Real Estate Specialist - 90387006 - Philadelphia

Real Estate Specialist-Property

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 Real Estate Specialist-Property reports to the Real Estate Manager / Senior Director of Real Estate and will ensure that third-party projects on, under, or above Amtrak's property meet or exceed Amtrak's Engineering Practices. This position identifies and escalates potential non-compliant items for resolution and develops relationships with field personnel to ensure compliance.

Essential Functions

Processes, manages, and enforces procedures regarding compliance with Amtrak standards. Ensures compliance with all aspects of local, state, and federal regulations as well as Amtrak design and construction specifications. Read and review engineering plans, drawings and specifications. Manage negotiation of business terms for utility occupancy real estate transactions. Draft and send communication / notices to occupants. Draft agreements and amendments for review. Prepare contracts for execution and request Certificates of Insurance. Identifies Amtrak and / or third-party ownership responsibilities. Identifies potential liability / risk within the agreement and seeks resolution. Works with the law team to interpret the language in the agreements in the case of disputes and other incidents. Manages executed agreement for the duration of the life of the agreement through team or personally, including ensuring the agreement is properly set up, as well as monitoring invoicing, collection, and payable activities. Identifies and pursues opportunities for process improvement. 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 in engineering, business, real estate, legal studies, or similar field. Outstanding interpersonal skills to develop, drive and maintain relationships within and outside Amtrak Practical experience with MS Office products, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint and geographic information systems (GIS). Understanding of engineering drawings and land surveys. Knowledge of AREMA standards and Amtrak Engineering Practices. Embraces learning new tasks, both complex and simple, to maintain effectiveness in this position Excellent oral and writing skills Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment Work with minimal supervision in a high volume, deadline-driven, transactional environment

Preferred Qualifications

2-4 years of relevant experience preferred Advanced practical experience with MS Office products, particularly Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and SharePoint Practical experience with SAP, Maximo, lease management software, Icertis, and Documentum. Railroad real estate industry experience.

Work Environment

Onsite in an office environment Constantly or frequently uses a computer keyboard, monitor, and mouse to perform a variety of tasks. Constantly works in a fast-paced, time sensitive environment with frequently changing priorities.

Communications And Interpersonal Skills

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary / hourly range is $65,500-$84,888, 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.

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.