Real Estate Specialist

In this role as a Real Estate Specialist, you will join a dynamic team responsible for network modifications of existing macro sites in Northern California and Nevada. These projects may include Relocations, Decommissions, and Temporary sites. The role focuses on managing and driving site acquisition vendors to deliver goals and successfully hand off projects to our Construction Team. Your day to day tasks include, but are not limited to, project management, milestone tracking, performing lease due diligence, representing Verizon in communications with landlords, escalating issues to management with recommendations included, conducting site visits as needed, zoning review, hearing attendance, and managing purchase orders.

You are well versed in telecommunications and thrive under tight deadlines. You are a team player and can work collaboratively across teams (including RF, implementation/construction, network operations, fiber, and legal) to achieve organizational and program goals.

• Interpret and understand VZW policies and procedures and effectively communicate them to third-party vendors.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve real estate and lease-related issues as needed to meet internal or external deadlines and reporting requirements.
• Successfully negotiate and work with all types of Landlords and their agents in order to preserve the Company’s rights and meet the Company’s contractual and regulatory obligations.
• Identify and resolve network critical or site critical issues requiring immediate escalation to the Network leadership team.
• Review and manage financial invoicing for vendor services in a timely manner.
• Navigate and complete FUZE tasks.

Where you’ll be working:

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience meeting goals.
• Willingness to travel.
• A valid Driver’s license.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree.
• Ability to effectively manage vendors and projects.
• Knowledge of land use and zoning procedures, and real estate acquisition.
• Knowledge of local and regional zoning, planning, and environmental standards and policies.
• Knowledge of legal and financial terms and ability to read and interpret contracts.
• Experience in legal, contract management, project management, or construction disciplines.
• Experience reviewing construction drawings, RF data sheets, and leases.
• Excellent negotiation skills, interpersonal skills, oral/written communications skills, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of software tools to track projects.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, analyze and solve problems.
• Proficiency in using computers, including experience with relational and web-based database applications.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and manage multiple competing priorities while consistently meeting deadlines.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.