GLO - Project Manager II; Asset Management Professional

Position: GLO - Project Manager II (Asset Management Professional)
Job Description

The Texas General Land Office is seeking a Project Manager II (Asset Management Professional) within the Asset Management Department of the agency.

The Asset Management Professional performs moderately complex (journey-level) project management work. Works under general supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

Our Mission:

The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources.

What Your Contributions to the GLO Will be:

• Manage the entire lifecycle of assigned real estate disposition and acquisition transactions, ensuring their successful completion from initiation to funding and conveyance. Assess the feasibility and appropriateness of conducting acquisitions and sovereign disposition transactions. Provide regular updates to management and stakeholders on transaction progress, generating formal reports and data analysis for management and interested parties. Present acquisition and disposition items to the School Land Board for approval.

• Serve as point of contact for contracts related to Alamo properties, to include ensuring compliance with contract terms, reviewing and preparing appropriate approvals, involving relevant stakeholders in decisions, coordinating meetings, and fulfilling any other project needs.

• Serve as Vacancy Clerk, managing all aspects of the vacancy process in compliance with Texas Natural Resources Code and agency rules.

• Assist with departmental initiatives and ad hoc projects.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree

• 2- 5 years professional experience managing real estate assets and/or conducting real estate transactions

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to primarily perform sedentary office work; however, mobility (moving around the worksite) is routinely required to carry out some duties. This position requires extensive computer, telephone and client/ customer contact and communication. It requires the ability to move and position oneself as needed for filing and similar routine office duties. The job also requires normal cognitive abilities requiring the ability to learn, recall, and apply certain practices and policies.

It requires the stamina to maintain attention to detail despite interruptions. Ability to read printed materials and computer screens. The individual must be able to move and transport records, documents, boxes, and all related information and materials, weighing up to 20 pounds when required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters Degree

• 5+ years professional experience managing real estate assets and/or real estate transactions.

• Experience managing government-owned land, buildings, or leases.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Free Parking

• Defined Retirement Benefit Plan Optional 401(k) and 457 accounts

• Medical Insurance - State pays 100% of the health plan premium for eligible full-time employees and 50% of the premium for their eligible dependents. The State pays 50% of the eligible part-time employees' premium and 25% for eligible dependents.

• Optional Benefits such as dental, vision, and life insurance.

• Minimum of 96+ Hours of Annual Leave a year Annual leave increases with length of service.

• Professional Development Opportunities:
The GLO offers numerous courses to help our employees grow using resources through Linked In Learning and our EAP provider.

Veterans:

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How to Apply:

• To be considered, please complete a State of Texas Application for Employment and apply online at  or in the CAPPS Career Section.

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