SENIOR REAL ESTATE OFFICER 1961

Salary : $104,065.00 - $162,717.00 Annually

Location : CITY OF LOS ANGELES, CA

Job Type : FULL-TIME

Job Number : 1961 OP 2025 / 02 / 21 R

Department : ALL DEPARTMENTS

Opening Date : 02 / 21 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 6 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

DUTIES

ANNUAL SALARY

104,065 to $152,152

The salary in the Department of Water and Power is $130,959 to $162,717.

NOTES :

• Annual salary is at the start of the pay range. The current salary range is subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.
• For information regarding reciprocity between City of Los Angeles departments and LADWP, go to http : / / per.lacity.org / Reciprocity_CityDepts_and_DWP.pdf.

A Senior Real Estate Officer personally performs complex tasks involving real property rights that include, but are not limited to : negotiations, acquisitions, accounting dispositions, leasing, rental rate adjustments, and appraisals; may also assign, review, and evaluate the work of a group of technical employees engaged in negotiating for the acquisition, leasing, rental, or sale of real property rights; conducts relocation studies; makes valuation appraisals of real property to be acquired, sold, or leased to or by the City; appraises damages and special benefits to private and public property resulting from proposed public improvements or public utility installations; creates and implements property management programs to ensure permit / lease compliance and to protect the City's assets; manages contracts for services such as appraisals, relocations, and acquisitions; and manages City-owned buildings; applies sound supervisory fundamentals and techniques in building and maintaining an effective work group; and fulfills equal employment opportunity responsibilities.

REQUIREMENT(S) / MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S)

acquisition, divestiture, sale or rental of commercial, residential, residential income, agricultural and / or industrial real properties;

PROCESS NOTES

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION

In accordance with Charter Section 1010 (b) and Civil Service Rule 5.31, selective certification will be used for some positions that require special skills and / or training in one or more of the following areas. Only persons possessing the following at the time of filing may be considered for appointment to fill such positions.

NOTE :

The copy of the certification must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the certification is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, it will not be available to the City and applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it. Applicants who fail to submit a copy of their certification within the time required will not be considered further for positions requiring the certification.

WHERE TO APPLY & APPLICATION DEADLINE

Applications will only be accepted on-line. When you are viewing the on-line job bulletin of your choice, simply scroll to the top of the page and select the Apply icon. On-line job bulletins are also available at https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / lacity.

NOTE :

Applicants are urged to apply early to ensure you have time to resolve any technical issues you may encounter.

Applications must be received by THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025

In accordance with Civil Service Rule 4.2, all applicants who apply may not be tested in this examination. To meet anticipated hiring needs, only a limited number of qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the selection process in the following order : 1) Los Angeles City promotional applicants who meet the minimum requirements. You must have received a regular appointment to a City position or be on a reserve list to apply for this examination as a promotional candidate; 2) Applicants currently employed by the City of Los Angeles on a part-time or exempt basis who meet the minimum requirements; 3) Remaining applicants who meet the minimum requirements based on a random sampling of those qualified candidates in sufficient numbers to meet hiring needs. Applications submitted during the filing period may be kept on file in the event that additional applicants need to be tested to meet hiring needs.

SELECTION PROCESS

Examination Weights :

Technical Exercise - Advisory

Interview - 100%

The examination will consist of an on-line advisory technical exercise and an interview. In the interview, the following competencies may be evaluated : Mathematics; Judgment and Decision Making; Analytical Ability; Supervision; Responsiveness and Follow-Up; Oral Communication; Written Communication; Job Knowledge, including knowledge of : principles, practices, and steps related to negotiating the sale, lease, and acquisition of real property; real estate legal documents; principles and practices of property management; principles and practices of appraising various types of real property; Federal and State laws, statutes, and court decisions, related to the acquisition, sale, lease, and management of property; trends and factors affecting land and building values; court procedures in condemnation actions; how to properly conduct field investigations specific to real estate assignments; how to read and interpret maps, plans, and engineering documents for real estate assignments; and other necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities.

Additional information can be obtained by going to https : / / per.lacity.org / jobs / job-analyses.cfm and clicking on Competencies under Senior Real Estate Officer.

