Principal Realty Agent

SALARY DETAILS

$10,332.30 - $12,681.70 Monthly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

Application Open Date: 12/02/24

Application Open Date: 1/17/25

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

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, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: 24 days each year.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

NOTE: Positions in this job classification may be offered on a 10 or 11 month basis - salary and paid time off for 10 or 11 month positions will be adjusted accordingly.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

A Principal Realty Agent plans, supervises, and participates in professional real estate work and, as assigned, represents the District in real estate matters.  Typical duties may include:

• Supervising and participating in the more complex professional real estate activities including: Preparing preliminary valuation analysis on budgets of real property; participating in locating sites and recommending acquisitions or lease of real property; negotiating purchases, leases, rentals, sales, and relocation assistance; coordinating and reviewing appraisals of real property and improvements; arranging for licenses, permits, easements, rights-of-way, and vacations of streets and alleys; managing District properties; coordinating escrows and examining title, assessment, tax, and other records; providing assistance in relocating owners and tenants of residences and businesses displaced by land acquisition projects; and attending community meetings to provide real estate technical feedback to the community on recommended real estate acquisition sites.
• Evaluating, analyzing, and comparing site surveys, including topographical and ALTA Surveys to the Preliminary Title Reports.
• Preparing real property project budgets and seeing that expenditures are within budgetary limitations.
• Preparing correspondence, reports, and documents concerning real estate matters.
• Representing the District with regard to real estate matters at meetings of the Board of Education, city councils, zoning commissions, and other organizations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree, including a college-level course in real estate law and appraisal. Additional qualifying experience beyond that required may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year-for year basis provided that the requirement for the real estate law or and appraisal course is met.

Experience:

Four years of real estate experience working for a public agency or private real estate company performing duties such as real estate acquisition, leasing or property development, analyzing real estate appraisals, title/easement reports, completing property due diligence, analyzing and negotiating purchase/sales agreements, and preparing property pro-formas and/or budgets. Experience in eminent domain is preferable.

Special:

A Valid California Driver License

Use of an automobile

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

We are seeking motivated, well organized, and highly competent individuals with knowledge of:

• General real estate and contract laws and regulations pertaining to public agency real estate transactions
• Procedures for public entity real estate acquisition, eminent domain actions, escrow, and title verification
• Contract law and legal terminology involved in real estate transactions
• Relocation assistance concepts and procedures
• Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Provisions of labor agreements relative to supervisor/employee relations

The individual will also have well developed skills and abilities necessary to:

• Effectively supervise, plan, organize, and direct a variety of technical activities in accordance with pertinent laws and regulations
• Train technical and clerical personnel
• Prepare and present reports and recommendations to the Board of Education and various public agencies
• Prepare and review real estate contracts and other technical documents
• Review and understand the appraisal of real property and improvements
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Work effectively with owners and occupants of real property and their agents
• Utilize web-based applications to obtain property information, title, comparable sales assessment, tax records, and rental data

EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS

Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.

APPLICATION PROCESS

DO YOU NEED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE ON-LINE APPLICATION? Email us at helpmeapply@lausd.net To find out whether the application deadline has been extended, visit the website at: http://www.lausdjobs.org . 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.

Please submit your application as soon as possible. For questions or concerns regarding this recruitment, please contact Jason Kim at jason.p.kim@lausd.net. 

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.

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