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Real Estate Attorney in Albany, NY

Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) Oct 24,2017 Sep 10,2016 Location USA Albany NY
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Public Interest

Attorney

Real Estate

$117,224

Min 10 yrs required

Profile

Director, Real Property Duties: Organizes, manages and directs the operations of Real Property Department for the following clients: Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), the Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services and other related public clients. Develops and implements policies and procedures for real property services client programs and exercises a high degree of independent judgment and initiative in a wide variety of tasks, including those of a confidential and sensitive nature. Supervise, plan, organize, direct and coordinate all activities of the Real Property Department, which include, but are not limited, to the following: Secure, through lease or acquisition, program space required by OPWDD and OMH. Conduct site searches for and evaluations of potential program space required by OMH and OPWDD. Review and analyze residential and commercial appraisals. Negotiate lease terms and conditions. Manage the tasks of various parties involved in the purchase or lease of property within the New York State approval process. Manage construction and fit-out of leased space. Assist client agencies in all matters relating to real property services programs, including the assessment, valuation and sale of surplus property. Act as liaison with client agencies and landlords to perform periodic inspections of leased premises and monitor and coordination resolution of leased condition disputes. Maintain and coordinate on-going staff training, development and workload capacity monitoring; mentor and provide professional development. Manage, coordinate, assign workload and deploy staff resources as necessary to ensure effective and timely completion and assign projects. Act as liaison and coordinator between the client agencies, other State agencies and operational units. Evaluate and recommend strategies involving corporate real property and leaseholds. Recommend the assignment of work to private consultants where justified; manage, direct and review private consultant activities. Identify problems relative to achieving program goals of client agencies, recommends remedial measures and implements corrective action as authorized. Assist with the development and oversight of the reporting requirements for clients. Represent at conferences and public functions. Participate in outreach meetings/functions with prospective clients and professional organizations. Participate in strategic planning activities. Prepare and manage unit operating budget. Develop and implement policies and procedures for the real property services programs. Comply with, and ensure staff under their supervision comply with, all federal, New York State, DASNY and Real Property unit regulations, statutes, policy and procedures. Participate in discipline, grievance, collective bargaining and other employee relations matters affecting the Real Property unit; administer and ensure adherence to applicable bargaining agreements. Other Duties and Responsibilities Supervise, train, and evaluate staff. Promote ongoing maintenance and development of Real Property Unit staff technical expertise. Ensure supervisors meet their obligations in the supervision, training and evaluation of their staff. Counsel employees and assist in handling grievances and disciplinary measures in accordance with applicable collective bargaining agreements. Direct and review the development, documentation and implementation of policies and procedures. Direct the assessment, development, implementation and testing of internal controls. Undertakes special assignments as directed.

Qualification and Experience

Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Business, Real Estate, Public Administration or a related field, a valid real estate appraiser’s license, plus 10+ years' experience in residential, commercial sales, leasing and appraising and eight years managing and evaluating professional staff; or a JD Degree with a license to practice law in the State of New York and eight years of experience described above and eight years managing and evaluating professional staff. Working knowledge of all aspects of real estate transactions, including real property law, contracts, property management, financing, appraisals, fair market rent studies, surveys, easements, eminent domain procedures, leases, construction and selected tax aspects of real estate transactions. Ability to interpret residential and commercial leases and lease clauses; together with the ability to resolve conflicts in landlord/tenant practice. Ability to supervise, guide and direct subordinates to a successful completion in the lease and acquisition process. Other combination of education and experience may be considered. Demonstrated management skills. Excellent oral and written communications skills. Familiarity with terms and administration of collective bargaining agreements. Demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills. Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment. Demonstrated judgment and discretion in matters of confidentiality. Strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills. Proven ability in internal and external communications as evidenced by a strong, successful track record in conflict resolution and public relations. Proficiency in PC applications such as Outlook, Excel, Word, Access and PowerPoint. Ability to lead and/or participate in team endeavors. Demonstrated record of taking initiative.

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