Specialist, Real Estate

McDonald's
Chicago, IL

Job Description:

Company Description:

McDonald's is proud to be one of the most recognized brands in the world, with restaurants in over 100 countries that serve 70 million customers daily. As the global leader in the foodservice industry, our legacy of innovation and hard work continues to drive us.

From drive-thru updates to delivery to mobile order and pay, we are innovating quickly and growing. Joining McDonald's means thinking big and preparing for a career that can have influence around the world.

At McDonald's, we see every day as a chance to create a positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusivity, service, integrity, community, and family. From the support of Ronald McDonald House Charities to our Youth Opportunity project and sustainability initiatives, our values keep us dedicated to using our scale for good: good for our customers, people, industry, and the planet. We also offer outstanding benefits including a sabbatical program, tuition assistance, and flexible work arrangements.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our crew members, staff, operators, and suppliers. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. We are interested in people who enhance our company culture: Does this role interest you? We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every single requirement!

Department Overview

McDonald's Real Estate Center of Excellence is responsible for identifying new restaurant locations, buying or leasing the land and building new McDonald's restaurants. The Real Estate Development Coordinator monitors and coordinates the various procedures that are designed to expeditiously complete commercial real estate development projects and related activities. Key customers and partners include Real Estate Managers/Dealmakers, Construction Managers, Vendors and other Field and Home Office Staff.

Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Orders and reviews title, title exception documents, survey, environmental and soils reports and resolves conditions required to close a Real Estate transaction and the release to Construction

  • Review and interpret all title documents to extract critical information, identifying encumbrances, easements, or restrictions

  • Develops systems to streamline and gain efficiencies in work processes.

  • Facilitates and actively participates in Development meetings

  • Monitors updates and assists in the co-ordination of key project schedules and processes to facilitate the execution of the Development Plan

  • Reviews, processes and tracks all invoices on real estate projects.

  • Establishes and maintains files and records

  • Ensures that project files are organized, maintained, and updated for audit compliance

  • Produces correspondence and reports using appropriate software and tools

  • Publishes and maintains Development Team reports

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Previous experience in a commercial real estate role

  • Experience with title, survey and site plan review

  • Strong computer/software skills, including Microsoft Office Suite

  • Ability to read and interpret contracts and leases (including purchase and sale contracts, ground leases, development agreements, declarations, and CC&R's)

  • Willingness to be flexible, adaptive, and to operate in a dynamic, fast paced environment

  • Must work well in team environment and foster collaborative attitude with key team members

  • Periodic travel required

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience as a commercial real estate paralegal

  • Undergraduate degree

Compensation

Bonus Eligible: Yes

Long - Term Incentive: No

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Salary Range

The expected salary range r ange -$69,679.00 - $87,099.00 per year

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we may also consider your experience, and other job-related factors.

Competencies

Execution Proficiency

Background & Values

Strategic Proficiency

Building Blocks

Talent Proficiency

Additional Information:

Benefits eligible: This position offers health and welfare benefits, a 401(k) plan, adoption assistance program, educational assistance program, flexible ways of working, and time off policies (including sick leave, parental leave, and vacation/PTO). Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on job classification and length of employment.

McDonald's is an equal opportunity employer committed to the diversity of our workforce. We promote an inclusive work environment that creates feel-good moments for everyone. McDonald's provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise feel you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

McDonald's provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

Requsition ID: 2650

Posted 2026-01-31

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