Corporate Real Estate - Facilities Intern

At Community Bank System, Inc. (CBSI), we are dedicated to providing our customers with friendly, personalized, high-quality financial services and products. Our retail division, Community Bank, N.A., operates more than 200 customer facilities across Upstate New York, Northeastern Pennsylvania, Vermont and Western Massachusetts. Beyond retail banking, we also offer wealth management, investment management, insurance and risk management, and benefit plan administration.

Just as our employees are committed to helping our customers manage their finances, we're committed to our employees. After all, they make it happen for our customers every day.

As an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer, we celebrate and support a diverse workplace for the benefit of all: our employees, customers and communities.

• Assist in analyzing and optimizing the utilization of corporate real estate assets.
• Support the development of strategies to enhance workplace efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand space utilization needs and provide recommendations.
• Participate in lease administration, including document management and compliance tracking.
• Collaborate with facility management team to Identify, communicate, and implement process change opportunities.
• Assist in coordinating facility improvement projects and renovations.
• Support the implementation of sustainable practices to enhance the environmental efficiency of our facilities.
• Assist in managing relationships with external vendors and service providers.
• Works cross functionally with all members of the Facilities team on information gathering, updating real estate asset databases, and providing assistance to ensure completion of objectives.
• Maintain proficient knowledge of, and demonstrate ongoing compliance with all laws and regulations applicable to this position, ensure ongoing adherence to pertinent policies, procedures and internal controls, and meet all job-specific requirements in a timely fashion

Education/Training:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, or a related field

Skills:

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Basic knowledge of real estate / facility management concepts is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

Experience:

No Experience Required

Hours: 40 hours/week

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk or sit. Use hands and fingers, handle or feel, reach with hands or arms, and speak and hear. The employee may occasionally be required to lift and or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and the ability to focus.

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.