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Job Description
Marketing Statement
Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.
Job Summary
Pay Rate
$173,480.00 - $262,824.00 Annually {Non-Rep Payband N11).
Salary commensurate with experience and depending on the position level which will be filled. Negotiable initial salary will be between $173,480.00 - $218,15200.
Reports To
J. Basuino, Director - Real Estate and Property Management
Current Assignment
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is seeking to fill a Group Manager of Real Estate & Property Management position in the Real Estate & Property Management group.
Under general direction of the Director of Real Estate and Property Management, the incumbent in this position will be responsible for planning, directing, managing and overseeing the activities and operations of the Real Estate and Property Management group within the Real Estate & Property Management Department, including day-to-day management of BART’s construction permitting oversight; real estate leases with BART as lessor and lessee; right-of-way acquisition, disposition, and certifications; surveying; facilities needs management; property management for BART Headquarters (BHQ) and 101 Eighth Street (MET), and other property-based transactions and information requests. Priorities include leading possible relocation of BART Police Headquarters and modernizing the permitting system.
Selection Process
Applications will be screened to assure that minimum qualifications are met. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will then be referred to the hiring department for the completion of further selection processes.
The selection process for this position may include a skills/performance demonstration and a panel and/or individual interview.
The successful candidate must have an employment history demonstrating reliability and dependability; provide copies of certificates, diplomas, or other documents as required by law, including those establishing his/her right to work in the U. S; pass a pre-employment medical examination which may include a drug and alcohol screen, and which is specific to the essential job functions and requirements. Pre-employment processing will also include a background check. (Does not apply to current full-time District employees unless a specific job requires additional evaluations).
Examples of Duties
Assumes management responsibility for services and activities of the Real Estate Group including permits to enter; real estate leases, acquisitions, and disposition; right-of-way compliance; facilities needs management; property management; and other real property requests or needs.
Oversees BART’s permitting process for third parties needing entry into BART rights-of-way and other properties. Ensures efficient coordination of the permitting process with other BART groups including Finance and Maintenance and Engineering. Sets performance metrics for timely processing of all permits and high-quality customer service.
Oversees management of BART leases both as lessor and lessee, including monitoring and enforcement of lease terms, negotiating leases, and appropriate market analysis to establish reasonable lease terms.
Oversees BART’s acquisition and disposition of real property including appraisals, negotiations, and compliance with state and federal laws.
Maintains BART’s right-of-way self-certification with the State of California, ensuring staff maintain necessary credentials and skill sets.
Oversees the Group’s work with other departments to identify long-term real property needs, and identify appropriate facilities both within BART’s existing facilities and properties and other properties as needed.
Ensures the Group provides appropriate Right-of-Way certification requirements for District construction work.
Oversees District Right-of-Way Surveyor and Right-of-Way Officer work to support BART construction, development, acquisition, and disposition activities.
Oversees property management and related services for BART Headquarters (2150 Webster) and 101 Eighth Street facilities in Oakland, and other future properties to be determined by the District.
Directs and assesses property acquisition opportunities; analyzes feasibility, financial and site planning viability, impact on District service, DBE compliance, financial return to District, and fulfillment of District policy objectives; solicits local jurisdiction review and guidance; prepares recommendation to District Board of Directors and local jurisdictions on property use viability.
Prepares, negotiates and executes a variety of documents including agreements, memorandum of understanding, purchase and sale agreements, option agreements, easements, licenses, property exchange agreements, and all other agreements related to property acquisition; conducts negotiations with selected parties and with local land use jurisdictions; secures pertinent District department support for agreement.
Manages BART’s records retention policy and requirements for the Real Estate Group, including parcel maps, and other real property information.
Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates assigned personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.
Oversees BART monitoring and collection of revenues for permits, leases, and other real property revenue streams.
Manages BART’s excess land including compliance with state and federal laws.
Supports Director of Real Estate in preparing goals and plans for operating budget process; the Group’s capital budget, including forecasting of funds needed for staffing and consultant assistance; monitoring quarterly financial reports and staff charges to capital projects.
Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the fields of real estate, right-of-way.
Responds to and resolves difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Possession of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, economics or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
Six (6) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional real estate or right-of-way experience which must have included at least two (2) years of management experience.
Substitution:
Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year- for-year basis. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of:- Operational characteristics, services and activities of a self-certified right-of-way and public real estate program
- Principles and practices of property management- Principles and practices of public right-of-way
- Principles and practices of appraisals and valuations
- Principles and practices of eminent domain
- Methods and techniques of contract negotiations and agreements
- Methods and techniques of real estate appraisals and valuations
- Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Related Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations
Skill/Ability in:- Overseeing, directing and coordinating the work of lower level staff
- Selecting, supervising, training and evaluating staff
- Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions and implementing recommendations in support of goals
- Researching, analyzing and evaluating new service delivery methods and techniques
- Interpreting and applying Federal, State and local policies, laws and regulations
- Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.
The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .
Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.
