Director of Corporate Real Estate
Description
Summary:
Responsible for developing and executing capital budgets; performing lease management; facilitating building and space design; overseeing construction/renovation and associated internal coordination; directing facilities vendor management activities and payments processing; supervising utilities cost control and payments approval; managing space planning and major personnel relocations; overseeing facilities maintenance; and performing activities in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop capital budgets in consultation with Corporate Real Estate team and key stakeholders. Execute items in the timeframes identified within final and approved budgets.
- Negotiate and facilitate letters of intent at the direction of appropriate executive leadership.
- Assist executives and other stakeholders in entering into, renewing, modifying and canceling all leases across the organization.
- Assist with and oversee building and space design, including interface with internal contacts and external parties (facility owners, space planners, architects, local authorities having jurisdiction, etc.).
- Oversee construction and renovation projects, to include development and coordination of appropriate project budgets, payment/budget tracking and approvals; legal document execution; contractor and professional services engagements; interface with local authorities having jurisdiction, contractors and other suppliers; and coordination with internal stakeholders and project participants. Scope of work begins at the first step, such as site selection, and concludes with final project acceptance and provision of as-build drawings, warranty information, etc., along with final budget reconciliation and reporting.
- Work with CRE team and local leadership to select and oversee facilities vendors, to include vetting, licensure, insurance, bonding, contracts execution and oversight for invoice processing.
- Supervise utilities and other cost control and invoice processing.
- Manage material space planning initiatives and major personnel relocations, to include engagement of key internal stakeholders, space planners, movers, etc.
- Oversee facilities preventive maintenance, repair and equipment upgrades.
- Respond to emergency incidents.
- Develop and administer budget and operating procedures for departmental functions.
- Perform duties in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Perform required administrative activities for CRE team.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Education and/or Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree required. Additional experience may be substituted for this requirement.
- 10+ years of experience in facilities-related leadership or equivalent functions required
- Competence in all functions listed in the summary section required
- Certified Manager of Commercial Properties (CMCP) or similar certification a plus
Skills and Abilities
- Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills required
- Moderate-strong skills with Microsoft Office applications required
- Ability to discern construction drawings, documents and similar items required
- Well organized, detail and customer (internal and external) oriented self-starter
- Strong procurement and negotiation skills
- Some travel required
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time efficiently
- Respectful demeanor toward other associates and managers that promotes a positive and professional work environment
- Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations as applicable to your job duties.
FirstBank does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies and staffing firms. Recruitment agencies and consultants may not submit resumes directly to managers. FirstBank will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement as an approved vendor. FirstBank in an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability.