Senior Corporate Real Estate & Portfolio Manager

Forward Air Corp.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Forward Air Corp. is seeking a seasoned Corporate Real Estate professional to oversee a portfolio of commercial properties in the Dallas area. You will drive lease administration, coordinate site maintenance, and manage relationships with landlords, tenants, and service providers.

Ideal candidate has 5-7 years in corporate real estate, strong CoStar experience, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills to prepare executive-grade reports and presentations for leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, Property Management, or related field preferred.
• 5-7 years of commercial property management or corporate real estate experience.
• Experience managing office and/or industrial properties.
• Experience using CoStar or comparable platforms.
• Strong understanding of commercial leases and lease administration.
• Experience coordinating vendors, maintenance contracts, and capital improvement projects.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, charts, conditional formatting, data analysis).
• Advanced PowerPoint for executive presentations; proficiency with Word and Outlook.
• CoStar database experience.
• Experience with project management software (MS Project, Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar).
• Strong data entry accuracy and document management skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the assigned commercial properties.
• Coordinate maintenance, repairs, capital improvements, and tenant requests.
• Manage relationships with landlords, tenants, contractors, and service providers.
• Assist with lease administration, renewals, amendments, and critical lease dates.
• Track certificates of insurance, permits, and vendor compliance.
• Maintain accurate property and lease information within CoStar and internal real estate databases.
• Update property profiles, ownership information, market data, lease comparables, and transaction records.
• Research market trends, rental rates, vacancy reports, and comparable properties.
• Generate reports from CoStar and other real estate systems to support business decisions.
• Ensure all real estate records remain current and accurate.
• Development and maintance on all reporting related to the portfolio.
• Analyze property and financial data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Manage small to mid-sized real estate and facilities projects from planning through completion.
• Coordinate office renovations, relocations, expansions, consolidations, and space reconfigurations.
• Develop project schedules and monitor milestones and budgets.
• Coordinate architects, contractors, furniture vendors, IT teams, and facility personnel.
• Track project costs and provide regular status updates to management.
• Ensure projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Maintain lease files and electronic document management systems.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, and meeting materials.
• Support contract administration and vendor procurement.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.

Skills

Data analysis

Vendor coordination

Lease administration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Real Estate/Finance/Property Management

Tools

CoStar

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Monday.com

Job description

Forward Air Corp. is seeking a seasoned Corporate Real Estate professional to oversee a portfolio of commercial properties in the Dallas area. You will drive lease administration, coordinate site maintenance, and manage relationships with landlords, tenants, and service providers.

Ideal candidate has 5-7 years in corporate real estate, strong CoStar experience, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills to prepare executive-grade reports and presentations for leadership.