Escrow Officer - Green Brick Title
On-sitePlano, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Serve as the primary point of contact for buyers, sellers, lenders, and agents while managing escrow accounts and ensuring all sale conditions are met before funds and property transfer. Review lender instructions, prepare Closing Disclosures and HUDs, coordinate with title companies and builders, and analyze final loan documents to request clarifications or make corrections. Obtain and review files for closing, coordinate with funders for timely disbursement in compliance with Texas Department of Insurance guidelines, and act as a backup closer. Authorize wires and approve checks while maintaining Notary Public and Escrow Officer licenses in good standing. Mentor junior staff and participate in process improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5-7 years of experience as a licensed Escrow Officer or equivalent role with another title company
- Extensive understanding of Texas title insurance practices, escrow processes, real estate contracts, and regulatory requirements
- Experience handling builder, commercial, or specialty transactions
- Strong working relationships with lenders, underwriters, and real estate professionals
- Proven ability to handle complex or high-risk transactions independently
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- High proficiency in title production software (e.g., Qualia), Closing Market, TitleWave, and Microsoft Office applications
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff
- Team Player
- Organization skills
- Detail oriented
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Maintain Notary Public commission in good standing
- Maintain Escrow Officer license in good standing
- Participate in ongoing professional development and process improvement initiatives
- Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day
- Ability to sit for extended periods
- Ability to kneel and bend at the waist
- Ability to walk up and down stairs
- Ability to walk on unlevel terrain
- Ability to use hands to finger, handle or feel
- Ability to reach with hands and arms
- Ability to talk and hear
- Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
- Close vision
- Distance vision
- Color vision
- Peripheral vision
- College degree preferred
Desired Qualifications
- Must believe in, practice, and initiate all Green Brick Partners values set forth in an acronym we call HOME
- Must be Honest, Objective, Mature and Efficient in how he or she approaches their role at Green Brick Partners
- Serve as the primary point of contact for buyers, sellers, lenders, and real estate agents throughout the transaction
- Review lender instructions and prepare Closing Disclosures (CDs) for loan transactions and HUDs for cash transactions
- Send HUDs/CDs to seller for approval
- Send CDs to lender for approval
- Provide buyers with final figures on all cash transactions
- Obtain, review, and analyze final loan documents; make corrections or request clarification as needed
- Prepare title company and builder documents for closing and ensure all requirements are satisfied
- Review, analyze, and prepare the file for closing
- Coordinate with funders to ensure timely disbursement of funds and compliance with Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) guidelines
- Serve as back up closer
- Mentor and assist in training junior escrow staff
- Perform other duties as assigned
- This position carries high-level critical decision-making responsibility
- They have the ability to exercise sound professional and administrative judgment and discretion and have the ability to manage a Title team
- They are approved check signers and can approve wires
- Escrow Officers must have their TDI license and be up to date on continuing education credits
- This position has the ability to authorize a closing and the ability to stop a closing if determined by Escrow Officer the requirements for closing are not met
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