This position of located in the District of Columbia Department of General Services (DGS). DGS manages the capital improvement and construction program for District government facilities; real property for District government use; management of space in buildings operated or leased by District government and for selling and leasing other District real property and for providing building services for facilities owned or operated by the District. DGS provides engineering services, custodial services, security services, energy conservation, utilities management, maintenance, inspection, planning, small and large capital repairs and non-structural improvements. The Portfolio Division is responsible for maximizing the utilization of real estate assets, including acquisition, disposition, lease negotiation and management, and space planning. This position is responsible for responsible for negotiating, planning, advising, and making important decisions regarding the acquisition and disposal of real estate interests through lease or purchase, and the management of real estate owned by the District.

Duties and Responsibilities

Oversees, administers, coordinates, and serves as the primary point-of-contact on activities related to requests for leasing District surplus and developing use and lease agreements between DGS and private and public agencies, District and federal government representatives, and community representatives concerning all requests to leasing surplus facilities. Determines and implements the exact needs of the client. Adapts to the various internal procedures of the contracting party and forms close links with the nominated representatives. Ensures that the key issues of cost, time, quality, and client satisfaction can be realized. Manages the entire project from start to finish and ensures that the vision is realized. Supervises or personally negotiates leasing agreements with acceptable applicants and other occupants of the building.

Locates and negotiates large property acquisitions and/or dispositions, which include conducting property searches and evaluations, financial analysis, drafting solicitations, drafting, and negotiating acquisitions and dispositions, and development of agreements. Prepares property acquisition and disposition packages for Mayoral and Council for leases greater than twenty-years and leases over one million dollars annually. Organizes the entire tenant selection process and understands the competing interests in the real estate field while balancing community interest in the public property. Negotiates and prepares joint public and private development agreements for use of District owned property, including managing, selection and drafting agreements. Identifies improvement and simplification of reporting requirements and techniques through analyses of data collected while assuring that all reporting requirements are met in accordance with the needs of the office and DGS.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, one (1) year of specialized experience must be equivalent to the next lower grade in the normal line of progression.

Mastery of real estate principles, policies, and methodologies in property leasing.

Expert analytical and evaluative skill as required to analyze and resolve complex problems or controversial realty transactions that require the use of complex negotiations techniques and strategies preferred.

Licensures and Certifications

None

Work Conditions/Environment

Inside environment not subject to hazardous or unpleasant elements

Promotion Potential

None

Other Significant Facts

Tour of Duty: Varies

Pay Plan, Series and Grade: MS-1170-14

Salary Range: $111,650 - $156,309: based on available funding

Type of Appointment: Management Supervisory Service (MSS) At will

Collective Bargaining Unit: This position is not in a Collective Bargaining Unit.

Area of Consideration: Open to the Public

Position Designation: This position as been designated as security-sensitive under the guideline of the DC Personnel Manual. Incumbents of this position are subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC personnel regulations. Accordingly, incumbents must successfully pass a criminal background and consumer credit check as a condition of employment and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of their tenure.

Residency Requirement: If the position you are applying for is in the Career, Management Supervisory, or Educational Service at an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, you must establish residency in the District of Columbia within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the appointment and continue to maintain residency within the District of Columbia throughout the duration of the appointment.

EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation.