Project Manager-Real Estate-26357509RE

County of San Diego • San Diego, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of General Services (DGS) is seeking a Project Manager in the Real Estate Division. The Project Manager will be responsible for planning, managing and coordinating complex acquisition-related efforts including easements and rights of way. The Project Manager supervises Real Property Agents within the division and manages and oversees the performance of contracted work. The ideal candidate for the Project Manager will be a highly motivated self-starter who demonstrates strong initiative, communicates effectively, identifies challenges and recommends practical solutions, and consistently sets and achieves goals. This individual will excel at building trusting relationships across internal teams, external partners, and community stakeholders. They will model leadership through clear communication, coaching, support, and mentoring of staff. The ideal candidate will possess technical expertise to: Interpret regulations from other governmental agencies as they apply to County real property acquisition, such as Caltrans requirements; Coordinate the activities of a diverse project team that may include County clients, attorneys, consultants (brokers, appraisers, planners, A/E, etc.), external stakeholders, and internal Subject Matter Experts; Negotiate and prepare an array of agreements and real property contracts; Handle complex real estate efforts such as large commercial or Right of Way (ROW) acquisitions; Plan, manage, and coordinate the professional activities of a section within the Real Estate Division, to include distributing work assignments and evaluating and developing staff; Perform complex fiscal and other pertinent analyses and make recommendations to Department executives and clients; Understand associated project inputs such as real property appraisals, land survey documents and exhibits; and, Preparation of acquisition materials, such as Board letters, presentations, policies, processes, and executive briefing materials. This position requires a candidate to have strong analytical and communication skills, oral and written, and fully developed soft skills, including political acumen, ability to build consensus within both small and large team environments, a willingness to initiate process improvements, and commitment to improving performance and client service.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency in real estate, business administration, public administration, economics, urban planning or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of professional lead-level experience in real property acquisition, commercial property acquisition, commercial property leasing, property management, relocation assistance, appraisal, and real property development in a public or quasi-public agency which exercises power of eminent domain.
• OR Six (6) years of professional-level experience in real property acquisition, commercial property leasing, property management, relocation assistance, appraisal and real property development in a public or quasi-public agency which exercises the power of eminent domain, with at least two (2) years of such experience having been obtained at the level equivalent to that of a Senior Real Property Agent in County service.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, oral and written.
• Fully developed soft skills, including political acumen, ability to build consensus within both small and large team environments, a willingness to initiate process improvements, and commitment to improving performance and client service.

Nice To Haves

• Possession of one or more of the following designations is highly desirable: Senior Right-of-Way Agent (SR/WA), Member of Appraisal Institute (MAI), Certified Property Manager (CPM), Real Property Administrator (RPA), Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), Registered/Licensed Architect, Civil Engineer, Interior Designer, Landscape Architect or Land Surveyor.

Responsibilities

• Planning, managing and coordinating complex acquisition-related efforts including easements and rights of way.
• Supervising Real Property Agents within the division.
• Managing and overseeing the performance of contracted work.
• Interpreting regulations from other governmental agencies as they apply to County real property acquisition, such as Caltrans requirements.
• Coordinating the activities of a diverse project team that may include County clients, attorneys, consultants (brokers, appraisers, planners, A/E, etc.), external stakeholders, and internal Subject Matter Experts.
• Negotiating and preparing an array of agreements and real property contracts.
• Handling complex real estate efforts such as large commercial or Right of Way (ROW) acquisitions.
• Planning, managing, and coordinating the professional activities of a section within the Real Estate Division, to include distributing work assignments and evaluating and developing staff.
• Performing complex fiscal and other pertinent analyses and making recommendations to Department executives and clients.
• Understanding associated project inputs such as real property appraisals, land survey documents and exhibits.
• Preparation of acquisition materials, such as Board letters, presentations, policies, processes, and executive briefing materials.

Benefits

• Teleworking and/or flexible schedule available after an initial training period.
• Future Salary Increases: June 2027 - 2.90% increase to base pay.
• Additional compensation of approximately five percent (5%) above the employee’s base pay if employee is registered with the state of California as a Professional Engineer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior