Big Lots

Director, Lease Administration & Facilities

Big Lots$90K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in facilities management, lease administration, or retail real estate preferred.
  • Knowledge of retail leases and facilities operations.
  • Experience managing vendors and budgets.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with lease administration or facilities management systems preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee maintenance, repairs, and capital projects for retail stores and corporate offices.
  • Manage vendor relationships and service contracts for preventive maintenance programs.
  • Ensure facilities meet safety and regulatory compliance standards.
  • Develop and manage facilities budgets, including operating and capital expenditures.
  • Partner with Operations and Finance on store openings, remodels, and closures.
  • Respond to escalated facilities issues ensuring timely resolution.
  • Maintain accurate lease records and coordinate rent payments and lease compliance.

Benefits

  • Equal Opportunity Employer
  • Access to career development opportunities
  • Supportive work environment
  • Engagement with industry professionals at conventions
  • Collaboration with multiple departments and stakeholders
Full Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Facilities Management

  • Oversee maintenance, repairs, and capital projects for retail stores, corporate offices, and other facilities.
  • Manage vendor relationships, service contracts, and preventive maintenance programs.
  • Ensure facilities meet safety, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
  • Develop and manage facilities budgets, including operating expenses and capital expenditures.
  • Partner with Operations, Construction, and Finance on store openings, remodels, and closures.
  • Respond to escalated facilities issues and ensure timely resolution.


Lease Administration

  • Maintain accurate lease records, abstracts, and critical date tracking for all properties.
  • Coordinate rent payments, CAM charges, insurance requirements, and lease compliance.
  • Review and process lease amendments, renewals, assignments, and terminations.
  • Partner with Finance and Legal to ensure lease obligations are met and properly documented.
  • Support real estate transactions by providing lease data and reporting.

  • Monitor landlord communications and resolve discrepancies. Interacts with national, regional and local developers, brokers and owners of commercial property and attends shopping center conventions and maintains external contacts within the Real Estate industry.
  • Responsible for managing all real estate activities in a given geographic area, including consent from landlords, waivers of exclusives, selling or buying owned properties, subleasing excess space and negotiating lease structure with prospective landlords.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field preferred.
  • 5+ years of experience in facilities management, lease administration, or retail real estate preferred.
  • Knowledge of retail leases and facilities operations.
  • Experience managing vendors and budgets.
  • Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with lease administration or facilities management systems preferred.


Equal Opportunity Employer

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.
For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

About Big Lots

Big Lots Stores, Inc. is an American retail company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio with over 1,400 stores in 47 states.
Learn more about Big Lots
Size
10,500 employees
Market Cap
$405.3 million
Industry
Net Income
$629.1 million
Founded
1967
5 Year Trend
+3.4%
Revenue
$6.1 billion
NASDAQ

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