Director of Real Estate - Office of the City Administrator - Real Estate Division (0953)

The Office of the City Administrator is seeking a bold collaborative and forwardthinking leader to serve as the next Director of Real Estate. The ideal candidate recognizes the value of building and maintaining credibility and trust brings a strategic mindset to partnerships and actively mentors staff to embrace innovative thinking in daily operations.

This is a unique and impactful opportunity to lead one of the most important portfolios in the Citymanaging millions of square feet of facilities overseeing complex transactions and setting the standard for how the City leverages its property to serve the public. We are looking for someone who can help the City define what its real estate needs truly arenow and in the futureand develop smart sustainable standards for how we work where we work and what spaces we invest in. The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of leadership technical expertise political savvy and a servicefirst mindset. Candidates with a hightouch approach to customer service and a strong background in real estate transactions and property managementparticularly within a public agencyare strongly encouraged to apply.

Under the general direction of the City Administrator the Director of Real Property is responsible for overseeing the Real Estate Division with the following primary functions:

• Shaping Citywide Real Estate Strategy: Partnering with City leadership to assess needs develop policies and establish standards for office space workplace design and property utilization.
• Executing High Stakes Transactions: Negotiating and executing leases acquisitions and dispositions in coordination with the Mayors Office Board of Supervisors and other stakeholders.
• Overseeing Property Operations: Managing fullservice property operations across 70 Cityowned facilities (totaling more than 5 million square feet) ensuring smooth delivery of custodial engineering rent collection tenant and capital improvements and security services.
• Managing a Large Lease Portfolio: Administering over 100 City leases encompassing several million square feet and an annual rent budget exceeding $44 million.
• Leading HighImpact Teams: Supervising experienced property managers and guiding a team of professionals who support 50 active facilities.
• Driving Operational Excellence: Managing more than 20 facility maintenance contracts to ensure high standards across the portfolio.
• Representing the department at Board of Supervisors meetings and other committees to provide guidance on real estate policies; collaborates with city departments and legal staff on property transactions including leases acquisitions sales and surplus land.

Qualifications :

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with course work in real estate business law public administration or related field; AND
2. Seven (7) years of progressively responsible real property appraisal transaction negotiation experience and/or property management experience including five (5) years of responsible supervisory/management experience.

Substitution: Additional qualifying experience outlined above may substitute for the required education on a yearforyear basis up to two years. One (1) year (2000 hours) of qualifying experience will be considered equivalent to thirty (30) semester units or fortyfive (45) quarter units.

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

All applicants are required to attach a resume and cover letter to the online application.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• A proven leader with a strong record of success in navigating complex organizational structures particularly within a public agency.
• Demonstrated expertise in policy development organizational analysis and the execution of strategic initiatives.
• Experienced in overseeing capital improvement projects from planning through execution.
• Adept at public speaking with a background in delivering clear persuasive presentations to elected officials and stakeholder groups.

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HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit  start the application process.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and therefore it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept uptodate. Also applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and @).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process please contact the analyst Katelynn Luong at

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex race age religion color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition (associated with cancer a history of cancer or genetic characteristics) HIV/AIDS status genetic information marital status sexual orientation gender gender identity gender expression military and veteran status or other protected category under the law.