Real Estate Services Manager
HDR
- Anchorage, AK
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide area leadership of technical capabilities within the business class.
- Build and retain strong relationships with RES Staff, Project Managers, and Client Development Managers throughout Alaska.
- Monitor area performance within business class to achieve defined goals and support operational managers in monitoring project performance and implementation of corrective actions.
- Provide strategic and tactical input on business trends to business class and local office planning.
- Facilitate business class teamwork, communication and worksharing between area offices, business classes, management, marketing, and staff.
- Serve as client manager, project principal and project manager.
- Maintain appropriate QA/QC procedures and best practices .
- Actively participate in projects or manage projects to meet assigned utilization rate.
- Prioritize activities across AK to best implement Market Sector and Business Group objectives.
- Manage staff workloads and make recommendations for adjustments as needed.
- Manage training and licensing requirements and identify opportunities for continuing education.
- Develop a mentoring and employee advancement process to advance staff.
- Champion opportunities to grow the Right of Way practice.
- Support Area pursuits and actively participate in proposal development.
- Identify project Right of Way needs and recruit professionals to join HDR team.
- Demonstrate “can-do” problem solver approach to colleagues and clients.
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in right of way industry.
- Real estate license (or commitment to obtaining), in good standing.
- Experience managing budgets, preparing scopes and developing cost estimates.
- Ability to build positive client relationships, strong communication, negotiation and presentation skills, and the ability to manage and motivate direct reports.
- Familiarity with Uniform Relocation Act and the Eminent Domain Process.
- Must have experience effectively managing and motivating direct reports.
- Valid Driver’s License.
- Understanding of the Right of Way Industry.
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite, specifically, Outlook, Word and Excel, and SharePoint or equivalent database.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated organizational, planning, and prioritization skills.
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively under tight deadlines, as well as balance multiple projects by prioritizing effectively.
- Ability to understand applicable laws, policies and procedures that each project is governed by.
- Ability to build, effective implement and manage training programs; workload and staffing plans; marketing plans and proposal preparation and business group budgets.
- 10 years project management experience.
- A broad based range of Right of Way experience across diverse markets with both an understanding of Uniform and Non-Uniform Act Right of Way procedures.
- Proven ability to manage Right of Way projects effectively.
- Demonstrated ability to manage a large Right of Way program and staff working statewide in multiple offices.
- Prior experience managing budgets and preparing reports on project financials.
- Proven ability of contract development and implementation of capital improvements.
- Prior experience overseeing projects totaling a minimum of $400k.
- Possess knowledge of AK clients and business environments related to Right of Way Services.
- Strong project management skills