Job Description

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

 

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

 

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

The Senior Real Estate Specialist is responsible for managing Amtrak’s real estate portfolio and transactions in an assigned territory in order to support the operations and projects of the railroad, reduce operating expenses, maximize revenues, and enhance safety. 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage agreement analysis and negotiation of business terms for various commercial real estate transactions.
• Draft and send communication/notices to occupants and tenants.
• Draft agreements and amendments for review.
• Prepare contracts for execution and request Certificates of Insurance.
• Work closely with Accounts Receivable department to set up and maintain monthly recurring payment schedule.
• Resolve any discrepancies in requested payment amounts directly occupants, tenants, and property managers.
• Manage lease administration database of entire real estate portfolio by building, maintaining, and updating database.
• Prepare and manage monthly real estate reports on active owned properties, generate established reports in timely manner.
• Prepare and manage budgets and forecasts.
• Ability to evaluate several possible actions and use discretion to make the appropriate decision on various real estate matters.
• Identify and resolve problems while providing exceptional customer service
• Escalate matters to Real Estate Manager and/or Senior Director of Real Estate when needed to ensure timely project completion.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Excellent and professional communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills sufficient to work in multi-disciplined groups to achieve desired results.
• Practical experience with MS Office products, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint.
• Practical experience with SAP, Maximo, lease management software, geographic information systems (GIS), Icertis, and Documentum.
• Expertise in legal provisions and agreement administration related to real estate transactions.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and land surveys.
• Principles of railroad operations and how real estate development contributes to operational and non-operational revenue generation.

 

MINIMUM KSA (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint).
• Experience with Google Earth Pro and Adobe Pro.
• Ability to travel 25%.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, Business Administration, or other related field or the equivalent combination of education and training/experience.
• Railway or commercial real estate experience
• 3-6 years of relevant experience preferred
• Advanced practical experience with SAP, Microsoft Power BI and Power Automate.
• Railroad industry experience
• Knowledge and understanding of accounting and finance principles and familiarity with their applications flow and impact with respect to real estate analysis

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed onsite in Philadelphia, PA
• Frequently works long hours and is required to be on-call and available on an emergency basis.
• Frequently handles multiple projects simultaneously.

 

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

 

The salary/hourly range for the Senior Real Estate Specialist is $78,600-$101,844. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings  here . ​

 

Requisition ID: 164840

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days  Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak. 
Relocation Offered: No 
Travel Requirements: Up to 25% 

You power our progress through your performance.

 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

 

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/color, to include traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and hairstyles such as braids, locks and twists, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, such as lactation), national origin/ethnicity, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law..

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