Public Involvement and Property Acquisition Manager

Job Description:

Public Involvement and Property Acquisition Manager

Description

About This Position

Our department provides a variety of financial services and programs. Austin Financial Services (AFS) serves residents, vendors, and City departments.

Our mission is to serve as a trusted steward of public resources with integrity and accountability to ensure a fiscally sound city.

Our staff supports a wide variety of financial processes, including preparing the annual budget and annual fiscal report, procurement processes, franchise agreements, real estate transactions, and overseeing the City’s investment portfolio and debt management.

As an internal support function within the larger City organization, AFS is proud to serve and act as a leader in financial management to its partner departments.

Our mission is to serve as a trusted steward of public resources with integrity and accountability to ensure a fiscally sound city.

Our staff supports a wide variety of financial processes, including preparing the annual budget and annual fiscal report, procurement processes, franchise agreements, real estate transactions, and overseeing the City’s investment portfolio and debt management.

As an internal support function within the larger City organization, AFS is proud to serve and act as a leader in financial management to its partner departments.

Job Description:

Public Involvement and Property Acquisition Manager

Purpose:

Under minimal direction, plan, coordinate and direct the activities of a division engaged in the acquisition and management of property or easements, systems development and expansion plans, including contract negotiations, permit coordination and associated community involvement.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Oversees the operations of Public Involvement & Real Estate Services business to include easement and property acquisition, land surveying, permitting, and contract negotiation.
  
• Determines goals, objectives, and resource requirements for activities within the division. Coordinates division activities with other divisions/departments.
  
• Develops, revises, and implements standard operating practice, policy, and procedure governing the division.
  
• Provides oversight and coordination of neighborhood association meetings, and staff presentations to executive leadership, the city manager's office, City Council, and other city departments.
  
• Provides Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC), regulatory coordination regarding distribution and transmission services and service area boundaries.
  
• Prepares, presents, and monitors budget, and ensures division operates within appropriated budget.
  
• Conducts meetings with neighborhood associations regarding project notification for major projects. Projects may include electric transmission, distribution, and generation.
  
• Reviews and evaluates contracts and other legal documents. Negotiates contract terms, fees, etc
  
• Reviews and evaluates survey information, development permits required for completion of projects from city, county and state governments, real property and permit document research.
  
• Reviews and evaluates activities between staff and electric transmission and distribution design teams to produce cost effective designs with minimal easement or property acquisition costs.
  

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including, selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of fiscal planning and budget preparation.
  
• Knowledge of supervisory and managerial techniques and principles.
  
• Knowledge of public policy development and analysis.
  
• Knowledge of easements, land development principles, property law, contracts, right of way issues.
  
• Knowledge of concepts of electric transmission and distribution design and facility placement.
  
• Knowledge of construction standards.
  
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 quality management procedures.
  
• Skill in oral and written communications.
  
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
  
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
  
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
  
• Skill in planning and organizing.
  
• Ability to prepare and analyze budgets, reports, and studies.
  
• Ability to understand concepts of distribution design and facility placement.
  
• Ability to read plans, field notes and topographic maps.
  
• Ability in establish and maintain good working relationships with other city employees and the public.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to Business Administration, Public Administration, Planning, Real Estate, and Engineering or in a field related to the job, plus six (6) years' experience in a field related to the job, two (2) years of which were in a supervisory or managerial capacity.
  
• Master's degree may substitute for experience up to two (2) years.
  

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with local, state, or federal government in a real estate capacity.
  
• Experience working with utility providers.
  
• Experience supervising professionals in acquiring and managing property or easements.
  
• Experience presenting complex issues to Executive Management, City Council, and Boards and Commissions.
  
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.
  

Notes to Candidate:

Position Overview:

This position will be responsible for providing program oversight, planning, management, and operations of the Electric Utility Support Group (EUS) of the Austin Financial Services Real Estate Division, including easement and property acquisition, land surveying, permitting, and contract negotiation in support of the City of Austin's real estate transactions. This position will also be the primary point of contact for external and internal customers regarding Austin Energy's real estate needs. In addition, the position will provide regulatory coordination to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) regarding distribution and transmission services. This position will supervise one Real Estate Supervisor in the EUS Transition and Distribution team. This position will report to the Real Estate Division Chief of Austin Financial Services. The top candidate must be able to manage competing priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment and have excellent communication skills.

Note: Employees of AFS-Real Estate Services are prohibited from ownership of a business related to real estate and from conducting work related to real estate, as this presents a conflict of interest for employment with the City of Austin.

Pay Range:

$97,450.00 - $125,200.00

Hours:

Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Telework opportunities may be available after an initial training period. Work schedules are implemented to meet the requirements of the department and are subject to change based on business needs.

Location:

Austin Energy Headquarters, 4815 Mueller Blvd Austin, TX 78723

Application Details:

• A detailed, complete COA employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine your salary if you are selected for this position.
  
• Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
  
• For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications.
  
• A cover letter is required. In the cover letter candidates should describe, in concise detail, their interest in this position and highlight any prior experience that is relevant to this position.
  
• A résumé is also required, but will not substitute for a complete COA employment application. Resumes are not accepted in place of a completed online application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the detailed and relevant work experience, which would qualify them for the position.
  
• When completing the City of Austin employment application, the work experience listed must include a month, year, and a verifiable Supervisor or Human Resources phone number.
  
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  
• Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meets the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.
  
• Use of AI is strictly prohibited to respond to the application and during the interview process.
  
• Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.
  

Additional Details:

• Austin Financial Services may close this job posting at any time after it has been advertised for seven (7) days, please apply as soon as possible if interested.
  
• This position may require a skills assessment.
  
• If you are identified as a top candidate, verification of your education, which may include High School graduation or GED equivalent, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, will be required.
  
• This position will require a pre-employment Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).
  
• If you are selected as the top candidate for a position, we may contact your current and former employer.
  
• If you are identified as a top military candidate or a veteran, you must provide a copy of your DD-214.
  

Travel:

If you are selected for this position,and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

90 Day Provision for Additional Vacancy:

When the same or an additional vacancy occurs within a department in the same job title within 90 days after the start date of the top candidate, the hiring department may offer the additional position to another candidate from the same candidate pool.

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Closing Date/Time: 2026-06-30