OFFICE OF SUPPORTS SERVICES
3003 N Central Ave Phoenix AZ 85012

Salary: $30.0481 HRLY/$62500.05 Salary

Grade: 21

Closing Date: March 19 2026

Step into a highimpact role where you directly shape the workplaces that support DCSs mission utilizing knowledge of commercial office building management. As the leader of complex construction and tenant improvement projects youll work with space plans on interior design and Full-Service Tenant Representation. Youll collaborate with contractors vendors and internal teams to create modern efficient and purposebuilt environmentsusing your creativity technical expertise and problemsolving skills to bring spaces to life. If you thrive on variety handson involvement and seeing tangible results from your work this role puts you right at the center of meaningful change.

Beyond construction and design this position gives you the chance to influence DCSs broader real estate strategy. Youll analyze market opportunities support property acquisitions and disposals and manage leased spaces to ensure operations run smoothly every day. With ownership of critical timelines and responsibility for ensuring spaces meet agency needs your work helps drive organizational success and impacts teams across the state. If youre energized by fastpaced projects crossfunctional collaboration and the chance to make a lasting difference this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while shaping the future of DCS facilities.

• Negotiate and prepare lease documents for commercial office and warehouse space sub-let of DCS space; and manage and coordinate construction and tenant improvement projects of high complexity for DCS leased facilities including new construction and adherence to time frames and ensures agency requirements are met.
  
• Develop maintain and execute complex detailed project plans; coordinate activities with program representatives support offices lessors property management companies and other involved. Develop and maintain positive tenant and lessor relations.
  
• Property management of DCS leased space ensuring day-to-day business operations area uninterrupted; and prepare budget estimate and approve payments for funds including reimbursement to Lessors without a fiscal limitation and vendor payments for utilization of materials and/or services performed. May require driving.
  
• Utilizing real estate market data conduct space searches and determines facilities options and cost impacts for recommendation to agency leadership. Utilize AutoCAD software to design and develop functional space plans. Schedule ad conduct meetings with agency personnel to determine space requirements in concert with Programmatic and Agency strategic plans; and coordinate relocation activities.
  
• Prepare regular and special reports relating to activities of real estate occupancy and facilities planning; and perform related work as required. May require driving.
  
• Other duties as assigned as related to the position.

Knowledge of:

• DCS organizational structure including program(s) functions within that structure
• Lease contract negotiation techniques strategies and tactics Real Estate and Property Management Principles
• Space planning design and utilization
• Federal state county and local laws codes and regulations pertaining to real property acquisition construction and property management including but not limited to Federal OSHA life safety fire Asbestos Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state procurement.

Skills in:

• Comprehension analysis and interpretation of lease negotiations
• Motivating all involved parties and possess problem solving
• Statutory and rules interpretation issue identification and resolution
• Developing effective working relationships with both department and program management
• Preparing reports as related to Real Estate
• Written and oral communication
• Software such as AutoCAD spreadsheets word processing and databases.
  

Ability to:

• Interpret technical documents plans blue prints and schematics
• Develop project and space plans
• Deal effectively and professionally with all levels of the organization
• Research and interpret contracts leases and other formal agreements and fiscal/funding data
• Utilize AutoCAD Microsoft Office
• Communicating and negotiating with internal and external customers
• Interpret DCS and operational policies and procedures

Significant experience in commercial property management acquisition space utilization and planning; experience in negotiating monitoring evaluating and administering lease and service contracts; experience in coordinating and managing projects. This experience could be obtained through a Bachelors degree in design architecture or engineering and three years of experience in designing negotiating and costing renovations of multiple-use buildings. Other combinations of experience and education which meet the minimum requirements may be substituted.

In-state travel is required. Requires possession of and ability to retain a current valid state-issued drivers license appropriate to the assignment. Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license record checks must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R.12.).

The ability to secure and maintain clearance from the DCS Central Registry.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business then the following requirements apply:Drivers License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:

• Affordable medical dental life and short-term disability insurance plans
  
• Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
  
• 10 paid holidays per year
  
• Vacation time accrued at 4:00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
  
• Sick time accrued at 3:42 hours bi-weekly
  
• Deferred compensation plan
  
• Wellness plans
  

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule employees enjoy improved work/life balance report higher job satisfaction and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave programhere. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona please visit our benefits page

Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS). Enrollment eligibility will become effective after 27 weeks of employment.

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting or by email at Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Should you have any further questions regarding the interview process you can reach out to a member of our recruitment team at or by email at The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.