Senior Real Estate Analyst-Engineering

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

Real Estate

611 Walker, 19th Floor

Monday - Friday/8:00am - 5:00pm

Subject to change*

Provides general supervision and coordination of real estate activities involving the disposition of City property interests, encroachments, leases, and acquisitions of land and/or property rights for public and private projects.

• Develops and reviews offer packages, street/easement abandonment applications, and counteroffers; negotiates with property owners, their representatives, developers, and/or applicants; prepares correspondence associated with requested acquisition or abandonment of property interests.
• Prepares routine and non-routine reports, maintains and updates database tracking system and files for assigned parcels and projects;
• Coordinates with City engineers and project managers, the Legal Department, and other departments as necessary to process disposition or acquisition transactions.
• Responds to complaints or inquiries from property owners, City officials, or outside agencies regarding pending real estate transactions involving the City of Houston’s property interests.
• Drafts and processes correspondence and Requests for Council Action (RCA) for real estate transactions and other documents.
• Handles title curative issues and works closely with title companies to ensure that projects are closed according to schedule. .
• Evaluates, reviews, and monitors real estate files on all active projects, including field notes, appraisals, legal documents, and other pertinent information.
• May serve as team lead over lower level real estate staff; serves as project manager coordinating project activities and handles more complex real estate assignments
• Must understand basic and complex real estate principles and terminology.
• Operates vehicle to and from various real estate sites.

The position is physically comfortable; the individual has some discretion about walking, standing, etc. A portion of these duties will involve the ability to be detailed, speak and write effectively; otherwise, regular office atmosphere with occasional periods of stooping, bending, and lifting up 20 pounds.

This is a Houston Public Works Emergency Management Position at the Tier I Level.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Public Administration or a closely related field.

Four years of