Location

Wells Fargo Center - 333 S Grand Ave, Suite 300

Job Description

We Are Brookfield Properties:

Brookfield Properties develops and operates over 1000 properties and 390 million square feet of high-quality, sustainability-focused real estate assets around the globe on behalf of Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world's largest alternative investment managers.

Our logistics business is a vertically integrated portfolio of 180M square feet across a footprint spanning five continents. We don't just build and manage buildings. We develop the hubs of commerce that connect people and goods globally – places that are the backbone of an ever-evolving supply chain. We're elevating the logistics business as we envision – and then deliver – the world's most forward-thinking properties, creating spaces where people, businesses, and communities thrive.

We are seeking a Senior Associate to join the Brookfield Properties Logistics Division in Los Angeles. The position requires a high degree of energy, enthusiasm, professionalism and a knowledge of both real estate and construction.  The position will report directly to the VP, Development and receive support the greater LA Asset Management team. Experience in design fundamentals, construction, tenant improvements, and capital expenditure improvements will be required of the position; with experience in asset management and/or property management being beneficial. This position will be responsible for identifying, budgeting, permitting, sourcing, bidding, contracting, and monitoring construction improvements on newly constructed or existing assets.

This person will collaborate with a team of asset managers, capital projects managers, investment officers, development managers and analysts based in the six regional offices (Atlanta, New Jersey, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago) and additional offices, if added. Capital Projects include lighting retrofits, rebranding initiatives on newly acquired properties, building painting, roofing projects, ESG initiatives adapted to our assets, paving, striping and concrete work, sitework, ADA compliance, “make-ready” office and warehouse spaces, HVAC and other building system upgrades, and site salient repairs or reconditioning.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships, both directly and with third party property managers, architects, and contractors in each region; effectively source design services and construction with established or new consultants or contractors.

• Lead a team of consultants and contractors to implement Capital Projects outlined and approved in the annual budgeting process.

• Lead the effort within the logistics team to establish an overall Capital Improvement Plan on a rolling five-year basis.

• Manage cost and timeline of capital expenditure projects, large tenant improvement jobs, and larger capex projects.

• Participate in the due diligence investigations of new investment opportunities, including coordination with third parties to determine necessary scope and pricing of potential capital projects required at the asset if acquired.

• Establish a strategy and capital savings opportunities for volume pricing related to grouping of established Capital Budgeted projects.

• Lead in preparing “make-ready” improvements required upon rollover of any given lease termination. This includes but is not limited to coordinating with the asset manager of the property and devising a plan of improvements; budgeting, bidding; contracting with the required consultants and contractors to execute the work; coordinating the permitting process if required; and overseeing the execution of the planned improvements.

• Attend and report on the progress and completion of projects set forth in the Capital Expenditure budget coupled with any unbudgeted projects required of the portfolio assets.

• Assist in responding to Build to Suit or Leasing RFP’s by establishing site plans, floor plans, reviewing and adapting the proposed tenant’s specifications with budgets and schedules to support such development projects and first-generation leasing.

• Maintain Brookfield’s Safety standards with consultants and contractors in executing projects.

Your Qualifications:

• 5-7 years experience in Property Management, Asset Management, Design, or Construction Management.

• Experience in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Bluebeam, ACAD ReVu, Google Earth, Adobe Acrobat, Yardi, and other related project manageme