Executive Director, University Real Estate

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All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here.

Job Code
: 17916

Recruitment Pool
:
All Applicants

Posting Number
: req
8110

Unit
:
Capital Assets and Real Estate

Department
:
Capital Assets and Real Estate

Location
: VCU

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VCU is a public research university unlike any other. We re dedicated to serving the needs of students and patients and our passionate community isn t afraid to tackle difficult challenges others can t, or won t. We’re home to creativity, teaching, discovery and healing. Our location in the heart of downtown Richmond, Virginia, means the nonstop energy of our city ignites our innovation and provides unlimited opportunities.

We are the university for Virginia. We know that the unique backgrounds and experiences of the VCU community are what drive the university forward. Together, we’re forging a future that is built by us. Here, artists and engineers, doctors and designers come together to reimagine the human experience and tackle the problems of tomorrow.

VCU dates to 1838 with the formation of the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College, whose mission was to educate physicians in central Virginia and which was later renamed Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, Richmond Professional Institute merged with the Medical College of Virginia to become what is now known as Virginia Commonwealth University.

The Executive Director, University Real Estate provides strategic leadership, oversight, and management of the university’s real estate portfolio, including acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, property management and new development. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Campus Enterprises & Chief Real Estate Officer, the Executive Director is responsible for advancing real estate initiatives that align with the institution’s strategic priorities, mission, and long-term physical development goals.

This position plays a critical leadership role in managing and strategically guiding the university’s real estate assets, oversees complex real estate transactions, and directs cross-functional projects involving internal and external stakeholders. The Executive Director, University Real Estate provides tactical leadership and oversight of the Director of Real Estate Operations and support staff, ensuring efficient and accurate execution of daily operations in adherence to institutional policies, while driving policy innovation and fostering meaningful external partnerships.

CARE provides strategic and comprehensive real estate services and management that align with and support the university’s strategic plan and institutional goals, while at the same time giving consideration to the economic development and engagement activities coordinated with the university’s leadership. Important to the success of the university’s real estate development is the unit’s role in liaising and collaborating with facilities planning and academic and administrative units to ensure critical communication and coordination.

• Provides strategic and visionary leadership for all university real estate initiatives, fostering strong, collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to advance institutional goals and ensure alignment with the university’s long-term vision.
• Champion a forward-thinking approach to driving real estate operations, with an emphasis on acquisition planning and strategy, asset portfolio management, and ensuring strategic alignment with institutional priorities.
• Negotiates a variety of…