Real Estate Manager

About the role

A Real Estate Project Specialist position is open within Airbus Operations in Getafe (Madrid). The candidate joins the Real Estate Iberia Team, which designs real estate site master plans, manages transactions (investments, purchases, leases and divestments) and optimises the footprint across majority-owned entities in Spain and Portugal. The role reinforces the department with operational autonomy to run asset lifecycle activities and supports strategic real estate projects aligned with Airbus standards and sustainability commitments.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end real estate projects across the Iberia region, from initiation to closing, including lease negotiations, acquisitions, renewals and divestments.
• Coordinate interactions and preliminary contractual documentation with landlords, brokers, tenants and internal partners (Legal, Finance, Tax, Procurement).
• Monitor and optimise the Iberia real estate portfolio by helping develop and update Site Master Plans.
• Carry out property valuations, financial analysis and business cases to support strategic transaction proposals.
• Maintain data governance and update internal real estate tools and databases (such as RECLA, GIS and IFRS16 reporting systems).
• Produce dashboards, executive presentations and reports on project milestones, budget adherence and operational KPIs.

Required profile

• Master's degree in Architecture.
• At least 1 year of professional experience in the real estate sector or dedicated post-graduate study.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication skills, operational autonomy and agility in a collaborative team.
• Advanced written and spoken Spanish and English.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of real estate tools and methodologies (RECLA, BIM and GIS)
• Basic finance fundamentals (business cases, valuation)

What we offer

• Permanent position with an attractive salary.
• Vacation days plus additional days off during the year.
• Hybrid working where possible, and collective transport service depending on schedule and location.
• Life insurance, health insurance, employee stock options, retirement plan or study grants.
• On-site facilities such as a free canteen, kindergarten and medical office.
• Upskilling opportunities and CSR collaboration opportunities.