Assistant Property Management Director - Real Estate

Pay Range: $136,472 - $155,549 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Workdays & Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, depending on business needs; Some evening/weekend work may be required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

An Assistant Property Management Director - Real Estate job is available with the City of Fort Worth. The Property Management Department consists of four divisions including Facilities Management, Fleet Services, General Administration, and Real Property. 

We are looking for a highly capable and accomplished professional for the Assistant Director of Real Estate in the Property Management Department.  This position is responsible for planning, directing and managing activities and operations of the Real Property Division of the Property Management Department.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in architecture, engineering or a closely related field
• Six (6) years of responsible experience in management of building construction/operations programs
• Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Real Estate License issued by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
• Certified Mineral Manager Certification is a plus.
• The individual must have the ability to boost and maintain positive employee morale and to motivate and inspire employees to maximize their potential and provide the highest level of customer service to citizens
• Proven track record for business process re-engineering – achieving efficiencies and innovation while improving the delivery and quality of service.
• Must be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, with City officials and City Council on the status of all matters related to the City’s real property interests.
• Ability to creatively negotiate and implement streamlined processes and project management through partnership with stakeholder groups.

The Assistant Property Management Director - Real Estate job responsibilities include: 

• Manage the timely delivery of land rights required to support City infrastructure projects; and participate in public-private ventures through the acquisition of private property land rights.
• Manage more than 630 natural gas well leases along with all requirements, revenues, and audits associated with these assets.
• Manage complex leases, purchase and sale contracts, renewals, permits, licenses, and various property interest transfer documents or other rights of use.
• Manage and oversee tax foreclosed properties, including property upkeep, sealed bid sales and lease activities.
• Manage the facilitation of the acquisition, abandonment and, disposition of real property interest for the City of Fort Worth.
• Ability to quickly and expertly negotiate very complex legal and financial details that relate to complicated and entangled land rights activities and maneuvers.
• Directs the activities of the division, which includes planning, coordinating, administering, and evaluating programs, projects, processes, procedures, systems, standards, and/or service offerings; ensures compliance with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards.
• Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations.
• Assists in establishing appropriate service and staffing levels; monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; and allocates resources accordingly.
• Assesses and monitors work load, administrative and support systems and internal reporting relationships; identifies opportunities for improvement; and directs and implements changes.
• Participates in the development and administration of the division budget; approves the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; and implements budgetary policy and procedures.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.