The City of Oakland is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity, inclusion, and equity. Oakland has a long history of activism around issues of justice and equity. Both oppression and this resistance to oppression have shaped the city’s historical roots and the lives of its residents to this day. As public servants in one of the most diverse cities in the nation, we strive to develop employees who understand the harm and impacts of systemic inequity to create lasting, meaningful outcomes for everyone. Oakland strives to establish an environment that embraces the richness of culture, community, and individualism of employees.

Why join the City of Oakland Economic & Workforce Development Department’s Real Property Asset Management Division?

The Economic & Workforce Development Department’s Real Property Asset Management Division is responsible for managing the City’s portfolio of real estate assets, agreements and transactions on behalf of all City departments.

The Real Estate Division plays a critical role in delivering a broad range of public services and advancing urgent policy priorities, such as addressing homelessness, catalyzing affordable housing development, activating public spaces to serve the community, and advancing racial equity.

The Real Property Assest Management Division presents a unique opportunity for an experienced real estate professional to serve our community.

The Real Estate Agent position involves mission-critical real estate transactional work in a supportive team environment.The position reports to the Supervising Real Estate Agent. The Real Estate Agent performs a broad range of duties which require independent judgment involving real property valuation, acquisition, disposition, leasing, licensing, right-of-way acquisition, asset management and property management for all types of real property.

What you will typically be responsible for: 

• Negotiating leases and licenses of City property to third parties, often non-profit community-serving organizations.

• Monitoring leases and licenses to ensure timely payment of rent, exercise of notices, and maintain positive landlord/tenant relations.

• Negotiating and managing the acquisition or disposition of real property.

• Drafting letters of intent, purchase and sale agreements, leases, licenses, rights of entry, and other standard real estate documents.

• Reviewing appraisals, title reports, environmental and other due diligence documents.

Competencies Required:

Critical Thinking: Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims

Decision Making: Choosing optimal courses of action in a timely manner

Displaying Ownership and Accountability: Holding self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results

Fact Finding: Obtaining facts and data pertaining to an issue or question

Industry Monitoring: Grasping the external political, economic, competitive, and social factors affecting the industry

Legal & Regulatory Navigation: Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations

Listening: Fully comprehending spoken communication

Oral Communication: Engaging effectively in dialogue

Negotiating: Reaching mutually satisfying agreements and compromise

Professional & Technical Expertise: Applying technical subject matter to the job

Project Management: Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives

Writing: Communicating effectively in writing

Any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the following minimum qualifications may be acceptable.

Education:

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in real estate, economics, finance, business, or public administration, or a closely related field.

Completion of a recognized real estate appraisal course is desirable.

Experience: 

Three (3) years of experience involving real property appraisal or acquisition, including right-of-way negotiations, lease negotiations, property management, and dispositions.

Public agency real estate experience is preferred.

License or Certification / Other Requirements:

Individuals who are appointed to this position will be required to maintain a valid California Driver's License throughout the tenure of employment.

The Recruitment Process: 

The City of Oakland works with a Civil Service system. Applicants apply online, and HR staff reviews their experience, education, and training listed on the application against the “minimum qualifications” listed for each position. 

Candidates who demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements are then invited to participate in an assessment process (or testing) to measure their knowledge, skills, and abilities in job-related areas.

Candidates who do not demonstrate that they meet the minimum qualification requirements will have an opportunity to request a final review. Candidates must request a final review within 5 business days of being notified that they did not meet the minimum qualifications.

In the final review, candidates may clarify information already provided on their application. No additional work history, education, or certifications will be accepted. Any decisions made during this review process will be final.

For this recruitment, all qualified applicants will be invited to the structured interview (sometimes referred to as an Oral Exam). The tentative date of the structured interview is the week of July 8, 2024.

For some recruitments, more than one type of assessment may be used. Depending on the number of candidates who pass the first assessment (multiple-choice test, structured interview, writing exercise, performance exam) you may be asked to complete a secondary assessment before the recruitment is finalized. If a secondary assessment is scheduled, you will be notified by email with specific details. If a secondary assessment is not scheduled, department hiring interviews will occur during this time frame.

Candidates who pass each stage in the process will be placed on an eligible list. Some candidates may receive extra points, for example, if you are a Veteran with an honorable discharge, or if you are a current City of Oakland resident. If you’re applying to a “restricted” posting and you are eligible as a current City employee, you may also receive additional points for your City service. Extra points are only applied to passing scores, so if you do not pass every element of the testing process, you cannot use extra points to pass. 

The City of Oakland reserves the right to modify the selection process and date of examination as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity. The information contained in this announcement is subject to change and does not constitute either an expressed or implied contract.

Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least two to three hours to submit your application if you are a new user of the system. APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY. You may apply and view current openings by visiting our employment opportunities webpage at:

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/oaklandca/default.cfm.

If you do not have access to a computer, there are computer stations available at any City of Oakland Public Library. There are also workstations at the Human Resources Management Department, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor, Oakland, CA 94612. Workstations are available during regular business hours (normally 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Our online application system is provided by GovernmentJobs. If you have problems while applying online, please contact GovernmentJobs Live Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627 between 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM Pacific Time, Monday - Friday. You may also call the City of Oakland Human Resources Management Department during regular business hours at (510) 238-3112 for information; however, we are unable to provide technical support for the online application system. For recruitment-specific questions, please contact Ellaine Reyes at eryes2@oaklandca.gov.