Full-Time

Administrative/Office Coordinator

Posted on 9/23/2025

Transwestern

Transwestern

1,001-5,000 employees

Commercial real estate services and development

Compensation Overview

$50k - $55k/yr

Chicago, IL, USA

In Person

A consistent, in-office presence must be sustained.

Category
Administrative & Executive Assistance (1)
Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
  • High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
  • A minimum of 2 years of relevant administrative experience.
  • Associate degree or some college coursework preferred.
  • Experience in commercial real estate preferred.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, Access (where applicable), and Outlook.
  • Ability to operate office equipment, including copiers, binders, phone systems, audio-visual equipment, etc.
  • Experience with CRM/database management systems is a plus.
  • Excellent writing skills for accurate and comprehensive reporting.
  • Strong oral and written communication abilities.
  • Outstanding organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects, shifting priorities, and time-sensitive workloads.
  • Strong attention to detail, including proofreading and editing skills.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Resourceful in managing workloads to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to maintain discretion regarding personnel and industry matters.
  • High level of reliability, responsibility, responsiveness, and customer service orientation.
  • Desire to tackle new projects and contribute to a high-performing team.
Responsibilities
  • Provide advanced administrative support, including detailed calendar management, correspondence, invoice tracking, presentations, and assembling reports.
  • Provide IT support to the office as needed and act as a liaison between the office and the IT department to ensure timely resolution to technical issues.
  • Assist in new hire welcome procedures, ensuring that all onboarding activities and resources are prepared and available for each employee’s first day.
  • Manage general office duties, including mail/package distribution, inventory tracking and ordering for office and kitchen supplies, and organization of supply rooms.
  • Schedule and organize meetings, events, conference calls, and conference room reservations.
  • Prepare items in relation to meetings, including but not limited to, creation and assembly of documents for distribution, coordination of site/location reservation, food orders, attendance confirmations, and interacting with attendees to address questions or issues on an event.
  • Ensure guest reception, kitchens, conference rooms, and common areas are clean, organized, and stocked with essentials.
  • Serve as central contact for visitors, phone calls, and work orders, logging arrivals and coordinating building access and security concerns.
  • Coordinate vendor deliveries, returns and service calls as needed.
  • Participate in the planning and execution of company events and meetings.
  • Track and manage multiple projects and budgets to meet deadlines.
  • Support brokers with expense reports.
  • Order property signage and maintain detailed records of signage status and locations using spreadsheets to ensure accurate tracking and timely updates.
  • Assist coordinators in maintaining listings in XRM, CoStar, and other listing platforms, as necessary.
  • Assist in the preparation of property listings, brochures, and online content.
  • Update and maintain client databases, ensuring all information is current and accurate.
  • Generate regular reports on deal status, client interactions, and office operations for management review.
  • Maintain production printer.
  • Process, code, scan, deposit, and research commission and vendor checks/invoices as needed.
  • Perform other duties to support office operations as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Associate degree or some college coursework preferred.
  • Experience in commercial real estate preferred.
  • Experience with CRM/database management systems is a plus.

Transwestern offers commercial real estate services, development, and investment management through an integrated, customized approach that starts with good ideas and aims to drive client value. Its products work by coordinating multiple services—listing and leasing, project development, asset and investment management—across its 33 U.S. offices and through strategic global alliances to tailor solutions to each client. What sets Transwestern apart is its emphasis on personalized service and a unified platform that combines advisory, development, and investment capabilities, supported by broad geographic reach and collaboration with partners to craft creative, client-specific real estate strategies. The company’s goal is to deliver tangible value for clients by providing comprehensive, customized real estate solutions that meet their objectives.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Houston, Texas

Founded

1978

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FrontierGen partnership accelerates hyperscale data center campuses with robust power.
  • Savannah project starts construction with 36-foot heights and direct interstate access.
  • Frances Thomson appointed CMO on Dec 23, 2024, to lead marketing strategy.

What critics are saying

  • Prologis acquires larger industrial portfolios, eroding Transwestern's market share.
  • Capital Development's 1.2MSF warehouses compete with Savannah JV lease-up.
  • 31% Chicago office vacancy slashes Transwestern's leasing revenue and asset values.

What makes Transwestern unique

  • Transwestern invests in FrontierGen for AI-focused data centers in South Texas.
  • Transwestern JV develops 529KSF industrial buildings at Savannah's North Gate Park.
  • Transwestern acquires DC waterfront sites at 375 and 425 M St. SW for $13M.

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Brookfield Sells Southwest Waterfront Development Sites

Brookfield sells southwest Waterfront development sites. Two prime plots next to the Waterfront Metro station that have been slated for development for two decades are on a new path forward after they sold last week. In the foreground, a rendering of the developments planned for 375 M and 425 M St. SW as conceived by Brookfield Transwestern Development Co. purchased two parcels at Fourth and M streets SW from Brookfield, D.C. deed records filed Wednesday show, and the companies confirmed to Bisnow. TDC paid $6.5M apiece for the plots at 375 and 425 M St. SW, which span 100K SF.

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