Description
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Apply by Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 5:00pm.
Working Title: Real Estate Manager
Formal Title: Real Property Manager
IMPORTANT: Please be sure to submit a Cover Letter and Resume with your application. If application is submitted without these items, your application will not be considered.
THE POSITION:
The City Manager’s Office is seeking an experienced Real Estate Manager to become a part of its executive team. This exciting newly created position offers an opportunity to work with a dedicated team advancing a number of City of Hayward priorities including growing the economy, cultivating vibrant neighborhoods and preserving, protecting and producing housing. The Real Estate Manager will be responsible for activities focused on the acquisition, leasing, disposition and management of real property.
You are:
The ideal candidate is a working manager with real property management experience, excellent leadership skills and a firm commitment to superior service. Hayward places a high priority on providing excellent customer service to its internal and external customers. Good written and verbal communication skills are essential to succeed in this position. The ideal candidate will have five years of increasingly responsible experience involving real property appraisals, negotiations, acquisitions, relocations, and property management, including at least two years of supervisory experience. Experience with or exposure to public private partnerships is desirable.
Essential Duties
What you will do:
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Develop and implement goals, objectives, policies and procedures related to the City’s real estate activities, plans and projects.
- Manage City and Hayward Economic Development Corporation’s real estate acquisition and disposition initiatives to achieve City economic development and revenue objectives.
- Prepare requests for proposals designed to select developers and tenants; analyze business terms and negotiate complex lease and purchase agreements.
- Manage the City’s portfolio of properties leased to third parties.
- Consult and work closely with the City Attorney’s Office and/or outside legal counsel to ensure agreements, deeds, quitclaims, partial releases, partial reconveyance and other instruments are compliant with municipal, state and federal law.
- Support Public Works Department with the negotiation and preparation of use agreements related to use of public right-of-way for telecommunication services, including but not limited to, fiber optic cable and small cell radio equipment; administer use agreements once entered.
- Assist in the selection and contract negotiations with independent appraisers, relocation specialists, negotiators and other outside consultants involved with property, building and right-of-way acquisitions, appraisals, negotiations and relocations, and eminent domain proceedings; provide direction and instruction related to work as needed.
- Manage administrative support staff to ensure records related to use agreements and leases are complied with, and payments are up to date, and follow up as needed on non-payment.
- Review title reports to determine ownership, coordinate escrows, and assist other City staff in the preparation of property descriptions and reports related to real property.
- Manage sales of City surplus property, including advertising, negotiations and recommendations regarding property sales. Provide technical assistance and advice to other City Departments as required relative to Real Property Program.
- Coordinate outreach to tenants and property owners regarding projects requiring property acquisition; compile data to determine relocation and socio-economic needs of occupants and availability of relocation accommodations; and negotiate appropriate relocation terms and payments.
- Prepare written and oral reports and correspondence to City Council, City Manager, other City Departments and Department staff.
- Represent the City to outside agencies and organizations; participate in outside community and professional groups and committees; provide technical assistance as necessary.
- Research and prepare technical and administrative reports; prepare written correspondence. Represent the City with dignity, integrity, and the spirit of cooperation in all relations with staff and the public.
- Foster an environment that embraces integrity, service, inclusion and collaboration.
- Be an integral team player, which involves flexibility, cooperation, and communication.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with co-workers, other City employees and the public using principles of good customer service.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
Link to full job description: Real Property ManagerCORE COMPETENCIES Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of property leasing, real estate appraisal, valuation, acquisition, relocation, disposal and property management including state-funded and federal-funded projects.
- Pertinent local, State and Federal rules, regulations and laws pertaining to real property, right-of-way acquisition and vacation, appraisal techniques, property management, eminent domain procedures, title and escrow procedures, real estate, and relocation assistance.
- Procedures for securing rights-of-way for street and highway purposes, easements, and property rights for the City’s utilities and service facilities, small cell radio equipment and other telecommunication services.
- Negotiating techniques. Community resources as they pertain to relocation.
- Principles and practices of leadership, motivation, team building and conflict resolution.
- Pertinent local, State and Federal rules, regulations and laws.
- Principles and practices of organizational analysis and management.
- Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment including relevant software programs.
- Oral and written communication skills; business English including vocabulary, spelling, and correct grammatical usage and punctuation.
- Safe work practices.
- Principles and practices of excellent customer service.
Ability to:
- Organize and direct real property activities.
