The Location Planning & Management Senior Manager (Real Estate) will oversee and manage the firmwide real estate planning and construction management function of the team. The real estate planning and construction management function will facilitate the Firm’s space planning, evaluation of real estate options, construction project budget development and oversight, and overall construction project management. Additionally, this function will manage the quantitative aspects of the Firm’s sustainability reporting. The Senior Manager will work closely with the local Administration team, Facilities, Accounting, IT, and the Firm leadership team, and will report to the Director of Location Planning & Management. The Senior Manager should be comfortable with recommending courses of action to the Director of Location Planning & Management, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director.
Responsibilities
Manage the financial analysis of Firm real estate decisions and present the results through executive summaries and presentations
Direct the analysis and reporting of firmwide space utilization, options and needs
Manage and report on construction project budgets across the Firm, including providing data and support for the annual capital budget and projection process
Collaborate with stakeholders / business owners to define the requirements of space-related initiatives
Support the Firm’s lease transaction activities
Manage the analysis of vendor proposals relating to real estate projects, including the evaluation of scope and cost of services; identify and recommend cost saving opportunities
Oversee the sourcing and collection of data for the calculation of the Firm’s carbon emissions
Communicate the impact of lease decisions and construction projects across affected departments
Lead the business owner function of the facilities management system
Work independently to problem solve, applying in-depth analysis, understanding of business objectives and related disciplines
Ensure timely communication of project status / timing to stakeholders, team members
Assist with the documentation of existing processes and recommend process improvements
Collaborate on projects with other departments and various Firm offices including: Accounting, HR, IT, Facilities and Office Administrators
Plan schedules and workloads, review work product, train and coach team members
Ability to travel on an occasional basis (5%) and in some instances for an extended period of time for certain projects
Manage other Firm projects, as assigned
Additional duties, as assigned
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
General Business
Industries
Law Practice
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