Transaction Manager

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• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.

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The Real Estate Services (RES) division of DCAS supports the operations of the government of the City of New York by providing services for the City’s real estate needs. RES is responsible for the space planning and management of 37 million square feet, citywide acquisitions (lease or purchase), sales and other dispositions of city‑owned real estate, architectural design and project management, zoning and land use analyses, disposition of 15,000 city‑owned lots, property valuation, and financial analysis of real estate transactions.

The RES Leasing & Acquisitions Unit is responsible for finding space for City agency operations and negotiating leases and purchases on behalf of the City. The transactions must satisfy the client agency's requirements and must conform to the City's policies and procedures.

We are seeking to hire one Leasing Transactions Manager. Responsibilities include:

• Identify site(s) deemed suitable to satisfy the program requirements for the client agency's location and program requirements, and prepare market analysis reports, either individually or using Tenant Representatives.
• Negotiate cost‑effective commercial leases and licences on behalf of the City, as Tenant, and in its best interest either individually or using Tenant Representatives.
• Prepare and maintain project schedules either individually or using Tenant Representatives.
• Initiate and maintain project status reports in DCAS Real Estate Services data systems for assigned projects.
• Communicate with client agencies on a timely basis to keep the client fully informed on project status, next steps, potential or existing problem issues, budgets, and risk mitigation.
• Manage the development and timely completion of required legal documents such as leases, licences, renewals, notices, etc. using in‑house counsel.
• Communicate with supervisors and other Real Estate Services staff to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and meeting the program needs of the client agencies.
• Partner with Real Estate Services’ Design and Project Management (D&PM) unit to ensure that everything required to successfully negotiate a term sheet with the Landlord is completed on time and a lease is fully executed to satisfy the client agency requirements.
• Maintain effective project management and efficient control of the entire leasing process for client agencies.
• Confer and partner with a variety of internal stakeholders, including the Mayor’s Office, Office of General Counsel, Comptroller’s Office, City Council, and City Planning, among others, to satisfy client agency requirements and mayoral real property initiatives.
• Effectively communicate and promote the client agency’s real property interests to external stakeholders, including local community boards, elected officials, and community organizations, among others.
• Provide time‑sensitive and accurate transaction‑related data to support the acquisition of Section 195 and Section 197(c) approvals as mandated by the New York City Charter. This may include public testimony regarding the acquisition of real property on behalf of the City.
• Prepare ARC packages and all other required documentation, and present to OMB for transaction approval.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of satisfactory, full‑time, progressively responsible experience in real property management, at least 18 months of which must have been in a managerial capacity involving the supervision of a large staff of property management agents and/or housing development specialists and requiring independent decision‑making concerning program management or planning, allocation of resources and the scheduling and assignment of work.
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and four years of experience described above, including eighteen months of experience in managerial capacity.
• A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience equivalent to items 1 or 2 above. However, all candidates must have eighteen months of managerial experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the New York City commercial real estate market and commercial leasing experience.
• Exceptional analytical and project management skills.
• Detail‑oriented and flexible to reprioritise projects and deliverables frequently.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and set expectations to a variety of internal and external stakeholders on a continuing basis.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with design & construction process.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and organisational skills.
• Familiarity with City of New York processes, rules, and regulations.
• Understanding of corporate processes, policies, procedures, and governance.
• Good interpersonal and customer relationship management skills.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55‑a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55‑a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic.