Commercial Underwriter – Renewables Team (remote)

First American•Usa, NY

9d•Remote

About The Position

First American is seeking a Commercial Underwriter to support energy and renewable energy transactions. The role applies title underwriting expertise, research skills, and attention to detail to support the development, financing, acquisition, and closing of energy projects. Transactions may involve solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, utility-scale development, distributed generation, and other energy-related assets where land rights and real property interests are central. The underwriter identifies, analyzes, and helps resolve title issues that may affect project site control, financing, construction, operation, or transfer. Working with internal teams, title partners, escrow professionals, customers, and outside counsel, the role supports the title process from search and review through commitment, endorsement, policy, and closing. The position involves complex property records, land rights, and project-related title matters.

Requirements

5–7 years of title underwriting experience; commercial experience preferred.
Experience with title transactions involving energy, renewable energy, utilities, land acquisition, project finance, energy infrastructure, or large multi-site portfolios.
Strong understanding of title insurance concepts, commitments, policies, endorsements, exceptions, and closing requirements.
Familiarity with real property interests common in energy projects, including leases, easements, access rights, mineral rights, survey matters, and legal descriptions.
Ability to analyze complex property records and identify title matters that may affect development, financing, construction, operation, or transfer of energy assets.
Strong problem-solving skills, including evaluating issues, gathering information, and supporting practical resolutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to navigate internal and external resources to answer questions and resolve title issues.
Professional, customer-focused, positive, and solutions-oriented approach.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple transactions and priorities.
Ability to guide, support, and share knowledge with others in the title insurance field.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and ability to adapt quickly to new software applications and technologies.
Flexibility, organization, and ability to multitask across multiple aspects of title support.
High school diploma or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Commercial title underwriting experience.
Experience with renewable energy transactions, particularly utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, project finance, land acquisition, or energy infrastructure matters.

Responsibilities

Provide underwriting support and authorization to company personnel and customers related to issuing real estate title insurance commitments and policies.
Underwrite title insurance within delegated authority limits using applicable standards and guidelines.
Review complete title searches for energy and renewable energy transactions in accordance with local practices and corporate standards.
Analyze property records, including liens, judgments, easements, leases, mineral rights, access rights, tax records, surveys, vital statistics, and other documents affecting real property.
Review legal descriptions, vesting, encumbrances, exceptions, leasehold interests, site control documents, and other title matters affecting energy projects.
Identify title issues that may affect project development, financing, acquisition, construction, operation, or closing.
Support transactions involving solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, utility-scale development, distributed generation, and other energy-related assets.
Review and approve deeds, leases, easements, operating agreements, corporate resolutions, affidavits, curative documents, and other transaction-related instruments.
Select appropriate write-ups for commitments and policies for standard and extended coverage.
Price commitments, endorsements, policies, and guarantees using the appropriate schedule of fees and charges.
Coordinate with title, escrow, legal, and customer teams to resolve title issues and move transactions forward.
Communicate title requirements, exceptions, curative needs, and closing-related matters to internal and external partners.
In some regions or locations, consult with attorneys to review search packages and escalate matters requiring legal guidance.