PROPERTY MANAGER

Norfolk Southern; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Norfolk Southern seeks a Real Estate/Asset Management professional to assist in planning, managing, and controlling real estate activities across a multi-territory team. You will help set priorities, coordinate activities, and maximize return on assets while serving internal and external customers.

Preferred candidates have 3–5 years of related experience and a Bachelor’s degree, with strong Excel, PowerPoint, and Word skills.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated analytical thinking to evaluate assets and performance.
• Ability to build relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proactive approach to planning, coordinating, and driving results.
• Excellent time management and prioritization in a multi‑territory setting.

Responsibilities

• Supports negotiation and execution of land sales, leases, and licenses, including private grade crossings.
• Assists in optimizing utility and profitability of NS‑owned real estate assets.
• Maintains contact with developers, brokers, appraisers, and governmental agencies.
• Keeps properties in the team’s territory under review for value and utilization input.
• Assists in inspecting properties to ensure environmental and contractual compliance.
• Ensures transactions follow internal controls and processes.
• Supports development and training of all team members.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Build collaborative relationships

Communication skills

Initiative

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Job description

Full job description A resume helps you stand out to hiring managers and recruiters; your resume communicates your experience and your brand. While it is not required, we encourage you to include an up-to-date resume along with a completed job application to give you the best opportunity to be considered. A complete resume helps us to better understand your unique background, relevant experiences, and passions. We look forward to learning about you.

Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer‑centric, operations‑driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Job Description

Primary Purpose

Assists in the planning, management, and control of real estate activities for a multi‑territory team. Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion, coordinates activities to ensure optimal utilization of corporate assets and to maximize return on those assets. Coordinates travel with team members and acts as a service provider to internal and external customers.

Principal Duties

• Supports the negotiation and execution of land sales and leases, private grade crossings and utility licenses to outside parties and oversees such activities of direct reports.
• Optimizes the utility and profitability of NS‑owned real estate assets by assisting in managing the processes that facilitate the sale, lease, and/or license of assets owned by the corporation.
• Maintains frequent contact with developers, brokers, appraisers and governmental agencies, all of which may have an impact in establishing the value of NS owned real estate assets.
• Maintains familiarity with all properties in team's territories in order to provide input on Fair Market Value and proper utilization of properties.
• Assists in managing the process of inspecting properties on a routine basis to ensure environmental and contractual compliance.
• Takes the necessary steps to ensure that the team is processing all transactions in accordance with the Internal Compendium of Controls.
• Responsible for the development and training of all team members.

Job Related Experience

Minimum Level: Not specified. Preferred Level: 3-5 years.

Education

Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree.

Technical Skills

• MS Excel/Spreadsheets
• MS Powerpoint/Presentations
• MS Word/Word Processing

Skills and Abilities

• Analytical Thinking
• Build Collaborative Relationships
• Communication Skills
• Initiative
• Time Management

Work Conditions

Environment: Outdoor/Field. Shift Work: No. On‑Call: No. Weekend Work: No. Travel Required: 6 - 10 Days per Month.

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer‑centric and operations‑driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.

Equal Employment Opportunities

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.