Real Property Supervisor

City of New York•Kingston, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is responsible for providing high-quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country. The Bureau of Water Supply is seeking an Administrative City Planner (NM) for the Upstate Real Property Services (UPRS) Section, which handles the acquisition and disposition of real property interests for DEP outside of New York City. UPRS also supports the management and stewardship of approximately 200,000 acres of City-owned watershed land. The Administrative City Planner will serve as the Acquisition Team Supervisor, overseeing real estate project managers and their land acquisition work.

Requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four (4) years of full-time experience in city planning, at least eighteen (18) months of which must have been in a managerial capacity.
Education and/or experience which is equivalent to the above.
A baccalaureate degree and eighteen (18) months of managerial experience in city planning is required of all candidates.
Graduate work leading to an advance degree in city planning or related field may be substituted for up to two (2) years of the non-managerial experience on a year-for-year basis.
Graduation from an accredited United States Law School may be substituted for two (2) years of non-managerial experience.

Nice To Haves

Driver’s license valid in the State of New York.
Ability to travel to meetings, work facilities, and field locations, utilizing a New York City vehicle.
Familiarity and proficient use of Microsoft Office products such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Knowledge and proficient use of Adobe software.
Provide required training, supervision and evaluation to direct report staff in a timely and effective manner.
Ability to perform and ability to manage.
Capacity to interface with landowners, attorneys, municipal leaders, coworkers, surveyors, contractors, and others to support project work.
Ability to perform advance planning and manage multiple projects efficiently from start to completion.
Ability to manage multiple deliverables efficiently from start to completion.
Interface with landowners, attorneys, municipal leaders, coworkers, surveyors, contractors, and others to support project work.
Aptitude to read and comprehend deeds, surveys and other sometimes complex real estate instruments.
Strong communication skills in writing, speaking and with public presentations.

Responsibilities

Overseeing, directing, and providing leadership to a team of real estate professionals with diverse expertise.
Supervising URPS staff, coordinating with other groups, assigning work, reviewing timecards, tracking training, providing feedback, and conducting performance evaluations.
Developing workflow and identifying program priorities to ensure timely accomplishment.
Developing and managing budgets, ensuring accurate and timely bid specifications and procurements, and effective spending of City funds.
Serving as project manager on important and high-profile projects.
Negotiating and managing contracts for watershed partnership programs or real property services, and working on intergovernmental agreements and other real property legal instruments.
Coordinating with DEP’s Bureau of Police Services and Bureau of Legal Affairs, as well as other work units within the Bureau of Water Supply to ensure proper administrative oversight of City fee lands.
Ensuring the City’s proprietary GIS and CRM database, Watershed Land Information System (WaLIS), is utilized to track program activities accurately.
Developing workflow and reports as needed.
Performing human resource functions for assigned staff, including annual evaluations, employee development and coaching, timekeeping, and adherence to health and safety policies.