Transaction Manager - GLS Max

Transaction Manager

GSA Leasing Support Services (GLS Max)

Company: Newmark Position type: Anticipated / Pipeline requisition Location: Within the assigned GSA geographic zone

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries(“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum.

For the twelve months ended March 31, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.4 billion. As of March 31, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 185 offices with more than 9,600 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit  or follow @newmark.

The Transaction Manager serves as Newmark’s lead representative for the planning, execution, and successful completion of assigned lease acquisition actions under the GSA GLS Max contract. Except for inherently governmental functions, the Transaction Manager acts in the capacity of, and performs the same duties as, a GSA Leasing Specialist, and functions as GSA’s primary point of contact responsible for the successful completion of each assigned Task Order.

This position provides end-to-end transaction leadership across market analysis, solicitation, pricing, negotiation, award support, and post-award coordination to help ensure timely, compliant, and customer-focused leasing outcomes for GSA and its customer agencies.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned lease acquisition actions and provide day-to-day transaction management from project initiation through lease award and post-award transition.
• Perform leasing support services in a manner aligned with the GSA Leasing Specialist role, except for inherently governmental functions, and support the successful completion of each assigned Task Order.
• Conduct market analysis, market surveys, and related research to identify viable locations, assess market conditions, and support development of acquisition strategies that meet customer agency requirements.
• Support the development, refinement, and documentation of space requirements, acquisition plans, schedules, and solicitation materials, including Requests for Lease Proposals (RLPs) and related amendments.
• Solicit, receive, organize, and evaluate offers and proposal information; analyze pricing, tenant improvement costs, market comparables, and other transaction data to support sound leasing recommendations.
• Lead or support negotiations with lessors and their representatives regarding rental rates, lease terms and conditions, tenant improvement build‑out, delivery requirements, and other business terms within the scope of the contract.
• Prepare, maintain, and organize lease acquisition documentation, transaction records, analysis, correspondence, and supporting materials in accordance with GSA and customer procedures and Task Order requirements.
• Coordinate with GSA officials, customer agencies, legal counsel, lessors, brokers, post‑award staff, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, maintain momentum, and support timely transaction milestones.
• Track schedules, critical dates, deliverables, approvals, and risks throughout the lease acquisition lifecycle, and communicate status, recommended actions, and emerging issues to appropriate stakeholders.
• Support lease award and transition activities, including coordination of post‑award tenant improvement design and construction requirements, transfer of project information, and continuity of service through occupancy‑related milestones as applicable.
• Identify opportunities to improve transaction efficiency, strengthen market competition, enhance documentation quality, and achieve cost‑effective outcomes that support GSA and customer agency objectives.

• Must possess the required real estate broker…