Land Solutions, Title Researcher – Michigan (Contract, Remote)

About the role

Atwell, LLC is a national consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with more than 70 offices across the country. We deliver strategic and creative solutions across the energy (power and hydrocarbons) and real estate and land development markets — offering comprehensive turnkey services including land and right-of-way support, engineering, surveying, environmental compliance, GIS and mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and project management.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed title research, ownership verification, and parcel analysis using county records, GIS systems, and public data sources
• Determine current ownership and legal description of land required for the project
• Search property records for conveyances, liens, and other instruments
• PLOT legal descriptions, including metes and bounds
• Prepare runsheets of compiled records showing title to property and effects of liens/encumbrances
• Obtain and review title information; check accuracy of legal descriptions against maps

Qualifications

• Experience in land and right-of-way title/easement documentation
• Strong knowledge of researching courthouse and county clerk records online
• Ability to interpret deeds, leases, court actions, probates, and other documents affecting property ownership
• Ability to plot metes and bounds and read both electronic and paper maps
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel for project reporting

Location

Michigan or neighboring state preferred / open to remote nationwide