Director of Corporate Projects & Real Estate

Position Summary The Director of Corporate Projects and Real Estate owns Knight-Swift Supply Chain's (KSSC) project delivery and commercial real estate capability end to end — leading the corporate project portfolio, the acquisition and disposition of warehouse facilities, and the startup, relocation, consolidation, and closure of operations across the network. This role is the single accountable owner for answering three questions on every facility commitment KSSC makes: whether the building, schedule, and budget will support the operation that has been sold, what it will cost to secure and stand up, and whether the facility is genuinely ready before it is released to a customer. Beyond individual projects, this role sustains project management and real estate as a living business capability — owning the stage gates, governance routines, and readiness standards the organization executes from, and maintaining forward visibility to lease expirations, renewal options, and notice dates across the network. Partnering closely with Operations, Solutions Design, Business Development, Finance, Legal, Information Technology, Safety, Procurement, and Operations and Analytics Excellence (OAX), the Director protects the capital, schedule, and customer commitments behind every facility decision — bringing Ownership and Quality to life in the way we build, open, and operate buildings. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Project Portfolio and Program Leadership Develops and executes the strategic roadmap for corporate project management, commercial real estate, warehouse development, and facility transitions, translating company objectives and growth plans into prioritized programs with defined scope, ownership, milestones, budgets, and performance measures. Directs multiple concurrent projects from initiation through planning, execution, implementation, stabilization, and closeout, ensuring each carries an approved charter, business case, budget, schedule, resource plan, risk register, and success criteria. Establishes repeatable processes, templates, stage gates, decision criteria, and governance routines, including steering committees, project reviews, milestone assessments, and escalation procedures, that scale with growth. Monitors project performance against scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and operational-readiness expectations, and identifies risks, dependencies, and resource conflicts early enough to lead mitigation or recovery. Develops project dashboards and executive-level reporting that communicate status, financial performance, critical risks, and decisions needed, and provides data-driven recommendations on facility strategy, capital deployment, and project sequencing. Transitions completed projects to the appropriate operational owner with complete documentation, training, warranties, contracts, and open-item tracking, and leads lessons-learned reviews that feed future standards and playbooks. Commercial Real Estate Leads KSSC's commercial real estate activity in coordination with executive leadership, Legal, Finance, Operations, Solutions Design, and external brokers. Translates facility specifications developed by the Solutions Design team into property-search requirements, including square footage, clear height, dock configuration, trailer parking, power, fire protection, floor condition, site access, labor availability, zoning, and permitting. Manages broker relationships and coordinates site searches, property tours, test fits, due diligence, and comparative facility evaluations covering lease economics, operating expenses, tenant improvements, capital requirements, transportation impacts, labor markets, expansion capacity, and operational risk. Supports the negotiation of letters of intent (LOI), leases, amendments, renewals, subleases, purchase agreements, and tenant-improvement allowances in partnership with Legal and executive leadership, documenting business requirements, financial impac…

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