Principal Property Development Officer

Pay Rate

AFSCME Pay Grade A19
Step 1: $/Annually - Step 5: $/Annually

Note:

Initial salary offer will be commensurate with education and experience.

Group Manager, Transit Oriented Development or designee

Saturday/Sunday

All current BART employees and Future BART employees

This job announcement will be used to establish an eligibility list of qualified candidates for vacancies that may occur within the next twelve (12) months.

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit is looking to fill two Principal Property Development Officer positions. The Principal Property Development Officer will serve as a senior member within BART’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) team, leading complex joint development projects across the District’s system.

The incumbent will manage major development projects from pre-solicitation planning through implementation. This role coordinates closely with internal BART stakeholders including engineering, maintenance, customer access, legal counsel, and executive leadership to advance projects aligned with BART’s long-term strategic objectives developers. The position leads on communication and coordination with local jurisdictions and other public agencies and community stakeholders associated with any assigned TOD project.

This role will lead efforts to maximize the value and public benefit of BART-owned property while balancing operational needs, financial stewardship, sustainability goals, development principles, and community engagement.

Assignments may include public private partnerships to advance mixed-use development and affordable or mixed-income residential projects. Example assignments include, but are not limited to:

• Pre-solicitation planning and developer solicitation for sites prioritized in BART’s 2024 TOD Work Plan
• Deal term negotiations with developers
• Oversight of approved TOD projects that are in construction
• Coordination with internal capital project leads and funding strategists and development partners on external grants (AHSC, TIRCP, etc.) to support TOD access infrastructure

The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following area, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process:

• Transit-oriented development and joint development strategy
• Complex negotiation and partnership management
• Public sector real estate development and land use planning
• Stakeholder engagement and community relationship building
• Financial analysis and development feasibility evaluation
• Coordination of development activities within active transit environments
• Policy interpretation and regulatory navigation
• Executive communication and strategic leadership

A Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, business administration, public administration, property development or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.

Four (4) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional experience in the area of land development or related experience.

Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

• Operations, services and activities of a public property disposition or joint development program.
• Methods and techniques of property management, and appraisal.
• Methods and techniques of land use development of all categories of land use.
• Principles and practices of land use planning.
• Basic principles and practices of construction engineering.
• Basic principles and practices of budget preparation and management.
• Current office procedures, methods and equipment including computers.
• Methods and techniques of legal documentation of real estate and real estate transactions.
• Related Federal, State, and local codes, laws, and regulations.
• Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.
• Best practices in transit-oriented development and joint development.
• Best practices in community engagement

• Independently performing property disposition and acquisition duties.
• Interpreting, explaining, and…