Real Property Project Manager

About the role

The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire a City Planner III for a position with The Upstate Real Property Services (UPRS). This position is located in Valhalla, New York.

Responsibilities

• Formulates and coordinates implementation of the City’s acquisition and disposition of land and easements.
• Performs specialized research and analysis necessary to support land acquisition, property disposition, and other real property management work relating to the City’s real property ownership interests throughout the upstate watershed and water supply region.
• Work with landowners, attorneys, and/or agents to develop new acquisitions projects including fee simple and conservation easement, routines responsibilities may include field inspections, negotiating the configuration of parcels or easements to be acquired or disposed of by the City, ordering and reviewing of appraisals, and assisting with drafting of purchase contracts.
• Perform site inspections and prepare reports on encroachments, incidents of trespass or easement violations, or progress of demolitions on City owned lands.
• Manage vendor contracts for real property services including the drafting or revising of scopes of work, reviewing deliverables for accuracy and contract compliance, and reviewing and processing vendor invoices.
• Address private and public groups, explaining the City’s programmatic objectives associated with the Land Acquisition Program (or City acquisitions and dispositions) necessary to advance the work.
• Coincide with other DEP staff to ensure all administrative, programmatic and policy requirements are met for the City’s Land Acquisition Program and potentially to support the City Land Stewardship Program.
• Identify and recommend land acquisition planning strategies which require special study and conformance with various legal mandates.
• Develop new policies and procedures to assist management with the administration and implementation of the Land Acquisition Program.
• Update project information in the Watershed Lands information System (WaLIS) a geospatial and Upstate Real Property Services (URPS) policies and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s) ensures that journal notes, documents, and photos/maps are added to WaLIS as appropriate for each project.
• Attend regularly scheduled real estate review meetings to present, discuss and review proposed real estate acquisition projects with staff from DEP and land acquisition partners.
• Under direction, with latitude for independent imitative and judgment, performs other difficult task and professional work as assigned. May supervise subordinate staff as needed or assigned.

Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1” above.
• Graduate education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience.
• Knowledge and proficient use of Adobe software and all Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to learn and use utilize automated research, payment and analysis tools such as WaLIS, PASSPort and, potentially, ArcGis.
• Additional Working Conditions Must be willing and able to perform site visits to properties located throughout the NYC watershed, primarily East of the Hudson River. Site visits are performed in all seasons and can include steep and remote properties with varying degrees of access difficulty. Position requires sufficient strength, agility and mobility to hike mountainous terrain safely and use hiking equipment such as snowshoes and trek poles when needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and proficient use of Adobe software and all Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to learn and use utilize automated research, payment and analysis tools such as WaLIS, PASSPort and, potentially, ArcGis.
• Additional Working Conditions Must be willing and able to perform site visits to properties located throughout the NYC watershed, primarily East of the Hudson River. Site visits are performed in all seasons and can include steep and remote properties with varying degrees of access difficulty. Position requires sufficient strength, agility and mobility to hike mountainous terrain safely and use hiking equipment such as snowshoes and trek poles when needed.

Skills

• Project management, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Read and interpret surveys and deeds.
• WaLIS, PASSPort and, ArcGis
• Contract management and budget oversight/analysis.
• Ability to work independently and cohesively as a part of multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Capacity to work with landowners, attorneys, municipal leaders, co-workers, surveyors, clerks and others to advance DEP and Upstate Real Property Services missions.
• Capability to conduct field work in all seasons, including navigating difficult terrain and using GPS units, compasses, digital cameras, and related field equipment.

Benefits

The City of New York offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and more.

Pay

$85,175.00 – $124,426.00

Schedule

35 Hours per week. Day/Shift Work