Director, Real Estate Management

Northwell Health; Manhasset (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health in New York seeks a seasoned Real Estate Director to lead the direct ion of a large portfolio of properties. You will develop strategic visions, optimize space, and guide complex transactions across multiple regions, partnering with senior leaders to drive growth and cost efficiency.

The role requires deep leadership experience, cross-functional collaboration, and expertise in leases, acquisitions, and redevelopment initiatives within a large health system environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 8-12 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of leadership/management experience, required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and articulate a short- to mid-term strategic vision for the real estate portfolio to support growth and enterprise goals.
• Lead portfolio optimization to reduce costs, generate revenue, and rationalize footprint across regions.
• Oversee pipeline reviews and feasibility studies to assess options and propose solutions balancing business needs and affordability.
• Identify opportunities for cross-regional improvement in performance, utilization, and customer experience with solid business cases.
• Advise senior leadership on new market opportunities and network strategies with long-term planning.
• Lead operating reviews with regional operators to monitor pipeline, data, and project status and ensure accountability.
• Establish relationships with third-party brokers and external stakeholders, setting KPIs and accountability.
• Coordinate with legal counsel on binding documents and complex real estate issues; provide strategic guidance.
• Socialize large-scale real estate initiatives and secure alignment from diverse senior stakeholders with timely updates.
• Provide strategic oversight for significant regional and multi-regional transactions including leases, renewals, extensions, terminations, subleases, purchases, and dispositions.
• Develop policies for tracking and managing critical lease dates with proactive decision-making.
• Direct site selection processes using analytics, market intelligence, and broker engagement.
• Drive continuous improvement in transaction management, lease administration, and customer relationship management.
• Lead integration activities for acquisitions and divestitures within assigned regions for seamless alignment.
• Contribute to proposals and business development efforts as an advisor on real estate implications.

Skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Directs, operates, and maintains large commercial property/portfolio ensuring hard and soft facilities services (Engineering, Custodial, Contracts, and Subcontractors); budgeting and financial oversight. Evaluates portfolio options for: reducing occupancy costs, improving space usage, and monetization and redevelopment of existing space.

Job Responsibility

• 1. Develop and articulate a short-to-mid term strategic vision for the real estate portfolio that directly supports the health system’s growth plans and enterprise-wide goals.
• 2. Lead comprehensive portfolio optimization initiatives, driving strategies to reduce costs, generate revenue, and rationalize footprint across multiple regions or functional units to meet annual targets and long-term strategic objectives.
• 3. Oversee and guide pipeline reviews and complex feasibility studies to assess alternatives and recommend solutions that balance diverse business needs, affordability, and enterprise direction.
• 4. Identify system-wide or multi-regional opportunities for improvement in performance, utilization, and customer experience, developing robust business cases to support recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
• 5. Advise senior leadership on new market opportunities and network strategies based on demand, access, and competitive dynamics, with a long-term planning horizon.
• 6. Lead regular operating reviews with regional and functional unit operators to review pipeline, data, and project status, ensuring alignment and accountability.
• 7. Establish and manage strategic relationships with third-party brokers and external stakeholders, setting performance expectations, monitoring KPIs, and driving accountability.
• 8. Coordinate extensively with internal and external legal counsel on all binding documents and complex real estate issues, providing strategic guidance.
• 9. Lead the internal socialization of large-scale real estate initiatives, securing alignment and approvals from diverse senior stakeholders, and providing clear, timely updates on progress and strategic impact.
• 10. Provide strategic oversight and accountability for all significant regional and multi-regional transactions, including new leases, renewals, extensions, terminations, subleases, surrenders, purchases, and dispositions.
• 11. Develop policies and procedures for tracking and managing critical lease dates, ensuring proactive strategic decision-making ahead of key events.
• 12. Direct site selection processes leveraging advanced analytics, tools, and market intelligence, overseeing market tours and strategic broker engagement.
• 13. Drive continuous improvement initiatives in transaction management, lease administration, and customer relationship management across functional units.
• 14. Lead and direct integration activities for acquisitions and divestitures within the assigned regions, ensuring seamless transition and strategic alignment.
• 15. Contribute to proposals and business development efforts within assigned groups, acting as an advisor on real estate implications and opportunities.
• 16. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 8-12 years of relevant experience and 7+ years of leadership / management experience, required.

*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).