Prior to the interview, candidates will be required to complete an advisory technical exercise, which will consist of written technical problems related to the duties and responsibilities of a Senior Real Estate Officer. This technical exercise material will not be separately scored, but will be presented to the interview board for discussion with the candidate and for consideration in the overall evaluation of the candidate. Those who do not complete the advisory technical exercise will not be invited to the interview and will be considered to have failed the entire examination. To be considered complete, the advisory technical exercise must include a substantive response for each question or problem included in the advisory technical exercise for which a candidate is required to provide an answer. Please note that candidates must complete the advisory technical exercise and meet the minimum qualifications as stated on this bulletin in order to be considered further in the examination process.

The advisory technical exercise will be administered on-line. Candidates invited to participate in the examination will receive an e-mail from the City of Los Angeles outlining the specific steps needed to complete the on-line advisory technical exercise. Candidates will be required to complete the on-line advisory technical exercise between MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2025 and MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025 . Candidates who fail to complete the advisory technical exercise as instructed may be disqualified.

Candidates will be notified later by e-mail of the date, time, and location of the interviews, which may be held in Los Angeles or on-line. It is anticipated that interviews will begin during the period of MAY 27, 2025 to JUNE 6, 2025 .

NOTES :

Notice :

If you receive and accept an offer of employment to a regular position with the City of Los Angeles, your employee benefit coverage (including health and dental coverage as well as life insurance) will commence approximately six weeks after your original regular appointment. Not all positions in the City receive benefit coverage; you should inquire regarding the availability of employee benefits prior to accepting a position. All City employees are required to be Disaster Service Workers.

THIS EXAMINATION IS TO BE GIVEN ONLY ON AN

INTERDEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS

The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

For additional information and FAQs regarding the City's hiring process, please go to : https : / / per.lacity.org / faqs / employment-testing-process.html

There are many things to consider in a new employer. Visit the following webpage to view benefits the City of Los Angeles offers its employees :

To be PROPERLY AND PROMPTLY notified of the status of my application, I UNDERSTAND that I MUST provide on my City application, the following information :

I UNDERSTAND that I MUST provide a working email address on my application where I will receive notifications regarding the status of my application and the selection process.

I UNDERSTAND that important information regarding the status of my application and the selection process will only be sent via E-MAIL to the email address I provided.

I UNDERSTAND that it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to ensure that the email address I provided is a working email and that I will check my email regularly to ensure I receive any communication as it relates to the examination promptly.

I UNDERSTAND that the City of Los Angeles Personnel Department is NOT RESPONSIBLE for any lost or redirected emails and that it is MY RESPONSIBILITY to add info@governmentjobs.com to my email contact list to avoid email notifications related to this examination from being classified as spam or junk mail.

I UNDERSTAND that I am required to describe, IN DETAIL, my appropriate qualifying experience in the Work Experience Section of my application.

I UNDERSTAND that, if qualifying with my City experience, that I MUST indicate my appropriate job classification in my work history and NOT ANY WORKING TITLE that I believe is designated to me.

I UNDERSTAND that if I attach a resume and / or cover letter IN LIEU of completing the Work Experience Section, my application is INCOMPLETE and WILL NOT be considered for this examination, and my application WILL NOT be further processed.

In addition to including my qualifying experience, I UNDERSTAND that I should list ALL jobs, regardless of duration, including part-time jobs, military service and any periods of unemployment during my entire work history.

I am currently :

Requirement #1

I have the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience with the City of Los Angeles as a Real Estate Officer. NOTE : You MUST provide detailed information of this experience in the Work Experience section of this application. Failure to provide this information as instructed may result in your disqualification. In-lieu appointments and experience are considered non-qualifying experience . Therefore, work performed while in such positions cannot be considered qualifying experience for this examination.

Requirement #2 (Part 1 of 4)

I have graduated from an accredited four year college or university with a Bachelor's degree in :

Requirement #2 (Part 2 of 4)

I have successfully completed the following courses :

Requirement #2 (Part 3 of 4)

In addition to the four courses in Question #6, I have successfully completed 12 semester units or 16 quarter units of courses in real estate, finance, or business.

Requirement #2 (Part 4 of 4)

If you responded Yes to Question #7, please list the name and location of the school where you completed each course, the title for each course, the number of semester or quarter units for each course, and the completion dates for each individual course in the textbox below.Example :

REAL ES 001 - Real Estate Principles, 3 semester units, Fall 2024

REAL ES 007 - Real Estate Finance, 3 semester units, Fall 2024

etc.

If this does not apply to you, please type N / A.

Requirement #3a (Part 1 of 2)

I possess the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience personally performing work in the acquisition, divestiture, sale or rental of commercial, residential, residential income, agricultural and / or industrial real properties : NOTE : Personally performs means that you performed the work yourself. Assisting in such work is not considered qualifying work experience.

