Title Research Specialist

Pike Corporation•Peachtree City, GA

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About The Position

The Title Research Specialist supports the easement procurement process for distribution or transmission rights of way. The role helps identify land-parcel owners, existing easements, and recordations, and supports the Right of Way Specialist and other team members. It also involves recording executed easements and providing information for the quit claim process. The incumbent must obtain and maintain a Public Notary seal for the states in which services are rendered. The position performs title examination and related real estate and right-of-way work, including reviewing engineering drawings, site plans, and legal descriptions; processing and retaining easement documents; negotiating property acquisitions; and coordinating recordation and acquisition records. The role may also support federal-land permitting, appraisal review, condemnation matters, and project-status reporting. This is moderately routine work performed under general policies, with some decision-making. The role requires tact when influencing decisions and interacting with people outside the work group. Regular attendance is required. New employees receive on-the-job training and may attend seminars or corporate workshops to learn the systems and processes used in the role.

Requirements

High school degree or GED.
One to three years of experience in title research or a real-estate-related paralegal field.
Public Notary certification is required; must obtain and maintain a notary seal for the states in which services are rendered.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access, and Adobe Acrobat.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret business and professional publications, technical procedures, and government regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals, and present information effectively to individuals and small groups.
Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions; calculate rates, discounts, interest, commissions, areas, circumference, and volume; interpret spreadsheets; and apply basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to interpret written, oral, diagrammatic, or scheduled instructions and solve practical problems with limited standardization.
Ability to work effectively with people from varied socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.
Ability to work independently and follow through on assignments.
High energy and ability to work in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
Strong organizational, planning, and interpersonal skills; commitment to goals and plans; verbal and written communication skills; professional appearance; and a team-oriented approach.
Regular attendance is required.
Must be able to meet the physical demands described, with reasonable accommodations where applicable, including sitting, talking or hearing, handling or feeling tools or controls, and occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and reaching.
Close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus are required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in Business Administration or a related field.
Real Estate license.

Responsibilities

Perform legal title examination, surveys, and legal-description writing.
Track and process easement documents in compliance with state law, and support processing and transmission of easement packages to GIS.
Apply working knowledge of real estate law and engineering knowledge to acquisition projects.
Review and interpret engineering drawings, site plans, and legal descriptions in connection with preparing legal documents; review, track, and process easement documents.
Lead and maintain document control and retention for the easement acquisition process.
Acquire permits for use of federal lands and coordinate compliance with environmental requirements.
Obtain appraisals and preliminary title reports from independent appraisers and title companies; determine present and future property value affected by proposed facilities and recommend appraised values for purchases or easement and fee-title acquisitions.
Negotiate with property owners to acquire rights of way, easements, construction easements, facilities, and appurtenances.
Prepare and review legal descriptions, easement documents, deeds, and other property acquisition or sale documents; prepare agenda items for Board approval of land purchases, sales, and right-of-way acquisitions.
Assist with condemnation proceedings, prepare legal documents for court-submitted condemnation packages, and attend settlement conferences to convey settlement offers.
Conduct or direct recordation of legal documents for property purchases or sales and easement acquisitions; prepare and maintain related property and right-of-way acquisition records.
Assist in preparing weekly construction project status reports and report on the status of right-of-way acquisition.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.