City and County of San Francisco

Under general direction, the Senior Real Property Officer supervises real property officers in the performance of technical appraisal and negotiation work in connection with the acquisition, lease or sale of real property; and may be assigned the responsibility for a major land acquisition or lease project. The Senior Real Property Officer is responsible for carrying out, interpreting, and coordinating existing policies, methods, and procedures of the Real Estate Department in the acquisition, management and leasing of real estate for various City agencies; preparing difficult appraisals in determining fair market value; committing an agency or department to expenditures of large amounts of money for real estate related activities, making personal contacts with departmental representatives and the general public involving discussion, explanation, and interpretation of policies; preparing, checking, and reviewing detailed and complex technical real property records and reports; and the overall supervision of the preparation and analysis of technical records, reports, and documents dealing with property acquisition, sale and leasing activities and functions.

The 4142 Senior Real Property Officer is the first supervisory level in the Real Property Officer series. It is distinguished from the Real Property Officer by its supervisory responsibility. It is distinguished from the 4143 Principal Real Property Officer in that the latter supervises the former in the more difficult appraisal and negotiation assignments and serves as principal advisor in real estate matters to departments where assigned.

Exercises supervision over 4140 Real Property Officers.

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Plans, schedules and supervises the work of Real Property Officers engaged in appraisals, negotiations and other related duties for the leasing, acquisition or sale of property or property rights; may train subordinate real property officers in departmental procedures, including instruction on the Administrative Code and City Charter.
2. Personally aAppraises and negotiates complex acquisitions and lease agreements; assists subordinate agents in the more difficult appraisal and negotiation assignments; coordinates and implements the public bid process for public bidding on the sale, lease or development of City real property, supervises the handling of escrow and instructions to title companies.
3. Engages the services of independent appraisers, outside consultants and other real estate experts; reviews and correlates these reports; may appear as an expert witness in cases involving the determination of fair market value.
4. Reviews land titles and title reports in order to clear imperfect titles.
5. Supervises the preparation of reports for presentation to officers of other City departments on matters regarding the acquisition, lease or sale of real property rights related to departmental activities.
6. Prepares resolutions, ordinances, deeds and other documents necessary to implement the acquisition, lease or sale of real property.
7. Supervises the preparation and maintenance of departmental records, reports, files and statistics relative to City-owned property.
8. Confers with City Attorney, engineers, architects, and outside consultants in the conduct of all of the above.

Knowledge of: property valuation procedures, concepts and techniques; real estate law, codes, regulations and procedures; and commercial leasing and property management practices and procedures.

Ability or Skill to: communicate effectively orally and in writing, including the ability to interpret and explain policies, and to conduct difficult negotiations; interact effectively, courteously and tactfully with property owners, agents, representatives of outside organizations and the general public; supervise, plan and direct the work of subordinate real property officers, maintenance and processing orf real estate documents, reports and records; ability to operate a motor vehicle safely within the State of California

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification.  Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:
Possession of a Baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university with courses in real estate law, property appraisal, economics, finance and or statistics; AND

Experience:
Five (5) years of verifiable experience in the appraisal, purchase, lease and sale of real property as a right-of-way agent, property officer or real estate appraiser with a public agency, a real estate appraiser, a commercial property manager or a commercial real estate broker or agent. Residential and multi-unit residential experience only will not qualify you for this examinationis not qualifying.

License and Certification:
Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license.

Substitution:
Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.