Real Estate Portfolio Manager + Lease Administration

Overview

Join a strong community where all we do is care for the children and families we serve every day, as well as for our dedicated team members. Our people are our best asset. We listen and we know what you're looking for:

• Benefits
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  We support you with a minimum 50% childcare discount, immediate access to benefits, innovative health programs, 401(k) company match, and much more.
• Balance
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  We offer flexible schedules that work for you, no nights or weekends, the ability to bring your children to work with you, and paid time off.
• Opportunity
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  We invest in your future with ongoing training, tuition reimbursement, credential assistance, and our unique Master Teacher Program.
• Recognition
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  We provide a positive, fun workplace where employees are appreciated.

• Oversee approximately one-third of the Company’s real estate portfolio across ~350 locations; work closely with other departments, third-party consultants, and landlords to achieve strategic goals and drive positive outcomes for the portfolio; prepare, maintain, complete, and distribute various reports.
• Negotiate lease renewal/extension or termination terms, including rent amount, term, tenant improvements, critical lease clauses, and landlord work.
• Research properties by analyzing area market rents, vacancy rates, location positioning, nearby competition, local demographics, and economic information.
• Prepare and/or review leases, amendments, renewal option exercises, notices, PSAs, NDAs, SNDAs, estoppel certificates, legal descriptions, zoning restrictions, REAs, surveys, PUDs, CCRs, title reports, and declarations of covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CCRs).
• Monitor critical dates and provide advance notice to management of upcoming decisions, recommending appropriate actions.
• Assist in timely review and authorization of landlord billings (rent, CAM, insurance, real estate taxes); review amounts for errors or irregularities.
• Prepare reports for periodic property/portfolio reviews and perform detailed market research as needed.
• Participate with internal partners in meetings to discuss strategy around existing schools for term extensions or closures.
• Partner with Facilities team to obtain landlord approvals for school construction projects or other landlord actions to resolve facility issues.
• Research and ensure compliance with key lease provisions.
• Maintain liaison with landlords, handling correspondence, coordinating site inspections by landlords, lenders, and their agents; maintain strong landlord relationships.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage the school closing and surrender process.
• Review opportunities for sale or sublease of surplus, underutilized, or non-strategic assets; provide information to brokers as applicable.
• Provide information to consultants for appealing assessed values to minimize real property tax expense.
• Occasional travel to corporate headquarters for meetings.

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Bachelor’s degree in real estate or accounting, finance, business, or paralegal studies.

• Minimum 5 years of experience in multi-unit commercial real estate with a focus on asset management, lease administration, as a real estate paralegal, or in general commercial real estate development.

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• Excellent customer service and follow-up skills with internal and external customers.
• Capable of working with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication with internal stakeholders and the landlord community.
• Proficient time management, organizational skills, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to perform all essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Working knowledge of lease administration databases/programs;
  Lucernex experience a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Co-Pilot, and Outlook.
• Detail-oriented in drafting LOIs, lease amendments, and related documents.
• Comfortable presenting and partnering with all levels of management.
• Ability to handle conflicts and complaints from landlords and field operations.
• Demonstrated data analysis, conceptual and problem-solving…