Director, Real Estate Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the director, real estate opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

Previously, I was responsible for guidance and thought leadership in all matters related to corporate real estate and facilities functions for region.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Solutions focused and customer, quality and results driven
• Superb communication and facilitation skills are essential
• Affiliation and active participation in CoreNet and/or Urban Land Institute
• Direct experience in leading large outsourced real estate service providers with an emphasis on partnering relationships
• Direct experience in leading through influence in a decentralized organization
• Tax background (Corporate, Partnership, Research & Planning)
• Experience leading projects, negotiating transactions and orchestrating internal and external resources for due diligence
• Deep understanding of real estate valuation and real estate investment, understanding of the various legal structures and entities that fall under real estate (REITs, CMBs)

Please consider me for the director, real estate opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for strategic, forward-thinking leadership of all real estate transaction activities including new site acquisitions, lease renewals, dispositions, sale-leasebacks and revenue-generating third party leasing and subleasing.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience preparing real estate financial analyses
• Experience in the use of computers, and the use of word processing and accounting/spreadsheet software
• Real estate transactional experience within a public higher education setting
• Commercial Real Estate Broker License
• Knowledge of the City of Chicago Commercial Real Estate
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Docs
• High level of initiative and leadership, commitment to drive exceptional level of collaboration with all direct reports, interdepartmental staff, vendors and consultants
• Experience successfully applying fresh, creative thinking to long standing challenges/problems resulting in high impact outcomes

I am excited to be applying for the position of director, real estate. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for organizational support by actively assisting in formulating and implementing strategies, aiding real estate representatives, and reporting on behalf of the department.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Operational business experience preferred
• Commercial real estate experience strongly preferred
• Keen awareness of environmental pressures and agendas, energy conservation, carbon friendly initiatives and other green practices
• Extensive experience managing multi-skilled resources across multiple disciplines in complex environments
• Experience of facilities oversight in multiple countries desirable
• Able to effectively communicate with clients, vendors and all levels of employees
• Able to deliver world class customer service
• Extremely strong organizational, communication and project management skills

In response to your job posting for director, real estate, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for excellent customer service and be recognised as our customers’ trusted advisor in the Real Estate sector.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Experience land use planning, developing tax conservancies and managing timber programs
• Working knowledge of mine planning, land management systems and mapping (GIS)
• Experience with legal documentation of land transactions including phase I/II environmental surveys, deeds, abstracts, title insurance and recordation
• Experience managing a real estate department preferred
• Considerable experience in examining title reports, surveys, property descriptions, appraisals and environmental surveys/reports
• Experience managing a multi-million dollar leasing portfolio
• Experience that demonstrates strong interpersonal, customer service, and organizational skills with the capacity to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously
• Knowledge of and experience that demonstrates strong working knowledge of leasing principles, practices, and law including contract writing and interpretation

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the director, real estate position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for leadership and support for the real estate transactions program including establishing and administering the strategic leasing program for owned and master leases assets, along with acquisitions, dispositions, ground leasing, and expenses leasing.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Proven experience with closed-ended and open-ended real estate funds
• Demonstrated problem solving skills with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
• Team player, self-starter and with proven managerial experience
• Capable of producing high quality and final work product and solutions under time pressure
• Conducts reviews of moderate- to highly-complex real property appraisal assignments for compliance with federal and state regulations reasonableness of value conclusion(s)
• Able to perform both strategic and tactical functions
• Excels at building relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and superior interpersonal skills