What are the responsibilities and job description for the Real Property Specialist position at Hillsborough County, Florida?
Job Overview
Performs technical and professional work within County Properties Section within the area of lease/license development, administration and managing of projects.
Salary
Min $56,451.20 annually
Mid $77,646.40 annually
Benefits
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- Generous PTO & Holiday Plan
- Health Plans
- Health Savings Account
- Dental & Vision Plans
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Cafeteria Benefit
- Life Insurance
- Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Core Competencies
- Customer Commitment - Proactively seeks to understand the needs of the customers and provide the highest standards of service.
- Dedication to Professionalism and Integrity - Demonstrates and promotes fair, honest, professional and ethical behaviors that establishes trust throughout the organization and with the public we serve.
- Organizational Excellence - Takes ownership for excellence through one's personal effectiveness and dedication to the continuous improvement of our operations.
- Success through Teamwork - Collaborates and builds partnerships through trust and the open exchange of diverse ideas and perspectives to achieve organizational goals.
Duties and Responsibilities
Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.
- Identifies the scope of county department's lease/license needs and researches internal alternative to third party space.
- Negotiates county wide third-party lease/license needs including, costs per square foot, tenant allowances for build outs, common area maintenance costs including researching available properties related to scope requested by the department.
- Conducts special studies, analyzes data, prepares reports and provides recommendations based on data collected.
- Coordinates not for profit relationships within county spaces, including the coordination of agreement terms, renewals, documentation compliance and meeting critical dates.
- Negotiates and prepares lease/license estimate options for commercial and special purpose agreements both new and renewal.
- Prepares legal instruments for County Properties Section in collaboration with County Attorney's Office.
- Provides recommendations on terms and conditions upon which properties will be leased or licensed, including service level agreements. Prepares agenda items.
- Collaborates with space planning and property management teams. Performs other related duties as required.
Job Specifications
- Knowledge of real estate transactions, and legal instruments.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, and procedures governing leases, licenses and other legal documents.
- Skill in the negotiating lease/license terms.
- Skill in evaluating real estate and cost per square foot.
- Ability to confirm negotiated terms within a legal instrument.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to collect, organize, and evaluate data and to develop logical conclusions. Ability to work effectively with others.
Physical Requirements
- This position takes place in an office environment.
- Requires sitting for an extended period of time.
Work Category
- Light work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg control requires exertion of forces greater than that of sedentary work and if the worker sits most of the time, the job is considered light work.
Minimum Qualifications Required
- Graduation from an accredited four-year degree granting college or university with a major in Real Estate, Business, Public Administration, Planning, Paralegal Studies; AND
- Four years of experience in drafting legal instruments, working with leases and licenses; OR
- An equivalent combination of education (not less than possession of a High School diploma/GED), training and experience that would reasonably be expected to provide the job-related competencies noted above; AND
- Possession of a valid Florida Driver’s License.
- Paralegal certificate or J.D. is a plus.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, the County’s Office of Emergency Management, or County Administration. Such assignments may be for before, during or after the emergency/disaster.
Salary : $56,451 - $77,646
