Property Title Manager, Roads + Highways

About the role

TYLin is a globally recognized, full-service infrastructure consulting firm committed to providing innovative, cost-effective, constructible designs for the global infrastructure market. With over 3,000 employees throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe, the firm provides support on projects of varying size and complexity. Together, we enhance conventional designs with smarter, more resilient systems. We provide people with better mobility. We steward precious resources by finding more sustainable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee title research and abstraction activities for complex transportation and right-of-way projects, including the review and interpretation of deeds, easements, plans, plats, legal descriptions, recorded instruments, statutes, and other property records.
• Develop and recommend title and right-of-way research strategies for complex projects and advise Project Managers and clients on potential title, ownership, acquisition, and documentation risks.
• Provide technical direction and quality oversight for title research, ownership determinations, parcel histories, easement research, encumbrances, and right-of-way documentation.
• Establish and maintain quality standards and procedures for title research, abstraction, and right-of-way documentation and ensure consistent application across projects.
• Review and approve title abstracts, ownership summaries, parcel files, right-of-way documentation, acquisition materials, and related deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with project and client requirements.
• Analyze complex title and property issues and develop recommendations regarding ownership, easements, rights-of-way, liens, mortgages, tenants, abutters, parties of interest, and other matters affecting property acquisition or project delivery.
• Interpret applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and client requirements related to property acquisition, title, right-of-way, and public infrastructure projects and provide guidance to project teams.
• Identify potential title, ownership, documentation, and right-of-way issues early in the project and recommend appropriate resolutions and next steps.
• Provide day-to-day technical direction, workload coordination, training, and mentorship to Title Specialists and other staff supporting title and right-of-way activities.
• Coordinate and communicate with Project Managers, attorneys, clients, public agencies, municipal offices, registries of deeds, surveyors, property owners, and other stakeholders to obtain information, resolve title issues, and support right-of-way acquisition activities.
• Manage and coordinate title-related assignments, priorities, schedules, and deliverables across multiple projects, ensuring work is completed accurately and within established project timelines.
• Support project scoping, fee development, staffing plans, schedules, and resource requirements for title and right-of-way assignments.
• Support the preparation and review of acquisition and closing documents, including deeds, easements, agreements, releases, tax information statements, notices, and other documentation required for right-of-way actions.
• Oversee the preparation and review of complex legal and technical documentation, including notices, findings, title summaries, exhibits, condemnation support materials, and other documentation required for right-of-way acquisition and project delivery.
• Participate in project meetings, client meetings, administrative meetings, hearings, and other proceedings as needed to provide technical expertise and support related to title and property matters.