Senior Manager - Airport Affairs Corporate Real Estate
Senior Manager - Airport Affairs Corporate Real Estate
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Find your future at United! Were reinventing what our industry looks like and what an airline can be from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us youre joining a global team of 100000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industryleading health plans and bestinclass programs to support your emotional physical and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the worlds biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employeeled Business Resource Groups.
Create whats next with us. Lets define tomorrow together.
Get your hard hat ready. Were not just renovating the travel experience were renovating our physical spaces too. And our Corporate Real Estate team is on the front lines of procuring designing and developing spaces at all our hubs stations and city locations across the world. From airport affairs and business services to planning and development this team is responsible for all our leases and major construction and renovation projects system wide.
Key Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for implementing and owning key objectives and strategies as part of Uniteds corporate real estate portfolio and growth plan. This role will manage relationships with key external partners including but not limited to airport authorities airlines government entities and industry organizations. This includes leading lease and other negotiations on behalf of United to achieve business outcomes at strategic domestic and international airports. Portfolios typically consist of a variety of station sizes with an annual budget responsibility ranging from $1M to $10MM (small stations) and $20MM to $30MM (larger stations). This position is also responsible for engaging with industry peers industry associations internal/external legal and regulatory experts to protect Uniteds interests and complete the companys strategic objectives
- Responsible for cost and risk management asset utilization and supporting operational efficiency to enhance value and best enable Uniteds business strategy
- Lease negotiation and Relationship Management:
- Lead activities with the respective governing bodies at key airport locations and commercial properties in the system enabling cost control operational efficiency and asset utilization
- Responsible for leading management of leases and other business issues related to Uniteds rights for properties and facilities at assigned locations
- Collaborates to enable of CRE projects inclusive of schedule and budget management
- Responsible for managing and influencing professional services and consultants to accomplish duties associated with scope of properties
- Demonstrate leadership in engagement with key collaborators particularly when required to mediate between conflicting priorities and/or advocate on Uniteds behalf
- Responsible for leading responsibilities with limited oversight demonstrating professional behavior and selfstarter demeanor and exercising judgement to drive Uniteds strategic objectives
Financial Analysis/Budgeting:
- Responsible for maintaining detailed understanding of the portfolio finances inclusive of performing financial analyses in collaboration with key internal colleagues leading internal communication as appropriate and influencing cost management through negotiations with airport authority partners municipalities and other air carriers/airport tenants in the areas of rates and charges capital improvement programs airport Master Plans and airport capacity
- Owns accounting and cost controls for budgeting forecasting and payment of rentals landing fees facility charges at assigned locations
- Responsible for SOX compliance and other regulatory accountability for assigned portfolio
- Demonstrate effective understanding of airport operations finance construction and political/regulatory processes
Industry Affairs:
- Demonstrate ability to consistently synthesize multiple objectives and decide on optimal strategy to achieve success often without immediate support of company leadership
- Leadership:
- Establish individual goals that align with departmental goals
- Develop individual career development and training plans with leader as appropriate
- Use technical knowledge to provide thoughtful decisionmaking and mentorship in strategic implementation of Uniteds approved projects
- Demonstrate a dedication to encouraging a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- Model integrity possess selfawareness and foster an environment of accountability
- Be accountable for providing transparent communication to your colleagues and team members internal and external collaborators and leadership
Whats needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications):
- Bachelors degree or 4 years of relevant work experience in Business Administration or related field
- 7 years of related work experience
- 5 years of Airline airport commercial real estate experience or contract negotiation experience
- Effective negotiation of key real estate lease agreements and related business transactions
- Ongoing management of lease agreements through owning key relationships
- Strong negotiation skills (including verbal and written communication and presentation)
- Strong analytical skills
- Able to collaborate with and influence internal and external collaborators
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
- Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
- Reliable punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):
- Masters degree in business administration or legal
- Five to ten years airline airport commercial real estate experience or contract negotiation experience
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits employs trains compensates and promotes regardless of race religion color national origin gender identity sexual orientation physical ability age veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process to perform crucial job functions. Please contact to request accommodation.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
