Project Manager, Real Estate, Americas

About the role

Expeditors is a global logistics company that offers ocean, air, customs, and technology services. The Project Manager, Real Estate will help manage Expeditors’ Americas real estate portfolio, ensuring alignment with business objectives, financial goals, and operational needs by driving data-informed decisions across leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, and space utilization.

Responsibilities

• Support business cases for acquisitions, renewals, relocations, consolidations, and exits
• Partner with transaction teams and external brokers on leasing, acquisitions, and dispositions
• Ensure transactions support long-term portfolio and financial goals
• Develop and execute portfolio strategies aligned with corporate objectives, workforce plans, and growth forecasts
• Evaluate portfolio performance using financial, utilization, and market data
• Analyze occupancy costs, lease structures (NNN, gross), CAM, and lifecycle costs
• Identify opportunities to optimize footprint, reduce cost, and improve asset performance

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in real estate portfolio management and corporate real estate
• Experience managing large, multi-market portfolios preferred
• Strategic thinking and portfolio optimization skills
• Proven experience with logistics, manufacturing, or distribution-focused portfolios
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with real estate and construction financial budgeting and project capex management
• Able to pivot quickly, reprioritize based on market shifts, and develop creative solutions
• Proficiency in software tools (e.g., MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, portfolio database management)
• Expertise in managing vendors for real estate transactions, space planning, and construction cost estimation
• Financial acumen with the ability to interpret P&L, ROI, and expense structures

Benefits

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based on month of hire, then eligible for 15 days)
• 15 Holidays
• 2 Flexible Days
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Learning & Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement

Pay

Expected base salary: $140,000–$150,000

Location

Role can be located in Bellevue, Lynnwood, Federal Way, or Seattle.