Black & Veatch

Real Estate and Workplace Initiatives Manager

Black & Veatch$88K — $105K *
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in real estate, architecture, project management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating cross-functional programs or projects in real estate, workplace, or similar environments.
  • 2+ years supporting organizational change initiatives.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver results in ambiguous settings.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, with experience in preparing executive-ready reporting.

Responsibilities

  • Support global real estate and workplace initiatives through coordinated workstreams and schedules.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure aligned execution of projects.
  • Maintain governance tools like project plans and decision logs.
  • Support consistent reporting templates to enhance visibility and accountability.
  • Assist in developing business cases with cost-benefit analyses and key assumptions.
  • Execute change management activities, including stakeholder coordination and adoption tracking.
  • Partner with teams to measure workplace experience initiatives and optimize service delivery.

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment and arrangements.
  • Opportunity for professional growth and exposure to diverse roles in real estate and workplace transformations.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.
  • Access to workplace analytics and tools for continuous improvement.
Full Job Description
The Opportunity

The Real Estate & Workplace Initiatives Manager supports the Global Real Estate & Workplace Leader in implementing strategic initiatives across the global real estate and workplace portfolio. This role provides coordination, execution, and operational support, tracks progress and risks, supports stakeholder alignment, and helps drive consistent, measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Project Execution & Coordination
  • Support execution of global real estate and workplace initiatives through coordinated workstreams, milestones, deliverables, and integrated schedules.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional stakeholders to support aligned execution.
  • Maintain governance tools, including project plans, RACI matrices, dependency maps, action registers, and decision logs.
  • Support consistent reporting cadences and templates across workstreams to improve visibility and accountability.
  • Support development of business cases, including scenario comparisons, cost-benefit framing, timeline impacts, and key assumptions.
  • Demonstrate flexibility to step in and support miscellaneous tasks, emerging priorities, and special projects across Real Estate, Workplace, and Facilities as business needs evolve.

Change Implementation & Support
  • Support execution of change management activities, including stakeholder coordination, rollout planning, and adoption tracking.
  • Support change impact and readiness assessments by identifying affected groups, operational implications, training needs, and implementation timing.
  • Coordinate development and distribution of change materials, including FAQs, toolkits, guides, and leader-ready messaging.

Workplace Experience & Service Optimization
  • Partner with internal teams and vendors to support consistent implementation and measurement of workplace experience initiatives.
  • Develop and maintain scalable playbooks, templates, and standard operating toolkits for repeatable programs such as moves, office readiness, openings, closures, and workplace rollouts.

Skills and Competencies
  • Execution support - planning, tracking, follow-through, and issue management.
  • Stakeholder coordination - ability to influence without authority and support cross-functional alignment.
  • Communication - concise writing, clear documentation, and effective status reporting.
  • Operational mindset - practical, scalable approach to implementation.
  • Continuous improvement - commitment to standardization, playbooks, and repeatable processes.
  • Discretion and professionalism - trusted support for leadership priorities and sensitive initiatives.

Working Relationships
  • Reporting relationship - Global Real Estate & Workplace Leader.
  • Internal partners - Real Estate & Transactions, Facilities, Workplace Interiors, HR, IT, Finance, Security, and business/regional leaders.
  • External partners - brokers, workplace consultants, technology providers, and facilities and move partners, as applicable.


Management Responsibilities

Individual Contributor

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with workplace analytics and portfolio metrics.
  • Experience supporting workplace and real estate tools such as IWMS, space reservation tools, and ServiceNow workflows.
  • Exposure to change management practices; Prosci/ADKAR familiarity is helpful but not required.
  • Experience with workplace, real estate, or corporate transformations.


Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in real estate, architecture, project management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting or coordinating cross-functional programs or projects in real estate, workplace, or similar environments.
  • 2+ years supporting organizational change initiatives.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate multiple workstreams, manage competing priorities, and deliver outcomes in ambiguous or fast-paced settings.
  • Strong analytical and communication skills, including the ability to prepare executive-ready summaries and reporting.


Work Environment/Physical Demands

All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Salary Plan

ADM: Administrative/Business

Job Grade

016

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch is a global engineering and construction company. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. Black & Veatch provides a range of services, including engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services, consulting, and environmental services. The company serves a variety of industries, including power, water, telecommunications, and oil and gas. Black & Veatch has operations in more than 100 countries around the world.
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