Consultant, Land Services, Title Researcher

Build the Foundation for Critical Infrastructure and Property Solutions

ERM is currently seeking a Consultant, Land Services, Title Researcher to join our Land Services team in the Chicagoland area.

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting land acquisition, right-of-way, utility infrastructure, and real estate due diligence projects by conducting title research, analyzing property records, and delivering accurate ownership information that helps clients make informed project and investment decisions.

Why This Role Matters?

As a Consulting Associate (Real Estate Title Searcher), you will provide essential title research and property due diligence services that support infrastructure development, utility projects, land acquisition efforts, and real estate transactions.

Your work will help ensure project teams have reliable ownership and encumbrance information needed to advance permitting, engineering, valuation, acquisition, and development activities.

What Your Impact Is:


* Conduct title searches for residential, commercial, utility, infrastructure, and right-of-way projects using county, municipal, tax, GIS, and online public record resources.


* Research and document chain of title, current ownership, vesting, tax information, mortgages, liens, judgments, easements, restrictions, covenants, plats, surveys, and other recorded instruments affecting real property.


* Review and interpret legal descriptions, parcel identification numbers, plats, assessor records, tax maps, tract indices, and recorded documents to confirm property boundaries and ownership history.


* Prepare accurate title search reports, ownership summaries, document lists, and supporting materials for title reviewers, project managers, attorneys, appraisers, land agents, and client stakeholders.


* Identify potential title issues, gaps, encumbrances, inconsistencies, or risks that may impact acquisition, access, permitting, project development, or real estate transactions.


* Coordinate with county recorder offices, clerks, assessors, treasurers, surveyors, title companies, law firms, and internal project teams to obtain records and clarify title-related questions.


* Maintain organized records of research activities, document sources, correspondence, findings, and deliverables in accordance with project requirements and quality control procedures.


* Support special assignments, including historical title research, parcel due diligence, document retrieval, condemnation support, curative research, and multi-county project work.

What You'll Bring:

Required


* 2-3 years of experience conducting real estate title searches, abstracting, title examination support, public records research, or comparable real estate due diligence work.


* Working knowledge of Illinois real estate records, county recording systems, tax records, legal descriptions, parcel identification practices, and common title documents.


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