Description
Position Description
The Assistant Director of Real Estate Services provides a new leadership role reporting to the Department of General Services (DGS) Director and is responsible for development and implementation of real estate-related strategies, policies, and procedures for the DGS-managed portfolio. The incumbent should have the appropriate experience to establish DGS as a Metro-wide key strategic real estate advisor and to transition the management of the DGS portfolio toward a more proactive operating environment.
This role is intended to perform oversight of the end-to-end real estate lifecycle, set a strategic vision for the DGS-managed portfolio, lead cross-departmental committees, and own a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) process to drive continued collaboration and transparency with departments. Responsibilities are complex and broad in-scope. The role will require a high degree of experience in real estate-related operations, evidenced knowledge of relevant public real estate administration, and demonstrated ability to maintain tact and diplomacy throughout all forms of communication.
Typical Duties
Serve as key real estate ambassador on behalf of DGS:
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Real Estate, Business, Architecture, or other business-related field and six (6) years of management experience in corporate real estate, architecture, design &construction, or related experience.
*Additional education may be considered In lieu of some experience*
**Required to pass and maintain a passing background check from the Metro Nashville Police Department.**
The Assistant Director of Real Estate Services provides a new leadership role reporting to the Department of General Services (DGS) Director and is responsible for development and implementation of real estate-related strategies, policies, and procedures for the DGS-managed portfolio. The incumbent should have the appropriate experience to establish DGS as a Metro-wide key strategic real estate advisor and to transition the management of the DGS portfolio toward a more proactive operating environment.
This role is intended to perform oversight of the end-to-end real estate lifecycle, set a strategic vision for the DGS-managed portfolio, lead cross-departmental committees, and own a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) process to drive continued collaboration and transparency with departments. Responsibilities are complex and broad in-scope. The role will require a high degree of experience in real estate-related operations, evidenced knowledge of relevant public real estate administration, and demonstrated ability to maintain tact and diplomacy throughout all forms of communication.
Typical Duties
Serve as key real estate ambassador on behalf of DGS:
- Interface regularly with Council, Mayor’s Office, Planning and Other Departments to articulate business cases and support broader strategic initiatives.
- Coordinate key real estate-related meetings and communications with staff members, consultants, contractors, and other Departments to drive transparency and engagement.
- Provide critical feedback or input on certain Metro-wide real estate-related issues.
- Act as the leader of a space planning committee, intended to establish proactive, collaborative, and consistent space planning Metro-wide.
- Communicate required compliance reporting to the Mayor’s Office of Performance Management.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of current polices & procedures; prepare policy and procedural revisions to key documents.
- Recommend and implement systems and operational improvements.
- Own the real estate strategic planning process for the DGS-managed portfolio .
- Manage reporting of performance metrics to support data-based decision making across DGS and other departments.
- Conduct divisional needs assessments for staffing, training, and programming to drive more effective operations.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in Finance, Real Estate, Business, Architecture, or other business-related field and six (6) years of management experience in corporate real estate, architecture, design &construction, or related experience.
*Additional education may be considered In lieu of some experience*
**Required to pass and maintain a passing background check from the Metro Nashville Police Department.**
Experience
5+ to 7 years