Director of Real Estate and Business Development

SALARY DETAILS

$179,804.40 - $224,005.44 Yearly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

September 16, 2024 – October 4, 2024

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public schools, with the serious work of tailoring the learning environment to better serve our community. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in the business of education. We are technical professionals, skilled workers, support staff, executives, and community champions. We do our jobs with a sense of integrity, accountability, and pride in shaping the future. Our contributions here impact our number one customers - the 600,000 plus K-12 students of LAUSD. Build your rewarding career here by joining nearly 30,000 employees, and achieve new levels of success in your career.

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DEPARTMENT OR SCHOOL SITE

The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Facilities Services Division is responsible for the execution of the District’s school construction bond programs for construction projects, the maintenance and operations of schools, and the utilization of existing assets.

The Asset Management Branch has the strategic responsibility of the District's facility planning function, which includes long range master planning, project development, performance specifications, and construction acquisition programs for new and charter schools, while providing functional direction over areas that include Planning and Design Management, School Management Services, Real Estate, Standards, and Relocatable Housing. For more information about the Facilities Services Division, please visit www.laschools.org.

BENEFITS

• Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as life insurance plans. 
• Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employees Retirement Systems (CalPERS).  
• Vacation: 24 days 
• Paid Holidays: up to 13 days

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director of Real Estate and Business Development directs the use, development, permitting, licensing, fees and revenue collection, and management of the District’s non K-12 real estate assets and strategic initiatives, particularly those that involve the use, sale, exchange, occupancy or repurposing of existing assets or additions to the real estate portfolio. Additional duties may include:

• Overseeing lease negotiations and supervises staff engaged in arranging for licenses, permits, easements, street and alley vacations, short and long term leases, joint use agreements and conducting auctions.
• Preparing and presenting reports and recommendations to senior management, Board Members, the Superintendent, the Board of Education, as well other government officials, school stakeholders and the public at large.
• Acting as real estate subject matter expert in public meetings and communications for programs and initiatives in the department.
• Developing criteria used for the selection of real estate consultants as well as management of and monitoring consultant performance to ensure compliance with contractual agreements.
• Analyzing proposals and studies for the use of the District’s real property.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree. A major in business administration, real estate, urban planning, accounting, finance, public administration or communications is preferred. Graduate level courses in real estate is preferred.

Experience: Five years of management experience in real estate which may include, the acquisition, disposition, evaluation, underwriting and negotiation of real property sale, lease, license, joint ventures, Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and public private partnerships (P3). Experience within a public institution or agency is preferred.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable in principles of real property asset management and real estate, laws, regulations, and processes regarding governmental/public property acquisition, leasing, and disposition, structuring, and closing joint use and development agreements; principles of planning, forecasting, negotiating, development, financing and entitlement of a variety of product types which may include, educational, office, industrial, medical and residential facilities.

Furthermore, the ideal candidate will have capabilities as a leader as well as a manager, and will be comfortable in a team-oriented working environment with an open and accessible management style. He or she will be able to quickly understand the political environment and organization culture and strategy as a whole; can navigate through a complex organizational landscape with finesse and confidence with an orientation towards providing solutions.

He or she should have excellent communication skills, written and verbal; and the ability to explain and communicate, in both writing and orally, complex and technical issues to a variety of stakeholders, e.g. the Superintendent, Board Members, colleagues, Branch staff, District employees, and administrators.

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

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We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring department has requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner.

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APPLICATION PROCESS

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The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. Please call (213) 241-3455 for more information.

ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION

The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance.

For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685.

Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.

Please submit your application as soon as possible as recruitment may close without notice. For questions and concerns regarding this recruitment, please contact Marcella Huerta-Ortiz at m.huertaortiz@lausd.net

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