LEASE ADMINISTRATION SUPERVISOR
Atlanta, GA
JOB SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for the management and administration of all leases for real estate and facilities for Southern Communications, with the majority involving cell tower leases for the Southern Linc wireless network. The incumbent manages and directs the Lease Administration team in the preparation of new leases and amendments and in the administration of existing cell tower and office/building leases, as well as ensuring prompt and accurate payment of monthly rents. This position is also responsible for contract Administration for STI and manages staff responsible for tracking, coordinating, managing, and administering all contract opportunities and supporting business processes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
- Undergraduate degree with a major/focus in Business, Legal Studies, Corporate Real Estate, or a related concentration.
- Paralegal certificate, MBA or law degree with a Corporate Real Estate focus is desirable.
Experience:
- 7-10 years of experience in real estate contract management, preferably involving telecommunications facilities, including the management of paralegals and contract administrators and engaging and managing the work of legal counsel.
- 3-5 years of experience in directing the work of others, leading a team, engaging in performance planning and feedback, and engaging in the hiring process.
- 3-5 years of experience in overseeing the payment of lease obligations.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Understanding of the telecommunications industry and the role that tower and fiber leases play within networks.
- Ability to develop, maintain, and utilize contract administration procedures.
- Ability to direct a large corporate portfolio of leases in a database system with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to direct work to staff, paralegals, and legal counsel while balancing accuracy, timely completion, and cost-effectiveness.
- Ability to interpret and understand payment terms in contracts and capable of working with accounting and/or finance management to analyze implications when terms are complex.
- Expert in cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders – from engineering, accounting and legal teams to tower and property owners and outside consultants – in order to enhance lease negotiations, administer contracts and streamline business processes.
- Complex contract drafting and interpreting skills.
- Contract negotiation skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to details, and critical thinking.
- Experience in conflict resolution that maintains strong relationships.
- Ability to provide leadership and direction to the team to ensure high performance delivery through coaching, development, motivation, and knowledge transfer on all lease administration matters.
MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lease Development and Agreement Management:
- Effectively work with engineering, site acquisition, construction, accounting, legal, outside vendors, and property owners to meet company lease implementation goals in support of network operations.
- Review incoming agreement requests from site acquisition or engineering and assign for work based on level of complexity.
- Prepare agreements. Negotiate and resolve due diligence issues with Lessor when necessary. Coordinate negotiations and redlines with Company counsel on leases necessitating legal review and arrive at final agreements.
- Provide final agreements for signature and processing.
- Ensure that team accurately maintains current lease information in designated database.
- Ensures that team provides accounts payable with timely notifications of new and changed lease payment terms, verifies that initial payment schedule is loaded in designated database for all new leases, and that all leases are properly administered financially.
- Review and approve all changes to existing agreements including changes of ownership; manage all renewals and terminations of existing agreements; and oversee the ongoing administration of existing cell tower and office/building leases.
- Support activities involving legal notices, audits, investigations, and dispute resolution.
- For fiber agreements, ensure that the team performs all contractual and operations administration responsibilities and assists with accurate customer billing and accounts payable.
- Serve as respected representative of the Company on system-wide committees or initiatives.
Leadership:
- Build and lead a strong team that supports the responsibilities of this area.
- Engage direct reports on a regular basis with regards to performance and deliverables, beyond the minimum of the standard performance management process.
- Emphasize coaching, development, and knowledge transfer among team members.
Work Direction and Supervision:
- This position supervises three staff, with responsibility for conducting performance appraisals or discipline and the authority to hire/terminate ore recommend hiring/terminating of these subordinates.
BENEFITS
- Competitive Pay
- Excellent benefits packages which include:
+ Medical and dental coverage
+ Defined Pension/Cash Balance Benefit Plan
+ Performance-sharing plan
+ 401(k) plan with a generous company match
+ Bonus opportunities
+ Tuition Reimbursement
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com .
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here https://seo.nlx.org/southernco/pdf/SOCO-Benefits.pdf . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Identification: 12206
Job Category: Administrative & Clerical
Job Schedule: Full time
Company: Southern LINC
