Real Estate Intern

Job Description

The position is responsible for providing administrative support functions to real estate professionals (REPM’s, Planning Managers, Real Estate Managers, Real Estate Project Managers, etc.) within the CPB organization. Customers may include the PBO, DTA’s and their staff, Welfare, CES, Missionary Department, and other Church departments and entities. Customers expect that professional services shall be provided within industry benchmarks as measured by cost of services provided, quality of services provided, and timeliness of services provided.

Responsibilities may vary by assignment depending on department and need. The Intern receives assignments from supervising staff. The Manager reviews the Intern's work occasionally. The supervisor reviews each assignment as it is completed. The Intern is expected to meet rigid and challenging deadlines, work in harmony with other people, take direction on each assignment, and give full attention to detail. Independence in working, tact, and diplomacy are required. Sound judgment of Church doctrine, history, organization, policy and protocol are also expected.

• The Intern is assigned to the Real Estate team, reporting to the Real Estate Manager.
• 60% - Obtain and process transactional reports (e.g. surveys, appraisals, professional engineering reports, legal and title documents), assist in problem resolution to facilitate the timely management of various real estate processes, prepare legal transaction documents, assemble feasibility and due diligence studies and reports in preparation to obtain internal approvals and submit to closing, interface with internal customers (Directors, DTA’s, Managers) professional consultants (attorneys, engineers, architects, administrators).
• 20% - Receive and logs customer work orders, prepare project files and track real estate processes, maintain data tracking systems, monitor deadlines and document performance commitments, monitors and prints monthly progress reports.
• 10% - Prepare and process documentation for Appropriation Committee approval, obtains from authorized Church agents and other parties prerequisite signatures and prepare and process closing packages.
• 10% - Respond professionally, courteously, and accurately to enquiries from management, customers and consultants.
• Takes direction from REM, REPM 1, 2 and 3.
• Administers payments and travel co-ordination for the Real Estate Project Manager.
• Provide any related services as required by his employer, Real Estate Manager and Real Estate Project Manager.