1. NYC City residency required within 90 days of hire.
2. Commercial leasing experience required

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.

Job Description This position will be integral in identify and managing opportunities within the City’s lease portfolio to achieve greater efficiency, consolidation, and financial savings. The position will work closely with the newly created Portfolio Planning and Management (PPM) unit to advance opportunities to improve the efficiency of our space, the efficiency of our leases, and strategically plan for future consolidation opportunities.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Negotiate or oversee negotiation of term sheets, scopes of work, cost effective commercial leases and licenses on behalf of the City, as Tenant, and in its best interest either individually or using Tenant Representatives.
• Ensure superior negotiation of lease terms (rent, operating expenses, term length, scopes of work, etc.);
• Negotiate leases for different types of commercial space including office, warehouse, industrial, daycare etc.
• Performing complex analysis of the City’s lease portfolio to identify, plan and implement a new strategic leasing initiative to maximize financial and space efficiency.
• Creating an integrated approach to lease and space analysis with the Division’s newly created PPM unit as well as the DPM unit.
• Providing day to day management of the divisions analytical initiatives, to include project status reports, portfolio assignments, and lease financial data.
• Analyzing the cost effectiveness of the City’s leases and licenses.

Qualification Requirements A master's degree from an accredited college with a major in business administration, public administration, urban planning, economics, urban affairs, marketing research, finance, or political science; or

1. 2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience in one or more of the following:

Preferred Skills:

1. Experience with lease portfolio analysis and strategic plan creation
2. Experience with managing staff, portfolio, landlord, and tenant issues.
3. Familiarity with City of New York processes, rules, and regulations
4. Understanding of corporate processes, policies, procedures, and governance
5. Demonstrated knowledge of the New York City real estate market and commercial leasing trends