Real Estate Portfolio Manager

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At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

US Country Real Estate Manager

ABB is searching for a relationship-oriented Real Estate Portfolio Manager who is passionate about partnering with stakeholders and guiding them to make excellent real estate decisions for a fast-growing organization. This role will be responsible for the lifecycle of a portion of the ABB US Real Estate portfolio including new site searches, lease renewals, exits/relocations, capital investment strategy, facilities management practices and provision of options to Division leadership to support goals and targets.

This role is open to remote candidates, with a high priority placed on finding a candidate located in the Eastern or Central Time Zones to best support internal customers.

This role contributes to the US Real Estate organization which supports all ABB operating Divisions in the US. The successful candidate will be responsible to manage a defined portion of the portfolio.

• Building strategic relationships with local and global division leadership to understand their future real estate related supply and demand requirements.
• Developing strategic real estate plans for a specific portion of the portfolio to enhance the local division facilities for both current and prescribed future needs.
• Overseeing the end-to-end site selection process for new locations including documenting Division requirements, working with 3rd party broker representation, requests for proposals and negotiation of terms in coordination with ABB’s legal and Division teams.
• Managing an integrated facilities management program including oversight of 3rd party provider, service delivery at sites and ensuring compliance with ABB policies and contractual obligations.

• Minimum 4-year degree from University in related field
• 8+ years of relevant corporate real estate experience; industrial/manufacturing experience preferred
• Ability to travel up to 20%
• Demonstrated knowledge of real estate contract negotiations including leases and purchase and sale agreements
• Advanced skills in creating MS PowerPoint presentations and MS Excel spreadsheets
• Experience preparing multi-work stream status reports and managing project issues/risks, and ability to communicate complex technical issues effectively to non-technical users
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that allows them to work for ABB in the United States.

ABB's US Real Estate portfolio spans coast to coast with a center of gravity in the southeast and includes approximately 120 sites and 11M square feet of space, majority of which is manufacturing/industrial.

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

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