Staff Real Estate Specialist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Real Estate Specialist to join our team. This is a virtual position.

The Corporate Real Estate organization seeks a dynamic result proven professional with multi-disciplinary real estate and contracts skills.  The selected individual will have the day-to-day responsibility to plan and execute the activities and negotiations of the assigned teams or projects.  The focus is on delivering favorable financial and contract outcomes while supporting business requirements.  

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Plan and execute real estate projects for Northrop Grumman’s worldwide real estate portfolio, including commercial and industrial leasing, real property acquisitions and dispositions. Requires a strong interest in detailed contract negotiation and documentation, particularly leases, appraisals, title insurance issues, site surveys, environmental site assessments, and other due diligence materials arising in real estate transactions.
• Work with inhouse and outside legal counsel, facilities, business management, and externa brokers to outline business goals, prepare and analyze real estate transactions documentation, recommend business terms. Experience with real estate market studies, valuation and financial analysis, scenario modeling.
• Active engagement in continuous process improvement efforts (Lean, Six Sigma or similar) leading to a world class corporate real estate function.
• The selected candidate will be a strong people leader with excellent listening skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, and a proven track record of working in a collaborative environment.

Teleworking arrangements are subject to change based on the needs of the business

Basic Qualifications - to be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, business, economics, engineering, business law or related discipline with at least 15 years commercial and industrial real estate contract negotiation experience OR Master's degree in real estate, business, economics, engineering, business law or related discipline with at least 13 years commercial and industrial real estate contract negotiation experience
   

Preferred Qualifications - candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

• Background in real estate financial/investment analysis, market studies, scenario modeling, real property valuation
• Formal training in negotiation skills
• IBM Tririga real estate database skills
• MBA or JD Law with 8 years detailed real estate lease contract negotiation experience. 

Primary Level Salary Range: $123,900.00 - $185,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.