Associate Director of Real Estate

3 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States Kirkland & Ellis Full time
About Kirkland & Ellis

We are a leading law firm that serves a broad range of clients with market-leading practices in private equity, M&A, and other complex corporate transactions. Our talented professionals show up every day knowing they will engage in meaningful work, continuous learning, and professional development.

We are united in our ambition and drive to move forward. Our core values help us achieve excellence: collaboration, talent empowerment, service, inclusion, respect, and gratitude. Our people are our greatest asset, and we invest in the brightest talent and encourage a diversity of perspectives and strengths to create dynamic teams that operate at the pinnacle of their field.

We handle the most complicated and sophisticated legal matters because we don't just meet industry standards, we create them. We bring innovation and entrepreneurialism to every engagement and have long-standing client relationships with leading global corporations and financial sponsors.

Job Summary

The Associate Director, Real Estate position is a business partner role responsible for the facilitation of Real Estate design and construction projects, as well as other special projects within real estate. This position reports to the Sr. Director, Firmwide Real Estate and Workplace Strategy and will work closely with personnel from offices throughout the Kirkland portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead with a business mindset, making decisions and influencing consensus that supports the firm's business objectives and Real Estate's fiscal responsibility.
• Ability to lead multiple projects and teams while maintaining a positive and collaborative work environment.
• Ability to lead and achieve goals of various leaders, from firmwide to geographic leaders within project parameters.
• Primarily responsible for the facilitation of Real Estate design and construction projects, leveraging firmwide best practices and strategy.
• Drive and lead construction projects by identifying and managing external consultants and vendor selection.
• Develop project scope, determine required external resources, budget, and timeline for all real estate capital projects and execute projects accordingly.
• Facilitate and work with functional groups to coordinate the integration of workplace design strategy and standards into Real Estate projects, resulting in enhanced engagement with the Firm's various employee groups and an integrated workplace for end users.
• Support the Firmwide Sr. Director Real Estate and Workplace Strategy with budget planning for all real estate capital projects.
• Lead the coordination of all internal resources, including Procurement, Finance, Security, Guest Operations, Culinary, Facilities/Operations, IT, and AV.
• Introduce and implement the Firm's Workplace Playbook on the project to execute FW standards and lessons learned, including design process, construction quality, furniture, and technology standards.
• Maintain consistency throughout the portfolio and adhere to capital budget expectations.

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