Highlights- Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
- Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
- 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
- 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
- 3% at 50 (Safety Members - Classic)
- 2.7% @ 57 (Safety Members - PEPRA)
- Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
- 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
Closing Date/Time: 1/31/2025 11:59 PM Pacific -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Show moreThe BART story began in 1946. It began not by governmental fiat, but as a concept gradually evolving at informal gatherings of business and civic leaders on both sides of the San Francisco Bay. Facing a heavy post-war migration to the area and its consequent automobile boom, these people discussed ways of easing the mounting congestion that was clogging the bridges spanning the Bay. In 1947, a joint Army-Navy review Board concluded that another connecting link between San Francisco and Oakland would be needed in the years ahead to prevent intolerable congestion on the Bay Bridge. The link? An underwater tube devoted exclusively to high-speed electric trains.
Since 1911, visionaries had periodically brought up this Jules Verne concept. But now, pressure for a traffic solution increased with the population. In 1951, the State Legislature created the 26-member San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission, comprised of representatives from each of the nine counties which touch the Bay. The Commission's charge was to study the Bay Area's long range transportation needs in the context of environmental problems and then recommend the best solution.
The Commission advised, in its final report in 1957, that any transportation plan must be coordinated with the area's total plan for future development. Since no development plan existed, the Commission prepared one itself. The result of their thoroughness is a master plan which did much to bring about coordinated planning in the Bay Area, and which was adopted a decade later by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
The BART Concept is Born
The Commission's least-cost solution to traffic tie-ups was to recommend forming a five-county rapid transit district, whose mandate would be to build and operate a high-speed rapid rail network linking major commercial centers with suburban sub-centers.The Commission stated that, "If the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence on automobiles and freeways."
Thus was born the environmental concept underlying BART. Acting on the Commission's recommendations, in 1957, the Legislature formed the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, comprising the five counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. At this time, the District was granted a taxing power of five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It also had authority to levy property taxes to support a general obligation bond issue, if approved by District voters. The State Legislature lowered the requirement for voter approval from 66 percent to 60 percent.
Between 1957 and 1962, engineering plans were developed for a system that would usher in a new era in rapid transit. Electric trains would run on grade-separated right-of-ways, reaching maximum speeds of 75-80 mph, averaging perhaps 45 mph, including station stops. Advanced transit cars, with sophisticated suspensions, braking and propulsion systems, and luxurious interiors, would be strong competition to "King Car " in the Bay Area. Stations would be pleasant, conveniently located, and striking architectural enhancements to their respective on-line communities.
BART employees in the 1970s.
Hundreds of meetings were held in the District communities to encourage local citizen participation in the development of routes and station locations. By midsummer, 1961, the final plan was submitted to the supervisors of the five District counties for approval. San Mateo County Supervisors were cool to the plan. Citing the high costs of a new system-plus adequate existing service from Southern Pacific commuter trains - they voted to withdraw their county from the District in December 1961.
With the District-wide tax base thus weakened by the withdrawal of San Mateo County, Marin County was forced to withdraw in early 1962 because its marginal tax base could not adequately absorb its share of BART's projected cost. Another important factor in Marin's withdrawal was an engineering controversy over the feasibility of carrying trains across the Golden Gate Bridge.
BART had started with a 16-member governing Board of Directors apportioned on county population size: four from Alameda and San Francisco Counties, three from Contra Costa and San Mateo, and two from Marin. When the District was reduced to three counties, the Board was reduced to 11 members: four from San Francisco and Alameda, and three from Contra Costa. Subsequently, in 1965, the District's enabling legislation was changed to apportion the BART Board with four Directors from each county, thus giving Contra Costa its fourth member on a 12-person Board. Two directors from each county, hence forth, were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The other two directors were appointed by committees of mayors of each county (with the exception of the City and County of San Francisco, whose sole mayor made these appointments).
The five-county plan was quickly revised to a three-county plan emphasizing rapid transit between San Francisco and the East Bay cities and suburbs of Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The new plan, elaborately detailed and presented as the "BART Composite Report, " was approved by supervisors of the three counties in July 1962, and placed on the ballot for the following November general election.
The plan required approval of 60 percent of the District's voters. It narrowly passed with a 61.2 percent vote District-wide, much to the surprise of many political experts who were confident it would fail. Indeed, one influential executive was reported to have said: "If I'd known the damn thing would have passed, I'd never have supported it. "
The voters approved a $792 million bond issue to finance a 71.5 mile high-speed transit system, consisting of 33 stations serving 17 communities in the three counties. The proposal also included another needed transit project: rebuilding 3.5 miles of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The new line would link muni streetcar lines directly with BART and Market Street stations, and four new Muni stations would be built.
The additional cost of the transbay tube -- estimated at $133 million -- was to come from bonds issued by the California Toll Bridge Authority and secured by future Bay Area Bridge revenues. The additional cost of rolling stock, estimated at $71 million, was to be funded primarily from bonds issued against future operating revenues. Thus, the total cost of the system, as of 1962, was projected at $996 million. It would be the largest single public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. by the local citizenry.
After the election, engineers immediately started work on the final system designs, only to be halted by a taxpayer's suit filed against the District a month later. The validity of the bond election, and the legality of the District itself, were challenged. While the court ruled in favor of the District on both counts, six months of litigation cost $12 million in construction delays. This would be the first of many delays from litigation and time-consuming negotiations involving 166 separate agreements reached with on-line cities, counties, and other special districts. The democratic processes of building a new transit system would prove to be major cost factors that, however necessary, were not foreseen.
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