Title Agent

Coates Field Service•Morgantown, WV

19h

About The Position

Coates Field Service, Inc. is seeking an experienced Title Agent for an electric transmission project in Wheeling, West Virginia, and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The role involves digital workflows and online title research, with a focus on surface titles for right-of-way acquisition. Local candidates are preferred but not required. Per diem is available.

Requirements

Experienced in title research, including surface titles for right-of-way acquisition.
Knowledge of land and right-of-way easement documentation.
Detailed knowledge of researching courthouse records online and in county clerk’s offices.
Ability to compile chains of title and prepare abstracts of title with summaries of recorded matters and instruments.
Ability to analyze title data and reports.
Ability to interpret deeds, leases, court actions, probates, and other documents affecting property ownership.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Project, or similar software, to generate project reports in response to varied queries.
Ability to plot metes-and-bounds property descriptions and read electronic and paper maps.
Knowledge of industry software such as Sandy Knoll Real Estate Deed Drawing/Plotting, Greenbrier Graphics Net Deed Plotter, Google Earth Pro, and other database or document-management systems.

Nice To Haves

Local candidates are preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

Determine current land ownership and legal descriptions from county records.
Search property records for conveyances, liens, and other instruments.
Plot legal descriptions, including metes and bounds.
Compile complete abstracts of title from patent to the current date.
Identify title defects and report them to the Title Supervisor.
Prepare runsheets showing compiled records establishing title and the effects of liens and encumbrances.
Obtain and review title information and check legal descriptions against maps for accuracy.