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City of Austin - JOB DESCRIPTION

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Real Estate Services Manager

FLSA: Standard/Exempt EEO Category: (20) Professionals
Class Code: 17685 Salary Grade: UB1
Approved: October 24, 1997 Last Revised: August 16, 2021

Purpose:
 

Under minimal direction, this position plans, organizes, develops, and oversees operational programs involving the acquisition and management of real estate to be leased or purchased for public purposes.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:
  Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
  1. Provides leadership, direction, and management for real estate operational programs within the department.
  2. Is responsible for overseeing the management of all aspects of the development and implementation of existing and new programs under their direction.
  3. Develops and implements short- and long-range goals and objectives.
  4. Develops, manages, and negotiates high-profile real estate contracts between the City, private developers, governmental entities, and the public in delivering capital improvement projects, leases, and property management as directed.
  5. Oversees development of operational unit performance measures and reporting systems and utilizes these to establish accountability; determine progress; evaluate alternatives; and assess productivity, effectiveness and efficiency.
  6. Manages bond packages and analyzes fiscal impact of proposed policies and programs.
  7. Builds strong working relationships with executive management, City departments, other governmental agencies, private sector entities, consultants, stakeholders, and Austin City Council.
  8. Assists with development and monitoring of operational program budgets.
  9. Responds to and resolves sensitive inquiries, complaints, and issues from both internal and external sources.
  10. Ensures compliance with Federal, State, and City codes, ordinances and regulations.
Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:
 

Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling and recommendation for dismissal.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
  • Knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures pertaining to the acquisition, management, appraisal, and land use of real property for public purposes.
  • Knowledge of Local real estate market, real estate law, and related contracts.
  • Knowledge of business strategies, objectives, departmental goals, and initiatives.
  • Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
  • Knowledge of the Uniform Relocation Act and research techniques.
  • Knowledge of municipal government operations and applicable regulations.
  • Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
  • Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local laws and ordinances governing real estate management, disposition and acquisition.
  • Knowledge of City practices, policies, and procedures.
  • Skill in interpreting real estate law and legal contracts.
  • Skill in negotiating real estate transactions such as leases, acquisitions, easements, and other properties to accomplish objectives.
  • Skill in interpreting legal descriptions of leases, real estate, easements, and similar properties.
  • Skill in oral and written communication.
  • Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  • Skill in planning and organizing, data analysis, and problem solving.
  • Ability to evaluate contract agreements.
  • Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with other City employees and the public.
  • Ability to accurately and impartially summarize and evaluating factors relating to property purchases and usage.
  • Ability to write and interpret legal descriptions of leases, real estate, easements, and similar properties.
  • Ability to negotiate in order to accomplish objectives.
  • Ability to give public presentations.
  • Ability to correctly estimate real estate values.
  • Ability to develop and implement short- and/or long-range plans.
  • Ability to exercise good judgment, tact, and diplomacy in all public dealings.
  • Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities.
Minimum Qualifications:
 
  • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Business Administration, Public Administration, Real Estate, or in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years of progressively responsible supervisory/management experience in comprehensive real estate activities involving property acquisitions, appraisals, leasing and property management, eminent domain/condemnations, preferably in adherence of the Uniform Relocation Act, including three (3) years of experience in supervisory capacity.
  • Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
 

Any required licenses or certifications.

This description is intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty required of the position given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be. It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of management to assign, direct and control the work of employees under supervision. The listing of duties and responsibilities shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind or level of difficulty.