Real Estate Transaction Manager

Black & Veatch Corporation; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k plan

Tuition reimbursement

Adoption reimbursement

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

The Black & Veatch Corporation seeks a Real Estate Transaction Manager to lead complex global real estate transactions from strategy through closeout. You will partner with senior leaders, brokers, and legal teams to optimize portfolios and workplace strategy, requiring strong commercial real estate expertise and financial analysis.

Key duties include market strategy, site selection, lease negotiation support, governance, and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, real estate, construction management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in real estate, or related field
• Ability to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search

Responsibilities

• Lead complex global real estate transactions, including market strategy, site selection, financial analysis, lease negotiation support, AFE/approval routing, governance, execution, and closeout.
• Drive acquisitions, dispositions, renewals, expansions, consolidations, relocations, and leasing activities; evaluate business requirements, financial impacts, key dates, options, and risks to develop recommendations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and secure office and site locations in priority markets.
• Ensure transaction governance, corporate oversight, risk review, approvals, documentation, and administrative requirements are completed accurately and timely for each transaction.
• Proactively monitor the real estate portfolio and lead transaction planning for renewals, extensions, expansions, contractions, terminations, consolidations, and other strategic portfolio actions.
• Translate corporate real estate strategy, business objectives, market intelligence, financial considerations, and workplace priorities into practical transaction recommendations.
• Manage and influence external broker partners, landlords, consultants, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality transaction outcomes aligned with overall real estate objectives.

Skills

Real estate

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in design, real estate, construction management, or related field

Job description

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Company: Black & Veatch Family of Companies

Together, we own our company, our future, and our shared success.

As an employee-owned company, our people are Black & Veatch. We put them at the center of everything we do and empower them to grow, explore new possibilities and use their diverse talents and perspectives to solve humanity's biggest challenges in an ever-evolving world. With over 100 years of innovation in sustainable infrastructure and our expertise in engineering, procurement, consulting and construction, together we are building a world of difference.

Company :Black & Veatch Corporation

Opportunity Type :Staff

Project Only Hire :No

Why Black & Veatch?

At Black & Veatch, you’ll be part of work that matters—designing, creating, and building the infrastructure communities rely on every day, from concept through execution.

We care about how the work gets done as much as what we build. Safety is built into every decision, and people look out for each other—speaking up, collaborating, and doing the right thing because it affects real lives.

You’ll work alongside teams solving complex challenges and turning ideas into solutions that perform in the real world—gaining hands-on experience across projects, technologies, and disciplines.

Ownership shows up in how we work. We take responsibility for outcomes, follow through on commitments, and take pride in what we deliver. As a 100% employee-owned company, employees share in the long-term success we build together.

With flexible ways of working and meaningful development opportunities, you’ll build a career you can be proud to stand behind.

The Opportunity

The Real Estate Transaction Manager leads complex global real estate transactions from strategy and analysis through negotiation, approvals, execution, and closeout. This role serves as a transaction advisor to business leaders, partnering with internal stakeholders, external brokers, legal, finance, and facilities teams to deliver real estate solutions that support business objectives, portfolio optimization, and long-term workplace strategy. The position requires strong commercial real estate expertise, executive-level communication, financial analysis capability, and the ability to independently manage high-impact transactions with appropriate governance and risk mitigation. This role reports to the Director of Real Estate Transactions and Brokerage.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex global real estate transactions, including market strategy, site selection, financial analysis, lease negotiation support, AFE/approval routing, governance, execution, and closeout.
• Drive acquisitions, dispositions, renewals, expansions, consolidations, relocations, and leasing activities; evaluate business requirements, financial impacts, key dates, options, and risks to develop recommendations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and secure office and site locations in priority markets.
• Ensure transaction governance, corporate oversight, risk review, approvals, documentation, and administrative requirements are completed accurately and timely for each transaction.
• Proactively monitor the real estate portfolio and lead transaction planning for renewals, extensions, expansions, contractions, terminations, consolidations, and other strategic portfolio actions.
• Translate corporate real estate strategy, business objectives, market intelligence, financial considerations, and workplace priorities into practical transaction recommendations.
• Manage and influence external broker partners, landlords, consultants, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality transaction outcomes aligned with overall real estate objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, real estate, construction management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in real estate, or related field
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, business, construction management, architecture/design, or a related field; advanced degree, professional certification, or commercial real estate designation preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive commercial real estate transactions, corporate real estate, brokerage, portfolio management, or related experience, with demonstrated responsibility for complex transactions and senior stakeholder engagement.
• Advanced business acumen with the ability to translate complex business needs, market conditions, cost implications, and risk factors into actionable real estate solutions.
• Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to communicate, influence, and gain alignment across senior leaders, functional partners, regions, and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience and ability to support or lead complex commercial lease and real estate deal structures.
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including lease economics, total occupancy cost, business case development, budgets, forecasts, and scenario modeling.
• Highly collaborative and proactive, with disciplined project management, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to drive decisions in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to independently manage ambiguity, confidential information, competing priorities, and multiple concurrent transactions while maintaining accuracy and responsiveness during periods of high work volume.
• Knowledge of sustainability, environmental considerations, workplace strategy, and operational impacts related to real estate and portfolio decisions.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

Salary Plan

ADM: Administrative/Business

Job Grade

016

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