Real Estate Manager

Columbia Bank•Lake Oswego, OR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Head of Real Estate, this role oversees real estate operations to control and maintain the Bank's real estate portfolio. Key responsibilities include conducting new store growth planning, market reviews, and new site lease negotiations. The role also involves negotiating contracts, subleases, and lease renewals, as well as facilitating relationships with real estate brokers and other vendors. Additionally, the position facilitates the sale of non-productive assets and manages lease administration, which includes CAM Audits, property tax appeals, benchmarking, portfolio management reporting, and data control. The role administers LOI preparation, market mapping, training, CRA coordination, real estate process flow management, relocation evaluation, site/project handoff to the construction and development manager, regulatory tracking and applications, insurance, storage, and compliance. The Real Estate Manager supports the operations of the Real Estate Department to ensure the achievement of short and long-term goals and objectives, sets production goals, and ensures their achievement. The role actively participates with senior management to establish corporate strategic plans and objectives and ensures proper standards are implemented to safeguard company assets. This position requires demonstrating compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job functions and applying knowledge gained through coursework and on-the-job training, while staying up-to-date on regulation changes. The role adheres to all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training, including maintaining a working knowledge of Bank's written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security, and other applicable regulations. The role may involve coaching, mentoring, or training others and teaching coursework as a subject matter expert. The position embraces the Columbia corporate culture and acts as a positive example, embodying the vision to become the “Business Bank of Choice.” Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

4-7 years of relevant real-estate management experience or equivalent and previous experience in all aspects of real estate management in a geographically dispersed environment.
Experience overseeing and controlling the activities of a functional area and having responsibility for planning, implementing, and maintaining costs, methods, and associates.
Experience interacting with senior management or executive levels on matters concerning several functional areas, divisions and/or customers.
Requires the ability to change the thinking of, or gain acceptance of, others in sensitive situations.
Experience managing and developing others and ability to build and maintain relationships.
Excellent planning and organization skills with the ability to change course (adaptable) at a moment’s notice.
Excellent interpersonal and negotiating skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency with personal computers and related software packages such as Word and Excel, and other business machines.
Ability to train and present to small and large audiences or has the interest in learning to train and present.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Responsibilities

Oversees real estate operations to control and maintain the Bank's real estate portfolio.
Conducts new store growth planning, market reviews and new site lease negotiations.
Negotiates contracts, subleases and lease renewals.
Facilitates relationships with real estate brokers and other vendors.
Facilitates sale of non-productive assets and lease administration which includes CAM Audits, property tax appeals, bench-marking, portfolio management reporting, and data control.
Administers LOI preparation, market mapping, training, CRA coordination, real estate process flow management, relocation evaluation, site/project handoff to the construction and development manager, regulatory tracking and applications, insurance, storage, and compliance.
Supports the operations of the Real Estate Department to ensure achievement of short and long-term goals and objectives.
Sets production goals and ensures their achievement.
Actively participates with senior management to establish corporate strategic plans and objectives.
Ensures proper standards are implemented in order to safeguard the company assets.
Demonstrates compliance with all bank regulations for assigned job function and applies to designated job responsibilities.
Keeps up to date on regulation changes.
Follows all Bank policies and procedures, compliance regulations, and completes all required annual or job-specific training.
Maintains a working knowledge of Bank's written policies and procedures regarding Bank Secrecy Act, Regulation CC, Regulation E, Bank Security and other regulations as applicable to this job description.
May be asked to coach, mentor, or train others and teach coursework as subject matter expert.
Actively learns, demonstrates, and fosters the Columbia corporate culture in all actions and words.
Takes personal initiative and is a positive example for others to emulate.
Embraces our vision to become “Business Bank of Choice”.
May perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans)
401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match for qualifying associate contributions
Employee assistance program
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition assistance
Mental health resources
Identity theft protection
Legal support
Auto and home insurance
Pet insurance
Access to an online discount marketplace
Paid vacation
Sick days
Volunteer days
Holidays