Senior Manager, Real Estate

RTD•City of Poughkeepsie, NY

About The Position

This position manages the planning, strategy, organization, and implementation of Real Property and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) needs to support multi-modal transit (Bus, Paratransit, Rail, Pedestrian, Vehicles, and Bikes), along with supporting public access and administrative facilities. This position will work in collaboration with external parties and across other RTD departments to manage Real Property and TOD matters.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in planning, public administration, real estate management, law, business, architecture, engineering, surveying, or related field.
A minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing real property, conducting land use planning and/or TOD for a public agency or private company.
A minimum of five (5) years of experience working with lease agreement components and contractual provisions, title commitments and policies, real estate closing procedures, and real estate documents.
A minimum of five (5) years of supervisory or management experience.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
Ability to use sound judgment.
Ability to manage time and workload effectively, which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

Real estate broker license, appraisal certification, and/or right-of-way certification preferred.
Public transit experience or other highly regulated entity preferred.
OR An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Responsibilities

Manage the property portfolio to optimize district needs, expenditures, and community value.
Negotiate leases and/or purchases with public and private entities to facilitate the development and implementation of joint development opportunities in accordance with organizational policy.
Oversee the management and strategy of space needs for the District using a holistic approach across all RTD properties.
Manage policy elements of real property and TOD matters and work with leadership on establishing program goals and objectives.
Prepare annual budget for the department and the right-of-way budget for capital projects.
Manage confidential analysis of appraisals and risks associated with acquisition and relocation activities to assure overall project budget and schedule integrity.
Negotiate with property owners and their representatives the fair market value of properties acquired for projects and property disposals.
Manage and participate in the negotiation, drafting, preparation, maintenance, and control of the legal documents required for land acquisition, property leasing, and joint development agreements, and works to obtain necessary agreements and permits to complete property transactions.
Oversee the study and analysis of TOD throughout the District
Oversee the unsolicited and solicited proposal process for joint development
Lead the organization’s disposition of surplus property.
Manage the approvals of easements, licenses, and permits for third-party uses on organization property.
Maintain appropriate staffing levels and reviews progress to ensure the quality and quantity of work meet standards and deadlines for deliverables to meet program goals and objectives.
Recruit staff to include interviewing, hiring, assigning work, training, coaching, and counseling to ensure consistent application of Employee Guidelines, processes, and procedures.
Conduct performance reviews and holds employees accountable for optimal performance of their responsibilities.
Foster a safety-first culture, prioritizing prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Take action to advance the goals of Equal Employment Opportunity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Title VI and ADA Plans, thereby ensuring RTD's hiring programs, work environment, contracting and procurement practices, and transit services/programs are fair, equal, and non-discriminatory.
All job-related duties as assigned