Project Manager, Real Estate & Facility Renovations
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As the world’s leading vendor of Cyber Security, facing the most sophisticated threats and attacks, we’ve assembled a global team of the most driven, creative, and innovative people. At Check Point, our employees are redefining the security landscape by meeting our customers’ real-time needs and providing our cutting-edge technologies and services to an ever-growing customer base.
Check Point Software Technologies has been honored by Time Magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies for 2024 and Newsweek’s 2025 list of Americas Best Cybersecurity Companies. We've also earned a spot on the Forbes list of the World’s Best Places to Work for five consecutive years (2020-2024) and recognized as one of the World’s Top Female-Friendly Companies. If you're passionate about making the world a safer place and want to be part of an award-winning company culture, we invite you to join us.
The Project Manager & Real Estate Specialist plays a key role in planning, coordinating, and executing real estate initiatives across the United States, Canada, and Latin America. This role supports lease transactions, buildouts, workplace projects, site evaluations, vendor coordination, budgeting, and cross-functional project delivery. The ideal candidate brings a balance of analytical skill, operational savvy, and creative problem-solving, someone who can think strategically while rolling up their sleeves to get the job done.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage real estate and workplace projects from initial scoping through completion, ensuring alignment with business requirements, timelines, and budgets.
- Support lease administration activities including renewals, terminations, amendments, financial analysis, and document tracking.
- Conduct market research, site comparisons, occupancy planning, and cost analyses to guide decision-making across the Americas region.
- Coordinate with brokers, landlords, project managers, general contractors, and internal stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, status reports, and communication updates.
- Prepare financial models, cost estimates, and occupancy scenarios using Excel.
- Support vendor selection, RFPs, contract review, and performance management.
- Partner with cross-functional teams such as Legal, Finance, HR, Workplace, IT, and Security to ensure operational readiness for new or changing spaces.
- Maintain organized documentation and ensure high standards of data accuracy, project governance, and audit readiness.
- Apply both analytical thinking and practical resourcefulness—using creativity, adaptability, and “scrappy” problem solving to drive results in a fast-moving environment.
Qualifications
- 3–7 years of experience in real estate, workplace operations, project management, construction coordination, facilities planning, or a related field.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word; experience with PowerPoint and project management tools preferred.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong analytical capabilities combined with the ability to think outside the box and develop creative solutions.
- Professional communication skills (written and verbal), with the confidence to interact with executives, vendors, and cross-functional partners.
- Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and adapt to changing needs.
- Travel availability of 10–15% across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.
- Must be eligible to work in the US without sponsorship from an employer now or in the future
Education & Certifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Real Estate, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
- PMP, CAPM, or other project management certifications a plus.
- Equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
What We’re Looking For
Someone who is reliable, detail-oriented, curious, and pragmatic. A professional who upholds high standards while remaining scrappy—unafraid to dive into the details, ask questions, and find creative ways to deliver exceptional results.
EOE M/F/Veterans/Disable
The wage range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors in determining your pay. We'll consider your location, experience, certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The wage disclosure has not been adjusted for applicable geographic differentials associated with the location at which this position may be filled. A reasonable estimate of the current base wage range for this role is $80,000-130,000. In addition to the base compensation, certain roles are eligible for additional compensation, including an annual bonus or sales incentive based on revenue or utilization, depending on the terms of the plan and the employee’s role. These awards are allocated based on individual performance. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Check Point Software Technologies and the country/state where you work. US-based employees gain access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, stock awards and an employee stock purchasing plan.
Job Type
- Job Type
- Full Time
- Salary Range
- USD 80,000 - 130,000 yearly
- Location
- Chicago, IL
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