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Date Available:
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Closing Date:
09/30/2019

   Property Acquisition Manager

ABOUT CPS
Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) serves nearly 36,000 students preschool to 12th grade in 65 school communities, across a 90-square-mile district in Southwest Ohio. Cincinnati Public Schools is the best-performing large urban district in Ohio and ranks among the top 2 percent of Ohio districts for students' learning and growth and offers families high-quality school choices and academic programs.

The district's innovative approach to education, its investment in effective and caring educators and employees, and vast array of collaborative partnerships have accelerated school performance to the highest level in decades - ensuring that students in preschool to 12th grade thrive and graduate prepared for successful lives in the 21st century.

Cincinnati Public is looking for creative, innovative, passionate, problem-solvers to join our team. We seek to have a positive impact on our children and families every day and are looking for staff members who want to not only do an excellent job with their career field but also serve as a role model for the children in CPS. We invite you to become a member of our CPS work family.

ROLE SUMMARY
The Property Acquisition Manager will have primary responsibility of expanding the portfolio of CPS properties and buildings throughout the City of Cincinnati. He or she will research, negotiate, and recommend purchases to support the short-term and long-term growth of CPS while monitoring trends and developments to ensure organizational goals are met.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identifies & coordinates the acquisition of land and/or properties for expansion
• Assess acquisition opportunities, conducts site visits, prepares financial analysis and negotiates contracts.
• Coordinates arrangements for appraisals, title reports, environmental reviews and surveys.
• Research and investigate creative opportunities to leverage property use for CPS and Community benefit.
• Research property-specific information such as easements, location of utilities, potential access and zoning issues and restrictions.
• Prepare property evaluation reports on property for sale or lease to be used for project site selection decisions.
• Identify potential surplus properties based on provided criteria. Coordinate sale or swap of unusable surplus properties.
• Coordinate and track service requests.
• Creating property maps and descriptions for use on webpage.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of regulatory standards and legal requirements related to leasing, sale, or purchase of buildings and surrounding properties
• Effectively communicate and establish working relationships with public officials, property owners, tenants and external contractors
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Ability to draft and/or review business contracts and appraisal documents
• Computer skills to maintain various departmental records and reports
• Ability to identify the short-term and long-range plans for the lease and/or sale of properties
• Demonstrated ability to effectively serve as a leader and member of team
• Proficiency in MS Office applications & real estate databases
• Interest and ability to learn new applications
• Ability to take direction from a variety of sources and prioritize assignments
• Ability to make decisions regarding urgent property situations.
• Knowledge of real estate law, legal terminology and general law regarding property management.
• Ability to read surveys, plats and site utility drawings.
• Ability to research and analyze information in a variety of formats.
• Ability to conduct specialized research of real property ownership including title searches.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Bachelor's Degree in related field
3-5 years of Real Estate experience

CONTRACT PROVISIONS

Contract Provisions: 261 day limited
Salary: Manager 1 per CAAS agreement

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
All interested applicants are encouraged to apply and only online applications will be considered.

The intent of this job description is to provide a representation of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.

Certain jobs at Cincinnati Public Schools may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation are available upon request from Human Resources.

Cincinnati Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and is subject to federal regulations pertaining to employment. The district has a continuing non-discrimination policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

CINCINNATI PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER