Commercial Title Underwriter - Renewables Team (remote)

- Provide underwriting support, and authorization to company personnel and customers related to the issuance of real estate title insurance commitments and policies - Utilize underwriting standards and guidelines within delegated authority limits, to underwrite the issuance of title insurance - 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 and renewable energy projects. - Identify title issues that may impact 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 documentation including deeds, leases, easements, operating agreements, corporate resolutions, affidavits, curative documents, and other transaction-related instruments. - Select appropriate write-ups for commitments and policies for both standard and extended coverage. - Properly 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 clearly with internal and external partners regarding title requirements, exceptions, curative needs, and closing-related matters. - In some regions or locations, consult with attorneys to review search packages and escalate matters requiring legal guidance.

- 5-7 years 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. - Renewable energy transaction experience is strongly preferred; experience with utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, project finance, land acquisition, or energy infrastructure matters is a plus. - Strong understanding of title insurance concepts, commitments, policies, endorsements, exceptions, and closing requirements. - Familiarity with real property interests commonly involved in energy projects, such as 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. - Natural curiosity and an interest in researching property history, land rights, ownership, and recorded documents. - Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate issues, gather information, and support practical resolutions. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills with internal teams, customers, underwriting partners, escrow professionals, and outside counsel. - Ability to navigate internal and external resources to answer questions and resolve title issues. - Professional, customer-focused approach with a positive and solutions-oriented attitude. - Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple transactions and priorities. - Comfort guiding, supporting, and sharing knowledge with others as they grow in the title insurance field. - Knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly adapt to new software applications and technologies. - Flexibility, organization, and the ability to multitask while handling multiple aspects of title support. - High school diploma or equivalent.

This hiring range is a reasonable estimate of the base pay range for this position at the time of posting. Pay is based on a number of factors which may include job-related knowledge, skills, experience, business requirements and geographic location.

** Note that the following statements only apply to candidates who will be working from an unincorporated area within Los Angeles County. **

First American will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (e.g., the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act).

First American intends to conduct a review of an applicant's criminal history in connection with a conditional offer. First American reasonably believes that a criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship with the following material job duties for this position potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: handling of confidential, proprietary or trade secret information belonging to First American or its customers, administrating or facilitating financial transactions, and the ability to meet customer-imposed criminal history requirements.

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