SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR PLANNING AND REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT

Salary schedule position managing the district real estate inventory, acquisitions, facilities uses, surplus sites, and acting as a liaison to government agencies. Coordinates with other departments and serves as a resource on real estate issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in business, public administration, Planning, Government, Political Science, Sociology, or another related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in real estate acquisition, land development, or planning in the public or private sector.
• Experience in acquisition of sites for public school use or for complex land use development preferred.
• Experience in public administration with responsibility for real estate or land use planning preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Word required; ESRI Geographic Information Systems (GIS) preferred.
• Experience in community/governmental relations preferred.

Skills & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate sites for acquisition, plan for development of individual or complex parcels with multiple uses, coordinate due diligence, permitting, and development approvals.
• Thorough knowledge of real estate principles and practices, land use planning requirements and procedures, closing processes, and local government structure and processes.
• Knowledge of issues relative to school planning and sites.
• Effective problem-solving and communication skills.
• Skills in personnel management.
• Knowledge of public school organization and public administration processes desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manifest a professional code of ethics and values.
• Respond to internal and external customers in a timely, accurate, courteous, and empathetic manner.
• Model the routine, intentional, and effective use of technology in daily work, including communications, organization, and management tasks.
• Administer and manage functions and services in the department related to real estate consistent with district goals.
• Work closely with planning functions to ensure acquisition goals outlined in the capital improvement plan are met.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of managers or outside consultants, holding them accountable for productivity in achieving district goals.
• Establish and implement a ranking/prioritization system for all real estate projects.
• Develop and implement the Facilities strategic site acquisition plan and surplus property disposal plan.
• Analyze new development trends and develop life cycle strategies for integration of school sites and programs into new development.
• Negotiate real estate acquisition, sale, and joint use contracts.
• Create and maintain appropriate real estate tracking databases.
• Coordinate with key district planning staff in assessments and updates.
• Manage and implement the department’s real estate mapping program and facility rental program.
• Keep the Facilities Director informed of all issues.
• Monitor implementation of intergovernmental agreements.
• Lead or participate in special projects involving other OCPS departments and/or outside agencies.
• Follow district policies and procedures related to HRMD guidelines, instructional initiatives, and fixed assets.
• Develop leadership in subordinates.
• Stay updated on current technology used by OCPS and attend relevant training.
• Maintain timely and accurate information and ensure quality of information maintained by supervised staff.
• Keep up to date on current research, trends, and best practices relevant to the area of responsibility.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

Reports To

Facilities Director - Planning and Real Estate Management

Supervises

Administrator and classified staff

Tools & Equipment

• Telephone
• Computer
• Automobile
• Copier

Physical Requirements

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated as Light Work.

Physical Activity

• 70% Sitting: Resting with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs.
• 10% Standing: Assuming an upright position on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.
• 10% Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• 5% Bending: Lowering the body forward from the waist.
• 5% Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• 5% Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally through the use of the upper extremities and back muscles exerting up to 10 pounds of force.
• 80% Finger Dexterity: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than the whole hand or arm.
• 70% Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• 90% Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, including detailed or important spoken instructions.
• 90% Hearing: Perceiving speech and other environmental sounds at normal loudness levels.
• 90% Visual Acuity: The power to see at a level which allows reading of numbers and text, operation of equipment, inspection of machines, etc.

Note: Percentages may total more than 100% as several activities may be performed simultaneously.

Working Conditions

Indoors and Outdoors: The worker is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.

Schedule

Twelve months, 8.0 hours per day.