Job Description

Take Your Corporate Career to the Next Level

Are you ready to be challenged, make a difference, and experience professional growth in your career? Kleinfelder’s Corporate Services team is looking for you! From Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, Marketing & Communications, and Information Technology to Legal and Health & Safety, our corporate employees are part of the Kleinfelder ecosystem - supporting the projects that improve the communities we work and live in.

Step into Your New Role

Kleinfelder is hiring a Corporate Real Estate Manager!

This position is responsible for collaborating with division leaders and area managers to identify leasing requirements and develop strategies to align with the Company’s business goals and objectives. The Corporate Real Estate Manager is responsible for managing all components from project initiation to successful transaction execution while fostering positive client relationships. The position is also responsible for real estate portfolio management and reporting functions.

This position will require travel (sometimes on short notice). The successful candidate will have excellent time management skills and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with appropriate division leaders to identify facility requirements.
• Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with internal clients.
• Understands the organization’s growth plan and provides detailed analysis leading up to leasing agreements.
• Evaluates new requests and existing lease portfolio to identify solutions ensuring financial commitments are within approved real estate budget.
• Provides market and demographic analysis for new transactions.
• Leads negotiations for the real estate transaction with property owner/broker.
• Prepares the recommendation/approval documentation for lease transactions for department management and ultimately for executive approval.
• Finalizes negotiations of the real estate transaction.
• Partners with legal counsel to ensure leasing agreements adhere to corporate directives.
• Identifies, develops and implements improvements to the transaction evaluation and management processes.
• Develops and maintains ongoing reporting not limited to portfolio analysis, critical dates, dashboards, etc.
• Provides financial information as it relates to lease operating expenses, reconciliations, cost management.
• Reviews, audits and approves lease operating expense statements and reconciliations.
• Serves as a key contributor to the annual rent/lease budgeting process
• Manage office build-outs, moves, and space utilization initiatives.
• Lead property exits, including asset removal, lease closeouts, and site restoration.
• Oversee daily facility operations, vendor relations, and regulatory compliance.
• Optimize real estate portfolio through budgeting, lease negotiations, and cost control.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree (i.e. MBA or Master of Corporate Real Estate) or equivalent preferred.
• Experience: 8-9 years of related experience and knowledge of applicable laws and regulations required. 5 - 6 years commercial real estate experience required.
• Must have the ability to interact at various levels (Senior Management to service vendors) with strong written and verbal communication.
• Travel - 30 to 40%
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows operating systems

Move Forward with Kleinfelder

Kleinfelder has been connecting great people to the best work since 1961. We are engineers, scientists, and construction professionals providing solutions that improve our clients’ transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure. As a responsive, cross-disciplinary team of bright, curious, and innovative problem-solvers, we are dedicated to doing the right thing, every day, on every project from over 112 offices in the US, Canada, and Australia. Connecting great people to the best work is our purpose - together, we deliver.

Progress with an Employer that Values You

Kleinfelder is an inclusive organization free from discrimination. We are a stronger organization when we are a diverse workforce and believe that through diversity, equity, and inclusion comes creativity, innovation, and unity. We are proud to offer the following:

Benefits: Kleinfelder offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) plan, and paid holidays.

Career Development: We are committed to investing in the professional development of our staff, offering each employee every opportunity to grow, develop, and take control of their career paths. We support these efforts through reimbursements for continuing education as well as many of the expenses associated with trainings and certifications, and opportunities for career development through our internal Mentoring Program.

Equal Opportunity: Kleinfelder is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.

NOTICE TO THIRD PARTY AGENCIES

Please note that Kleinfelder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Fee Agreement, Kleinfelder will not consider or agree to payment for any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, Kleinfelder explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resume, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Kleinfelder.