Land Description Technician
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Job Location:
Stevens Point, WI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Portage County Register of Deeds is hiring a full-time Land Description Technician!
What are the primary job responsibilities
- Interprets legal real estate descriptions for all real estate located in Portage County including the City of Stevens Point.
- Interprets and hand drafts maps per recorded real estate documents.
- Drafts and revises legal real estate descriptions.
- Computes and verifies legal description acreages.
- Manually transfer information from the recorded document to Ascent (Transcendent program) accurately using existing and/or computed information derived from legally recorded documents. New parcels base parcels name changes splits and certified survey maps etc.
- Compiles and organizes information and forms for assessment rolls.
- Inputs/Imports/Downloads and checks assessment values as directed by assessor.
- Prepares and balances required reports.
- Provides information statutorily required to assessor.
- Assists in answering telephone and counter inquiries from the public in a timely manner.
- Works with municipal assessors to add maintain and delete personal property accounts and values.
- Reconciles receipts to money at the end of each day. Balances all monies with Munis system records.
- Works with the public to locate County Surveyors records.
- Maintenance of subdivision restriction index.
- Maintenance of comparable sales book in Ascent.
- Determines and obtains all recorded documents from Register of Deeds records affecting real estate title.
- Works with public to search/issue vital records requests and receipt in the Portage County ERPsystem and enters into the State of Wisconsin SVRIS system.
- Updates WAMS (Department of Revenue program) with transfer information.
- Ability to manipulate the land records assessment program to provide various reports and labels as needed by business partners and the public.
- Ability and knowledge to gather and submit XML files to Department of Revenue (DOR) and other statutory electronic forms to required business partners.
- Create and balance drainage district rolls and all other special districts located in Portage County including the City of Stevens Point.
- Back up to recording desk. This includes accepting reviewing indexing and auditing documents for recording.
What are the minimum job qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent. Associated degree in related field preferred.
- Experience interpreting legal documents legal descriptions and strong mapping skills.
- Four years work experience in a legal office or abstract company.
- Training through Wisconsin Land Title Association and Wisconsin Real Property Listers is preferred
- Any combination of education and experience that provides equivalent knowledge skills and abilities.
Portage County offers a GREATbenefit package which includes the following;
- Vacation - available on day one!
- Health insurance- your choice of two health plans- (Health Savings Account associated with a High Deductible Health Plan with a County contribution or a PPO Co-pay plan)
- Wellness incentive plan offered with health insurance enrollment! Earn up to $600 per year!
- Flexible spending account
- Dental insurance
- State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan - County contribution of 6.95% (2025) increasing to 7.2% in 2026!
- Paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Life insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
- Long term disability insurance- premium paid by the County (must work a minimum of 30 hrs/wk)
- EAP (Employee Assistance Plan) - paid by the County
- 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program
Deadline to apply is 4:30 pm onFriday November 28th
Portage County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- GIS
- Legal Drafting
- Microstation
- Construction Experience
- Data Collection
- Math
- Land Surveying
- Drafting
- Autocad
- Carlson
- Geometry
- Oil & Gas Experience
About Company
The Department's primary responsibilities include providing job services, training and employment assistance to people looking for work, at the same time as it works with employers on finding the necessary workers to fill current job openings.
