software tools in a fast-paced field service environment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of land and right of way easement documentation.
• Detailed knowledge of researching courthouse records both online and in county clerk’s offices.
• Ability to compile and prepare chains of title, make abstracts of title with summaries of all matters and instruments of record.
• Analysis of title data and reports.
• Interpret deeds, leases, court actions, probates, other documents impacting property ownership.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel Project or similar software programs to generate project reports.
• Ability to plot metes and bounds descriptions of property and read maps.

Responsibilities

• Determines from county records the current ownership and legal description of land required for a project.
• Searches property records for conveyances, liens, and other instruments.
• Plots legal descriptions, including metes and bounds.
• Compiles complete abstract of title from patent to current date.
• Identifies title defects and reports to Title Supervisor.
• Prepares runsheet of all records showing title to property and effects of liens.
• Obtains and reviews title information and checks accuracy against maps.

Skills

Land records research

Metes and bounds plotting

Title data analysis

Excel or project reporting

Abstraction of title

Deed interpretation

Maps reading (electronic/paper)

Tools

Sandy Knoll Real Estate Deed Drawing/Plotting

Greenbrier Graphics Net Deed Plotter

Google Earth Pro

CRM/database management systems

Job description

Coates Field Service, Inc. seeks an experienced Title Agent for projects in Wheeling, WV and Harrisburg, PA. The role focuses on digital workflows and online title research, with strong emphasis on surface titles for right-of-way acquisition.

Local candidates are preferred; per diem is available. You will compile abstracts, search county records, plot descriptions, and prepare title reports while using specialized software tools in a fast-paced field service environment.