Leasing Consultant, Real Estate

OhioHealth•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Leasing Consultant provides system-wide real estate transaction expertise to help implement and achieve OhioHealth's corporate objectives. The role contributes to real estate strategies that address the organization's space, financial, and operational needs. Responsibilities include negotiating transactions, preparing leadership presentations, developing and maintaining standard real estate contracts, and managing real estate technology and portfolio data. The position tracks critical lease clauses and dates, maintains accurate portfolio information, and provides leadership with regular updates on system capabilities. It also gathers market data and prepares forecasts, budgets, and other analyses to support transactions, asset management, and decision-making. The role oversees vendors and project team members for compliance with contracts and internal client expectations, uses financial models to evaluate alternatives, and helps establish consistent, documented best practices, policies, and procedures in coordination with affected departments. As a High Reliability Organization, OhioHealth expects this position to focus on safety, quality, and efficiency when performing its duties. The job profile is an overview and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities; it may change at any time.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Degree emphasis in real estate or finance, or 4 to 7 years of experience in commercial or healthcare real estate.
Thorough understanding of real estate transactions and site selection; contract review and negotiation; assistance reviewing legal documents related to other transactions; financial analysis; and budgeting, planning, and variance analysis.
Minimum of five years of private-sector corporate real estate transactions experience.
Minimum of three years of management experience.
Direct experience negotiating the purchase, sale, and lease of real property.
Experience planning, budgeting, and completing variance analysis; performing financial analysis; developing policies and procedures; coordinating, documenting, and controlling major projects; and developing business strategies.

Responsibilities

Partner with Senior Consultants of Real Estate to develop and implement strategies that meet OhioHealth's space, financial, and operational needs.
Negotiate real estate transactions.
Prepare presentations for leadership seeking approval of real estate strategies.
Develop and maintain standard real estate contracts, incorporating language that addresses changing internal, regulatory, or industry requirements and trends.
Use internal and external business systems and tools to manage critical clauses, termination and other critical dates, and general lease requirements.
Provide routine updates and presentations regarding system capabilities.
Compile market data, forecasts, budgets, and other analyses to support real estate transactions, asset management, and decision-making.
Ensure databases are accurate and maintained as portfolio changes occur.
Oversee vendor and project team members to ensure compliance with contracts and internal client expectations.
Use financial models to analyze alternative transactions and their effects on OhioHealth operations.
Provide systems, policies, and procedures that support a consistent, well-documented, best-practices approach to transaction negotiation and management, with input from affected departments.