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City of Seattle · 3 days ago

Real Property Agent, Senior

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$59.19/hr - $69/hr

3+ years exp

The City of Seattle is seeking a civic-minded, passionate, and skilled Senior Real Property Agent to join our 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 within the Department of Finance and Administrative Services and involves responsibilities such as site acquisition, property reuse, and negotiating leases.

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Hiring Manager

JOHN BLACKMORE

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

Real estate experienceProperty negotiationDocument draftingGIS mappingMS Office SuiteCultural sensitivityVerbal communicationWritten communicationPresentation skills

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

Valid Washington State Driver's License or equivalent mobility

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