Requirement #3a (Part 2 of 2)

State the employer(s), job title(s), and date(s) of the work experience that you are claiming in Question #9. Describe, in detail, your experience in personally performing work in the acquisition, divestiture, sale or rental of commercial, residential, residential income, agricultural and / or industrial real properties in the text box below.If you do not possess this experience, please type N / A.

Requirement #3b (Part 1 of 2)

I possess the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience personally performing work in the property management of commercial, residential income, agricultural and / or industrial properties : NOTE : Personally performs means that you performed the work yourself. Assisting in such work is not considered qualifying work experience.

Requirement #3b (Part 2 of 2)

State the employer(s), job title(s), and date(s) of the work experience that you are claiming in Question #11. Describe, in detail, your experience in property management of commercial, residential income, agricultural and / or industrial properties in the text box below.If you do not possess this experience, please type N / A.

Requirement #3c (Part 1 of 2)

I possess the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience personally performing work in the asset management and / or development or redevelopment of real estate portfolios : NOTE : Personally performs means that you performed the work yourself. Assisting in such work is not considered qualifying work experience.

Requirement #3c (Part 2 of 2)

State the employer(s), job title(s), and date(s) of the work experience that you are claiming in Question #13. Describe, in detail, your experience in asset management and / or development or redevelopment of real estate portfolios in the text box below.If you do not possess this experience, please type N / A.

Requirement #3d (Part 1 of 2)

I possess the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience personally performing work in the appraisal of vacant land and agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential properties; valuation experience with income properties, land, improvements, total (land and improvements) property, severance damages, the cost to cure, eminent domain, ad valorem, fair market rent leasehold and leased fee interests and discounted cash flow studies : NOTE : Personally performs means that you performed the work yourself. Assisting in such work is not considered qualifying work experience.

Requirement #3d (Part 2 of 2)

State the employer(s), job title(s), and date(s) of the work experience that you are claiming in Question #15. Describe, in detail, your experience in appraisal of vacant land and agricultural, commercial, industrial and residential properties; valuation experience with income properties, land, improvements, total (land and improvements) property, severance damages, the cost to cure, eminent domain, ad valorem, fair market rent leasehold and leased fee interests and discounted cash flow studies in the text box below.If you do not possess this experience, please type N / A.

Requirement #3e (Part 1 of 2)

I possess the following amount of full-time paid real estate experience personally performing work in administering and providing relocation assistance to persons or businesses or farms under federal or State of California regulations : NOTE : Personally performs means that you performed the work yourself. Assisting in such work is not considered qualifying work experience.

Requirement #3e (Part 2 of 2)

State the employer(s), job title(s), and date(s) of the work experience that you are claiming in Question #17. Describe, in detail, your experience in administering and providing relocation assistance to persons or businesses or farms under federal or State of California regulations in the text box below.If you do not possess this experience, please type N / A.

SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION

In accordance with Charter Section 1010 (b) and Civil Service Rule 5.31, selective certification will be used for some positions that require special skills and / or training in one or more of the following areas. Only persons possessing the following at the time of filing may be considered for appointment to fill such positions.

Possession of an International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Relocation Certificate.

NOTE : The copy of the certification must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the certification is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, it will not be available to the City and applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it. Applicants who fail to submit a copy of their certification within the time required will not be considered further for positions requiring the certification.

I have possession of the State of California Certificate Appraisal License. NOTE : The copy of the certification must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the certification is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, it will not be available to the City and applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it. Applicants who fail to submit a copy of their certification within the time required will not be considered further for positions requiring the certification.

I have possession of an International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Relocation Certificate. NOTE : The copy of the certification must be attached to the on-line application BEFORE the application is submitted. If the certification is attached AFTER the on-line application has been submitted, it will not be available to the City and applicants WILL NOT be credited with having submitted it. Applicants who fail to submit a copy of their certification within the time required will not be considered further for positions requiring the certification.

IMPORTANT NOTE : I have read the above questions carefully and answered each one accurately. I understand that if I do not provide correct information that my application will be disqualified and will not be considered further for this examination.

I understand that if I submit more than one application, my newest application will be considered and all others will be considered duplicates and will not be reviewed.

You should include in the work experience section of your application any jobs you wish to be considered as you will be unable to add or change your information after submission .

Required Question

Salary : $104,065 - $162,717