Project Manager, Development Transactions and Vacating

Job Overview

This position manages County-wide real estate transactions and projects involving vacate petitions and the acquisition of development-required interests including easements and right-of-way dedications. Coordinates with County departments, the County Attorney's Office, developers, petitioners, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable laws and Board policies and support timely transaction completion. Provides technical analysis and recommendations on property valuations, title matters, and transaction terms to protect the County's real estate interests.

Starting Salary

$68,286 - $88,774

Benefits

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Core Competencies

- Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
- Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
- Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
- Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.

Duties and Responsibilities

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on the nature of their assignments, individual employees may perform some or all of the duties described below.

- Plan, coordinate, and manage County-wide real estate transactions and real estate projects focused on working with developers on the dedication of rights of way and easements, and working with petitioners on vacate petitions. Ensuring timely execution in alignment with departmental priorities.
- Draft and review complex agreements, transactional documents, project budgets, and project schedules. Establish procedures and guidelines to improve consistency and compliance.
- Point of contact for development dedications and vacate petitions. Engages with internal and external clients to ensure compliance with the County's Land Development Code and applicable Florida Statutes. Prepares processes for tracking compliance of requirements and facilitates resolution of property related concerns.
- Occasional travel to County-wide sites to complete on-site inspections of property.
- Conducts property assessments and title analyses related to land and other property acquisitions, including right of way acquisitions and easements.
- Coordinates, clears title, and manages closings for County real estate acquisitions and dispositions. Prepares legal instruments for acquisitions and dispositions, in collaboration with the County Attorney's Office.
- Collaborate with other Sections and Departments to ensure that the County's needs are met.
- Prepares and processes agenda items.
- Provides timely and accurate information in response to public information requests.
- Provides recommendations on terms and conditions upon which properties will be sold, acquired, and/or exchanged.
- Other related duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

- Knowledge of real estate appraisal, acquisitions, dispositions, and real estate title.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures governing vacates, real property conveyance, and real estate title.
- Skill in the inspection and appraisal of real property.
- Skill in researching, abstracting, examining, and evaluating real estate information.
- Ability to confirm legal descriptions from survey data.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Ability to collect, organize, and evaluate date and to develop logical conclusions.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to budget and schedule tracking for real estate projects.
- Ability to analyze the risks and future impact of decisions.
- Ability to effectively coordinate resources and manage these resources to a successful project outcome.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Skill in developing tracking systems to monitor work progress.
- Knowledge of project management theory, techniques, and tools.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with others within and outside own organization.
- Ability to collect, organize, and analyze data and develop logical conclusions.

Physical Requirements

- This position primarily involves work in both indoor environments (teleworking or office settings) and outdoor environments (site visits), and may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, or driving.
- May require walking around outside during hot or inclement weather.
- This job will require driving and use of your own vehicle.

Work Category

- Sedentary work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Minimum Qualifications Required

- Graduation from an accredited four year degree granting college or university with a major in Real Estate, Business, Public Administration, or Planning Architecture; AND
- Four years of experience in real estate, acquisitions, dispositions, real estate research and/or title review/analysis; OR
- An equivalent combination of education (not less than a high school diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above; AND
- Possession of a valid Florida driver's license.

Emergency Management Responsibilities

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.

Additional Job Requirements

A department, depending on the nature of its mission and operations, may require that employees in all or certain positions in this job classification:

- Maintain the ability to pass the background checks required for the position. These background checks may include but are not limited to: Criminal History Background Check using Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS)
- Level 1 and Level 2 Background screening (Ch. 435 Florida Statutes)
- Child Abuse, Abandonment and Neglect Record Check using the State Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)
- Sex Offender and Sexual Predator record check using the list maintained by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

- Possess the necessary job related license(s) or certification(s) that may include possession of a Florida Driver License (Class E) or an applicable Commercial Driver License (CDL)

For more information regarding background screenings, please visit https://info.flclearinghouse.com .

Career Progression

Employees in this classification that acquire the competencies and minimum qualifications for the next tier will be able to apply for promotional opportunities through a competitive selection process. Employees will not automatically be upgraded to the next tier. Reclassifying a position is based on business need and financial impact and is not based solely on the job competencies or qualifications of the incumbent.