Commercial Real Estate Operations Associate

Bourn Companies • Tucson, AZ

3d

About The Position

Bourn Companies is seeking a Commercial Real Estate Operations Associate to build a career across real estate, finance, and business operations. The role supports the creation, operation, and growth of a diverse portfolio of retail, office, residential, and hospitality properties. The associate will work directly with experienced leadership and collaborate with development, project management, leasing, accounting, and legal teams, as well as tenants and business partners, to understand how decisions made throughout development influence the long-term operation and performance of real estate assets.

The position offers hands-on exposure to financial management, property operations, tenant and partner relationships, development projects, lease and contract administration, and portfolio business models. The successful candidate will help evaluate operational challenges, improve efficiency and financial performance, and develop systems and processes as the portfolio grows. As experience and capabilities develop, the associate will take on greater ownership of operating decisions, tenant relationships, financial performance, and portfolio responsibilities. Bourn Companies is willing to develop the right individual, with the potential for a long-term career path leading to a leadership role in real estate operations.

Requirements

• Strong numerical aptitude and analytical thinking, with an interest in understanding the financial drivers of a business.
• Proficiency in Excel and an interest in developing more advanced financial and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to develop productive relationships across a wide range of people and disciplines.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities and follow through on commitments.
• Intellectual curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, and willingness to take ownership of problems and solutions.
• Genuine interest in real estate, business operations, and building a career with increasing responsibility and leadership opportunities.
• Commercial real estate experience is a plus; the company emphasizes intellectual capability, interpersonal skills, work ethic, and curiosity.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, real estate, or a related field.
• Commercial real estate experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage property operating budgets, analyze financial performance, review operating expenses, and support CAM reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Understand how real estate assets operate as businesses, including the relationships among revenue, expenses, capital investments, tenant performance, and long-term asset value.
• Build relationships with commercial tenants and operating partners, understand their business needs, and collaborate on opportunities and challenges affecting their success.
• Work with Development Principals, Project Managers, and design teams to evaluate how building systems, materials, layouts, and operational logistics influence property performance.
• Collaborate with leasing and legal teams to understand lease commitments, negotiate and administer vendor agreements, and develop knowledge to participate in lease renewals and other business negotiations.
• Coordinate vendors, building services, maintenance, tenant improvements, occupancy transitions, and day-to-day commercial property operations.
• Develop an understanding of operating models and business considerations across retail, office, residential, and hospitality properties, including operating partnerships and joint ventures.
• Evaluate operational challenges, identify opportunities to improve efficiency and financial performance, and help develop systems and processes for a growing real estate portfolio.
• Assume increasing ownership of operating decisions, tenant relationships, financial performance, and portfolio responsibilities as experience and capabilities develop.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level