First for a reason
First Student is the largest school transportation provider in North America with more than a century of experience providing safe and reliable transportation. We work with 1,250 school districts in 39 states and 8 Canadian provinces carrying approximately five million students in 21,000 schools daily.

Major Responsibilities

• Selects sites for new location and related office facilities, including fair market comparable and zoning.
• Negotiates directly or indirectly through real estate consultants and brokers. Financial and legal issues of corresponding real estate transactions including sale and purchase agreements, development and exchange agreements, property leases, income leases, license, occupancy agreements, various types of memos of understanding and requests for proposals.
• Solicits Federal, State and local funding sponsorships for project improvements through applications and coordination with various State DOT's transit authorities, and city agencies.
• Secures entitlements and perform related due diligence including property appraisals regulatory and public approvals, political/community project support, and environmental and ADA risk assessments.
• Prepares and presents the business case and corresponding financial analysis for proposed projects to senior management to develop consensus and approvals to proceed.
• Supervises activities of outside lobbyists, political consultants and select and supervise real estate consultants and real estate brokers.
• Oversees and coordinates real estate project inter-company activities between Operation, Property, Customer Service, Marketing, Legal, and the Environmental Departments.
• Manages property condemnation projects which activities include obtaining asset appraisals, court appearances, and preparation of applications for awarded compensation.
• Negotiates existing lease agreement renewals, landlord improvements and tenant improvement allowances.
• Ensures landlord/tenant lease terms are in compliance including lease commencements and terminations, periodic rental and common area maintenance adjustments, and repair and maintenance obligations.

Minimum Education or Certifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Real Estate
• Certifications in Real Estate strongly preferred.

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• 6-8 years experience working in a Corporate Real Estate or Development department.
• Capable of working independently handling a large volume of work.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, are required
• Individual must possess outstanding organizational skills with strong attention to detail and adherence to deadlines.

Pay ranges from $100,000 - $145,000, depending on experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request .