Seattle Finance and Administrative Services · 5 days ago
Real Property Agent, Senior
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$59.19/hr - $69/hr
5+ years expThe City of Seattle is seeking a civic-minded, passionate, and skilled Senior Real Property Agent to join their team and strengthen the City’s real estate oversight and planning functions. This role provides critical support for both public property and commercial real estate activities, involving site acquisition, property reuse, and negotiation of leases.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Identify leasing criteria and needs of City department clients. Work independently and with real estate brokers to conduct site searches and solicit landlord proposals
Negotiate and draft letters of intent, leases and related documents representing City Departments as tenants or as the landlord
Prepare documents required to complete real estate transactions such as property legal descriptions, recommendation reports, purchase and sale agreements, deeds, easements, interdepartmental agreements and legislative packages. Coordinate review of documents with Law Department and Risk Management, as needed
Represent the City or Department at interagency meetings, site visits and community meetings involving real property matters
Prepare consultant contracts and coordinate specialized consultant work, including commercial broker representation, tenant relocation plans, surveying, title, escrow, environmental site assessments, and property valuation and appraisals
Maintain collaborative intra- and inter- departmental teamwork, customer relations and communication, providing updates to division and department leadership
Conduct property research and market comparisons and real estate due diligence
Participate in onsite and remote project meetings and conduct site visits, as needed
Demonstrate a commitment to the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) and the department’s efforts to lead with race
Honor FAS principles for employee conduct
Qualification
Required
Three years of experience as a Real Property Agent or equivalent
Associate's degree in real estate or related field
Current Washington State Drivers License
A combination of education and/or training and/or experience which provides an equivalent background required to perform the work of the class
Preferred
5+ years' experience in real estate, including some experience with acquisitions, dispositions, site development, licenses, leases, easements, permits, conveyance documents or property management
Experience drafting and editing documents such as reports, legislation, contracts, leases, or permits
Proven verbal, written, presentation, and graphic communication skills. Property mapping using GIS, website, multi-media and other design visualization tools is a plus
Software skills, including MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams), graphic design tools and database systems
Ability to read real estate plans, permits, property records, technical reports and legal documents
Benefits
Vacation
Holiday
Sick leave
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents
Company
Seattle Finance and Administrative Services
The Department of Finance and Administrative Services (FAS) works behind-the-scenes providing critical functions, like managing 120 City facilities—including police and fire stations—overseeing the City's neighborhood customer service centers and Customer Service Bureau, and making sure minority-owned businesses can equitably compete for City contracts.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase