Senior Real Estate & Capital Programs Lead

UL Research Institutes; Evanston (IL); On-site; USD 119,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus compensation

401k matching

Retirement contribution

Paid time off

Health, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement seek a Senior Real Estate Planning & Development Program Manager to lead complex capital programs from Columbia, MD or Washington, DC. You will drive planning, governance, and controls across multiple workstreams, coordinating internal teams and external partners to meet objectives and compliance requirements.

The role emphasizes program controls, schedules, cost models, risk management, and strong communication, with a focus on delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, architecture, engineering, construction management, business administration, or related field.
• PMP certification is desired.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in real estate development, capital project delivery, or related fields, including at least 4 years of people leadership and management experience.
• Experience with large, multi-stakeholder capital programs exceeding $100M in value.
• Experience developing program controls from the ground up (master schedules, cost models, risk registers, reporting dashboards).
• Experience working with scientific research, academic or research institutions, and public policy, nonprofit and/or mission-driven organizations is desired.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and development activities for complex real estate and capital projects, translating objectives into program requirements and strategies.
• Manage program staff, consultants, designers, advisors, and delivery partners to ensure objectives, obligations, performance, and quality.
• Lead program-level planning, controls, and governance across the full capital program lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain program controls including schedules, cost models, risk registers, dashboards, and status reporting.
• Administer governance processes to support accountability and timely decision-making.
• Establish and maintain compliance processes related to internal policies, funding, audits, and documentation standards.
• Support contract development, administration, compliance monitoring, and performance management.
• Coordinate among internal stakeholders and external partners to maintain program consistency.
• Oversee PMIS implementation, document control workflows, templates, and tools for scalable delivery.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams, monitor scope, schedule, cost, risk, and OPR compliance.
• Contribute to other real estate development and cross-functional initiatives as needed.

Skills

Capital program mgmt

Governance frameworks

PMIS platforms

Schedule development

Cost modeling

Risk management

Stakeholder alignment

Contract frameworks

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in real estate or related field

Tools

Kahua

Procore

e-Builder

Job description

UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement seek a Senior Real Estate Planning & Development Program Manager to lead complex capital programs from Columbia, MD or Washington, DC. You will drive planning, governance, and controls across multiple workstreams, coordinating internal teams and external partners to meet objectives and compliance requirements.

The role emphasizes program controls, schedules, cost models, risk management, and strong communication, with a focus on delivering