Title Manager

Apex is seeking a Title Manager to manage a team of several Title Analysts and to support the development, financing, and construction of Apex’s advanced stage renewable-energy projects.
The Title Manager will be responsible for managing the Land Department’s Title Team and the Title Team’s performance of the following primary work streams: ordering, reviewing, and processing title commitments, performing title curative work, reviewing ALTA surveys, obtaining title insurance policies, and working closely with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project financings. Preference will be given to candidates with past title abstracting and commercial underwriting experience, experience closing large scale commercial transactions (renewable energy transactions strongly preferred), and prior supervisory experience.
Primary Responsibilities
The Title Manager will be responsible for performing and/or managing others to perform the following work streams:
Supervise the Title Analysts on the Land Department’s Title Team and train new team members when necessary.
Order, review and process title insurance commitments, draft and record title curative documents, and review ALTA surveys.
Solicit and review quotes from title companies and other third parties for title commitments, mineral searches, title policies and related services.
Edit title proformas, prepare legal exhibits, and draft other documents related to project financing.
Track status of title work and report to internal and external stakeholders the necessary information required to obtain title insurance policies for project financing.
Research deeds, analyze county tax parcel and GIS data, and maintain data related to title documents and other agreements in the land database.
Provide support to the broader Land Department and real estate attorneys on a variety of real estate related tasks.
To succeed as our Title Manager at Apex Clean Energy, you’ll need to display excellence within the following criteria:
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field
Minimum 3 years of title abstracting and/or underwriting experience (commercial underwriting experience strongly preferred)
Minimum 1 year of people leadership experience strongly preferred
Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work assignments and projects
Willingness to train others and develop systems to improve efficiency of the Title Team
Superior attention to detail and the ability to meet strict deadlines
Must be highly accountable for self, Title Team members, and meeting team goals
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, and experience using GIS and other mapping tools.
Ability to project a positive image of the company and cultivate and maintain positive relationships
Able to work from our headquarters in Charlottesville, VA
All employees hired after August 1, 2021 are required to submit proof of a COVID-19 vaccination on or before their start date unless a reasonable accommodation is requested and approved.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
No