- Conduct negotiations using professional standards and in accordance with federal, state and local rules and regulations.
- Collect, analyze, compile and interpret economic, technical and statistical data relating to real property, and to establish fair market values.
- Remain apprised of current laws and regulations pertaining to areas of responsibility, including use of public right-of-way for small cell radio equipment and other telecommunications equipment.
- Analyze and resolve complex technical and administrative real estate management, acquisition, disposal, and appraisal valuation problems.
- Interpret maps, legal documents and engineering plans.
- Supervise administrative staff and outside consultants.
- Complete work with a high degree of independence and initiative.
- Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.
- Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion.
- Interpret and apply City and department policies, procedures, rules and regulations.
- Read, write and comprehend the English language at a level necessary for effective job performance exercising correct English usage, vocabulary, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Communicate effectively, tactfully and positively in both oral and written form.
- Operate and use modern office equipment and technology, including computers and applicable software.
- Maintain regular attendance and adhere to prescribed work schedule to conduct job responsibilities.
- Utilize appropriate safety procedures and practices for assigned duties.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Contribute effectively to the accomplishments of City goals, objectives and activities.
JOB RELATED AND ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
You have:
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience involving real property appraisals, negotiations, acquisitions, relocations, and property management, including at least two years of supervisory experience. Experience with or exposure to public private partnerships is desirable
Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in public or business administration, engineering, real estate or a related field. Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.
License: Possession and maintenance of a valid Class C California Driver’s License.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Essential duties require the mental and/or physical ability to: work in a standard office environment and use standard office equipment and current software; safely drive to various locations throughout the City and County to manage, direct, coordinate and/or participate in meetings and community events in a variety of community settings and weather conditions; make effective presentations to public audiences; conduct City business during day and evening hours, including occasional weekend and irregular hours; grasp, perform repetitive hand movements and fine coordination to prepare documents and data using a computer keyboard and mouse/trackball; sit for prolonged periods of time; stand, walk, reach, bend, and safely lift and move equipment and materials weighing up to 35 pounds; withstand exposure to noise, vibration, chemicals, mechanical and electrical hazards; converse by telephone, by email, in person, and before small and large groups, and be clearly understood; read and comprehend legal, technical and complex documents; interact with the public, elected officials, government agencies, and all different levels of City staff in an effective and professional manner. Essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Supplemental Information
BENEFITS AND REWARDS:
Depending on employee group, some of these benefits may include:
- Vacation - 80 hours minimum
- 14.5 Paid Holidays
- Generous employer contribution for Health, Dental and Vision coverage
- CalPERS Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.5% at 55 for Classic CalPERS members | 2.0% at 62 for New CalPERS members | 3.0% at 50 for Classic Safety members | 2.7% at 57 for New Safety Members) - No Social Security participation.
- Life and Disability Insurance and Paid Leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Health and Wellness Reimbursement
- Professional Development Reimbursement
- 457 Deferred Compensation Plan (employee paid)
SELECTION PROCEDURE
Apply - Submit a completed City of Hayward job application and attach a resume and cover letter to your application.
Application Review -
A. Minimum Qualifications
B. Cover Letter
C. Resume
Job Related Testing -
Supplemental Question Review - Tentatively Scheduled for late August 2025
Oral Panel Interviews - Tentatively Scheduled for mid/late September 2025
The examination process will result in a ranked eligible register of candidates for hiring consideration by the department derived from any of the exam processes mentioned above.
Department Interviews - Actual hire depends on success in the departmental selection process.
Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City should expect to undergo an employment background/reference check that may include, but is not limited to: employment history verification, medical evaluation, confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, and other credentials as part of the appointment process. Some positions, depending on the nature of the work, also require a credit check and a review of Summary Criminal History obtained from the State Department of Justice through Live Scan Fingerprinting.
Applicants will be notified electronically via Government Jobs as to their status in the selection process. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they can receive email notice from Neogov/Government Jobs and the City of Hayward.
The City of Hayward reserves the right to modify the selection process as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity.
APPLICATIONS
Candidates are encouraged to apply online at
www.hayward-ca.gov under the Current Vacancies tab or at
www.GovernmentJobs.com. Paper applications can be obtained by visiting the Human Resources Department at Hayward City Hall located at 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least one (1) hour to submit your application if you are a new user to the system. Our on-line application system is provided by Government Jobs. If you have problems while applying online, please contact the Government Jobs Help Desk at (855) 524-5627.
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