Real Property Project Manager

The Real Property Project Manager will serve as a Real Property Project Manager for one or more geographic areas within the NYC watershed, with a focus on the East of Hudson watershed in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties. This position will perform a variety of difficult and responsible tasks relating to the City's acquisition, disposition and/or management of real property, including site visits, negotiating with landowners, ordering real property services from independent consultants, preparing reports, performing specialized research and analysis, identifying and developing land acquisition policies and strategies, and managing certain steps within the real property transaction process or City land/easement monitoring process.

What You Will Do

Formulate and coordinate implementation of the City's acquisition and disposition of land and easements, perform 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, and perform site inspections and prepare reports on encroachments, incidents of trespass or easement violations, or progress of demolitions on City owned lands.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This position requires project management, and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, read and interpret surveys and deeds, 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, and capability to conduct field work in all seasons, including navigating difficult terrain and using GPS units, compasses, digital cameras, and related field equipment.

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.
• Assignment Level III: one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.
• Assignment Level IV: two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Benefits

• 35 hours per week
• Day/Shift
• Valid NYS driver's license