Specialist, Real Estate

About the position

McDonald’s Real Estate Center of Excellence is responsible for identifying new restaurant locations, buying or leasing the land and building new McDonald’s restaurants. The Real Estate Development Coordinator monitors and coordinates the various procedures that are designed to expeditiously complete commercial real estate development projects and related activities. We are looking for a candidate who is EST-based as this role will be supporting our Atlanta Field Office.

Responsibilities

  • Orders and reviews title, title exception documents, survey, environmental and soils reports and resolves conditions required to close a Real Estate transaction and the release to Construction
  • Develops systems to streamline and gain efficiencies in work processes.
  • Facilitates and actively participates in Development meetings
  • Monitors updates and assists in the co-ordination of key project schedules and processes to facilitate the execution of the Development Plan
  • Reviews, processes and tracks all invoices on real estate projects.
  • Establishes and maintains files and records
  • Ensures that project files are organized, maintained, and updated for audit compliance
  • Produces correspondence and reports using appropriate software and tools
  • Publishes and maintains Development Team reports

Requirements

  • Previous experience in a commercial real estate role
  • Experience with title, survey and site plan reviews
  • Strong computer/software skills, including Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ability to read and interpret contracts and leases (including, purchase and sale contracts, ground leases, development agreements, declarations and CC&Rs)
  • Willingness to be flexible, adaptive, and to operate in a dynamic, fast paced environment
  • Must work well in team environment and foster collaborative attitude with key team members
  • Periodic travel required

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience as a commercial real estate paralegal
  • Undergraduate degree

Benefits

  • Sabbatical program
  • Tuition assistance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Comprehensive health insurance
  • Medical coverage
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Mental health coverage
  • Dental coverage
  • Vision coverage
  • Life insurance
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