Experienced Commercial Title Searcher

Employment: Full-time POSITION OVERVIEW Seeking an experienced Commercial Title Searcher with deep expertise in Texas commercial title work to join its team. This role is responsible for conducting thorough, accurate title searches on complex commercial properties — including specialized asset classes such as electricity, solar, oil & gas, minerals, renewables, wind farms, data centers, and agriculture — and preparing title reports that support title insurance underwriting. The ideal candidate brings over a decade of hands-on Texas title search experience, extensive proficiency with Title Data (TDI), and a meticulous eye for identifying and resolving issues in the chain of title. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES ● Conduct commercial title searches across Texas, with a focus on complex and specialized property types including electricity, solar, oil & gas, minerals, renewables, wind farms, data centers, and agriculture. ● Perform extensive research using Title Data (TDI) to compile complete and accurate title histories. ● Plot legal descriptions and use them to trace, reconstruct, and resolve the chain of titles. ● Conduct title research and prepare title reports used to support title insurance underwriting. ● Determine the completeness of title reports, identify clouds on title, and validate the applicability of documents included in the report. ● Verify that all pertinent parties to a title have been correctly researched and documented. ● Conduct Patent to Property research when required by an engagement. ● Perform extended look-back searches spanning 60–100 years when required by an engagement. ● Train, mentor, and support other title searchers on research methodology, tools, and quality standards. Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS ● 10+ years of specific experience preparing commercial title search reports in Texas. ● 10+ years of extensive experience using Title Data (TDI). ● Demonstrated experience with complex title searches, ideally within one or more of the following industries: Electricity, Solar, Oil & Gas, Mineral, Renewables, Wind Farms, Data Centers, or Agriculture. ● Proven ability to plot legal descriptions and use them to resolve the chain of titles. ● Experience with chain of title research and preparation of title reports used for title insurance. ● Strong proficiency in determining the completeness of title reports, identifying clouds on title, and validating the applicability of documents to a title report. ● Meticulous attention to detail, with experience ensuring all pertinent parties are correctly researched and documented. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS ● Experience training other employees, with management experience strongly preferred. ● Experience with Patent to Property research. ● Experience conducting 60–100-year look-back searches