Deputy Executive Director-Community Development Office

Sound Transit•Seattle, WA

28d•$171,000 - $325,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Under general direction of the Chief Planning and Development Officer, leads and administers Sound Transit’s Community Development division, including setting strategic direction for its transit-oriented development (TOD), joint development, community activation and related programs, overseeing the development/disposition of the agency’s excess property portfolio and executing transit oriented, joint development and other real estate transactions using Sound Transit properties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Real Estate, Urban Geography, or closely related field; Ten years of progressive experience managing complex real estate, planning, and TOD projects and programs and other real estate developments, including hands-on expertise with a range of real estate development types, capital projects, right-of-way acquisition, project negotiation, community planning, and building construction.; Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Eight years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management experience.
Practicing understanding of core principles of urban planning and urban land economics, including development planning, transportation planning and approaches to equitable community engagement.
Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a transit oriented and joint development real estate project transactions, real estate acquisition, relocation, property management, and disposition.
Real estate property principles and practices related to the appraisal, acquisition, management, and sale or lease of public real property assets.
Principles and practices of program development and administration.
Principles and practices of economic development.
Project management techniques and principles.
Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
Negotiation principles and practices.
Principles and practices of customer service.
Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
Modern office procedures, methods, and software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling databases, spreadsheets, and reports.
Contract management and administration.
Managing large, complex projects and making decisions in fast-paced, difficult environments.
Preparing and analyzing complex data and comprehensive reports.
Best practices in managing a diverse staff, including performance management and maintaining confidentiality and communicating with tact and diplomacy.
Applying project management techniques and principles.
Developing and monitoring program/project operating budgets, costs, and schedules.

Responsibilities

Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the staff work of the Community Development Office, including TOD and Joint Development teams, community activation and other efforts; assigns work activities and coordinates schedules, projects, and programs; provides constructive feedback; reviews and evaluates work and makes effective suggestions and recommendations.
Supports the Chief Planning and Development Officer in developing strategic direction for and oversight of the agency’s Community Development workplan; directs the TOD and joint development programs, and property disposition functions to ensure compliance with the agency’s equitable TOD policy along with federal, state, and other ST policies, procedures and guidelines; assumes management responsibility for the services and activities of the Community Development Office.
Ensures active, ongoing coordination with Sound Transit staff on capital delivery projects to maximize TOD and related community development outcomes within ST’s capital program, maintaining strong working relationships with peers across the agency to support advancing TOD and related community development outcomes as projects advance to construction.
Supports local government and other community partners in achieving TOD and related outcomes around ST stations and services throughout the region, leveraging staff and consultant expertise to help ensure local zoning and development regulations support TOD outcomes and by providing create public financing support to help deliver local transit-supportive infrastructure.
Oversees the agency’s community partnerships around TOD and maintains strong working relationships with planning and economic development leaders across the region.
Advances a diverse range of community development projects to realize goals of increased transit ridership, revenue generation, economic development, and vibrant station areas that include a diversity of housing options with a priority to affordability and mix of uses.
Ensures the integration of program priorities into project development at the corridor level; provides technical support and participates in local, regional, and state initiatives to improve land use/transit connectivity.
Provides independent, strategic advice to ST leadership on a range of planning and real estate issues; leverages staff and consultant resources to direct market studies and feasibility analysis; summarizes findings and provides recommendations to the agency’s leadership and Board of Directors.
Oversees the preparation of program reports for executive leadership, the state legislature, agency’s Board of Directors, and external audiences; oversees implementation of the Community Development Office’s TOD Strategy by identifying the development pipeline that best implements agency policies, establishing annual goals and reporting on metrics and outcomes.
Closely coordinates with and provides strategic support for real estate functions, including market capacity, appraisal and acquisition, property or asset management.
Administers and manages consultant assignments in support of the Community Development Office and for a variety of internal clients; participates on Agency or external committees to address initiatives of broader Agency interest.
Negotiates complex real estate and development transactions for property on and adjacent to Sound Transit facilities (stations, auxiliary spaces, guideways, and rails) including obtaining rights needed for long term operations and maintenance of the system.
Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit’s Equity & Inclusion Policy.
It is the responsibility of all employees to follow the Agency safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to their assigned duties and responsibilities, which could include systems, operations, and/or other employees.
It is the responsibility of all employees to integrate sustainability into everyday business practices.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Two choices of medical plans
Dental plan
Vision plan
Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit
457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution)
25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service
Additional paid time off for director level and up
12 paid holidays
Up to 2 paid floating holidays per year
Up to 2 paid volunteer days per year
12 weeks of parental leave for new parents
Pet Insurance
ORCA card at no cost for full-time employees
Up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses
Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services
Work-life balance
Opportunities for professional development
Recognition from colleagues