Real Estate Specialist - Network

You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely - even if they're daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love - driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together - lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the V Team Life.

What you'll be doing...

As a Real Estate Specialist of Network Real Estate and Regulatory, you will have a key role supporting wireless real estate in busy and challenging New England. You will primarily be responsible for delivering real estate entitlements to support evolving network enhancements, including growing and managing relationships with internal and external partners, contract review and negotiation, general problem solving, implementation of best practices, and overall project management. A key aspect of this role is building collaborative relationships with our internal key business partners to understand their priorities and challenges, addressing their needs on an ongoing basis, and delivering time and cost saving solutions to enhance the overall success of network enhancement projects. This role will effectively manage multiple time-sensitive initiatives, including supporting the real estate pipeline for Macro New Builds and/or Macro Modification projects. In addition, this role will also provide support for ongoing real estate and property management matters.

• Managing vendors during the real estate process in support of our new site build or site modification program.

• Managing regulatory approval requirements and ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations.

• Interfacing with stakeholders including landlords, vendors, community officials and legal counsel.

• Maintaining database systems and reports.

• Manage the end to end Real-Estate process through to construction handoff.

• Works with Network Implementation teams in order to rectify on-site challenges preventing the advancement of network activations.

• Collaborates with outside vendors including general contractors and Architectural & Engineering firms on project design and priorities to meet VZW standards and build schedules.

• Hosts weekly routine planning and working sessions with critical vendors and internal stakeholders to review project scopes.

• Resolve property management and landlord/tenant disputes.

• The role requires some administrative functional support.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Four or more years of relevant work experience.

• Five or more years of relevant real estate, municipal engagement, or contractual negotiation work.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Wireless Site Acquisition Experience.

• Program management experience in a complex multi-project and multi-geography environment.

• Experience dealing with property management issues & disputes.

• Ability to manage large scale, longer-duration projects to completion.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and assigned office days set by your manager.

40

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our employees' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status. At Verizon, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.