**Description** **What you'll do as a Senior Lease Administrator** **Lease Negotiation & Acquisition** + Lead negotiations for new office leases, renewals, expansions, and terminations across a multi-location national portfolio, including locations supporting classified programs. + Coordinate with brokerage partners, landlords, and others to structure lease terms that minimize cost and organizational risk while meeting operational and security requirements. + Conduct market analysis and financial modeling (net effective rent, NPV, TI allowances) to support lease decision-making and executive approvals. Document cost reasonableness as part of our government audit support package. + Evaluate prospective sites for suitability as SCIF or other secure facility buildouts, coordinating with Security and Facilities Engineering as appropriate. **Portfolio & Lease Administration** + Maintain authoritative lease abstracts and a centralized location directory for all active, expired, and pipeline properties. + Track and manage critical date calendars for options, rent escalations, renewal notices, and lease expirations across the entire portfolio. + Initiate and approve rent payments, reconcile operating expense (OPEX/CAM) statements, and manage tenant improvement (TI) allowance drawdowns in coordination with Accounts Payable and Finance. + Serve as the primary point of contact for landlord communications and ensure timely resolution of lease disputes, default notices, and holdover situations. + Administer subleases and license agreements where applicable, ensuring compliance with master lease terms; coordinate billing requirements. + Responsible for office registration and CAGE administration in SAM.gov. **ASC 842 Lease Accounting Compliance** + Own the data integrity and completeness of lease records in the company's lease accounting software, Visual Lease. + Work with Accounting Staff to ensure accurate classification, measurement, and disclosure of right-of-use (ROU) assets and lease liabilities under ASC 842. + Partner with Accounting Staff and external auditors to support quarterly and year-end close processes, including variance analysis and disclosure schedules. + Monitor and facilitate implementing regulatory updates to ASC 842 guidance and internal accounting policy as required. + Coordinate with Finance to align lease commencement, modification, and termination events with proper accounting treatment and journal entry support. **SCIF & Secure Facility Coordination** + Support leasing of locations that require SCIF accreditation or other secure facility designations, including coordination with DSS/DCSA, Security Officers, and landlords on construction and operational requirements. + Review lease language for SCIF-specific provisions (access control, construction addenda, government right-of-entry clauses) and escalate issues to Legal as needed. + Maintain records of accredited facility locations and support renewals or modifications that may affect SCIF status. **Reporting & Process Improvement** + Develop and maintain portfolio dashboards and management reports covering occupancy costs, lease obligations, expiration schedules, and headcount-per-location metrics. + Identify and implement process improvements to the lease administration function, including system enhancements, workflow automation, and documentation standards. + Support integration of acquired companies' lease portfolios following M&A activity. **Senior Lease Administrator Requirements** + Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or a related field. + Minimum 6 years of commercial lease administration experience, with demonstrated responsibility for a multi-location portfolio (50+ leases preferred). + Strong lease abstraction and critical date management skills with meticulous attention to detail. + Working knowledge of commercial real estate concepts: NNN vs. gross leases, CAM reconciliations, TI allowances, holdover provisions, subordination/non-disturbance/attornment (SNDA) agreements. + Ability to read, interpret, and negotiate lease language in coordination with senior management. + Working knowledge of SAM.gov for office registrations and CAGE code administration + Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (financial modeling), Word, and PowerPoint. **Senior Lease Administrator Preferences** + Experience supporting real estate for a federal government contractor or in a defense/aerospace environment. + Hands-on experience with ASC 842 / IFRS 16 lease accounting standards and lease accounting software implementation or ongoing administration. + Proficiency with Visual Lease, or similar software. + Familiarity with SCIF accreditation processes, ICD 705 standards, or secure facility lease requirements. + Certified Lease & Finance Professional (CLFP), Real Property Administrator (RPA), or MCR (Master of Corporate Real Estate) designation. + Experience with post-M&A lease p