The Director of Retail Planning & Strategy, reporting to the Vice President of Tenant Coordination, leads the Retail Plan Management team and provides front-end planning and oversight for large-scale, complex tenant buildouts and landlord work.ScopeStrategic Project Oversight:Partner closely with leasing to manage and organize national tenant package deals, ensuring a unified and efficient front-end process. Maintain ownership through initial planning and coordination, then deliver a clear and complete transition to the respective Project Managers.
Participate in the planning and execution of large-scale projects with cross-functional partners.
Review tenant work letters and preliminary scope to develop accurate project pricing and budget estimates.
Provide pricing guidance to leasing and internal stakeholders to support deal structuring and negotiations.
Coordinate jurisdictional approvals, and construction phasing to mitigate risks and maintain tenant delivery schedules on assigned projects.
Serve as the primary escalation point for complex design or LLW construction issues, collaborating with On-Site Tenant Coordination, Leasing, Operations, and Development to drive solutions and any necessary funding.
Develop and enforce comprehensive landlord work pricing policies and procedures that set clear expectations and guidelines for Leasing and Asset Management.
Partner with Retail Design Management on tenant design challenges, MEP coordination, and scope delineation between tenant and landlord work.
Conduct site visits as necessary to validate existing conditions, monitor progress, and maintain quality assurance standards.
Retail Plan Management:
Lead and develop the Retail Plan Management team to ensure accuracy, consistency, and timely updates of lease plans, as-builts, and demising drawings across the portfolio.
Oversee early-stage collaboration between Leasing, Asset Management, and RPM to identify space constraints, building limitations, and infrastructure considerations during LOI and concept design.
Maintain drawing standards and documentation control, ensuring compliance with corporate, legal, and technical requirements.
Implement digital workflows and technology solutions to enhance transparency, data sharing, and project visibility.
Support broader development planning initiatives by providing spatial analysis and documentation for capital or redevelopment projects.
Leadership and Collaboration:
Function as the main point of contact for the Vice President, Tenant Coordination, supplying weekly project performance updates and maintain ongoing agendas and progress reports for one-on-one meetings.
Partner with cross-functional leaders (Leasing and Asset Management) to align project priorities with organizational goals and annual budget plans.
Ability to prioritize work requests based on budgeted objectives, while maintaining clear communication and accountability of stakeholders on those priorities.
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Additional Information
Do you want to help revolutionize a major industry? At Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), you'll have the opportunity to impact the future of real estate by developing innovative and engaging places that reinvent being together. Come join a team that builds excitement about working at URW. You'll get to work with leaders who are passionate about tackling changing consumer behavior with innovative experiences. All this bold vision means the company culture embraces evolution and change. We believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. If you're passionate about URW and looking to learn and grow, then we look forward to reviewing your application!
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Director, Retail Planning and Strategy
Urw · Corporate Office (century City)