Principal Project Coordinator

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Exempt | Location: Civic Center

contact information

Keisha Rudolph
keisha.rudolph@lacity.org

job description

SEE ATTACHED BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) is accepting applications to fill one (1) Principal Project Coordinator position. The position will be assigned to support the Real Estate Section in the Economic Development Division.

Annual Salary Range -: $103,293 to $151,004***

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. A Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized four-year college or university in real estate, urban planning, geography, business, finance, economics, or a closely related field.

AND

2. Four (4) years of full-time paid professional experience in real estate development, financing, public infrastructure development, or economic development.

NOTE: For qualifying work experience gained outside of the City of Los Angeles, the term “professional experience” means work experience in a full-time position that requires the possession of a four-year degree from a recognized college or university to obtain that position. Therefore, to be considered “professional”, non-City qualifying experience must be gained in positions held after obtaining a four-year degree.

The duties and responsibilities also include, but are not limited to the following:

·Develop and implement long-term strategic plans on the use, reuse, management, and disposition of the City’s real estate assets.

·Administers real estate or economic development transactions.

·Develop, issue, and oversee the process for Requests for Proposals (RFP) for City-owned properties.

·Prepare site development and project feasibility analyses.

·Assist in negotiating contracts of sale, leases, and other contracts.

·Coordinate the evaluation of City-owned properties and facilities acquisition and/or disposition for economic development purposes including:

Coordinate public outreach and technical analysis
Develop market studies
Engage real estate professionals, appraisers, and other technical services
Engage engineers and architects to develop concept plans and facility studies
Oversight of environmental studies and/or clean-up efforts
Utilize GIS and other graphic/mapping programs to analyze properties
Preparing comprehensive reports for presentation to various public and legislative bodies

·Lead and participate in marketing efforts for City-owned properties and specific asset-related projects.

·Prepare for property dispositions by leading preparation of legal description, clearing title issues, leading subdivision process, addressing easements or dedications, preparing escrow and ensuring proper recording, and preparing offers for land acquisition.

The primary work location for this position is 1200 W. 7th Street, 6th Fl., Los Angeles, CA, 90017.

The preferred candidate will possess a professional history that demonstrates the following knowledge, experience, and qualities:

A good knowledge of project management principles, methods, and techniques.
Strong experience with real estate development and financing.
Experience with economic development investment, including a background in evaluating complex development projects and programs or financings.
Strong oral and written communication skills, along with excellent organizational skills.
Experience formulating funding recommendations and plans.
Has managed real estate portfolios at varying development phases

How to apply

SEE ATTACHED BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL FILING INSTRUCTIONS

HOW TO APPLY

Applications will only be accepted by email. Interested candidates should immediately submit the following in PDF format:

1. Résumé detailing applicable background and work experience.

2. A completed City of Los Angeles job application

The email must be sent to keisha.rudolph@lacity.org. The subject line must read, “Principal Project Coordinator” – then the applicant’s first and last name.

THE FOLLOWING WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED:

- Incomplete applications, including those stating “see résumé” for work experience

DEADLINE TO APPLY: Filing period may close at any time.

exempt employment

If employment is said to be exempt, it is meant that the employment is exempted from the civil service provisions of the City Charter. In order to receive a regular civil service appointment, employees must have successfully participated in a civil service examination, received a high enough score on the examination to be placed on and receive an appointment from an eligible list, and they must serve a probationary period. Exempt employees do not compete in a civil service examination, they are not placed on an eligible list and receive an appointment from that list, nor do they serve a probationary period. As a result, exempt employees do not have what is referred to as a “property interest” in their job. Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority and can be terminated at any time without cause. Employees with a property interest in their job, i.e. civil service employees, cannot be deprived of their employment(discharged or suspended) without due process.

General Information About Exempt Employment

Exempt employees serve at the will of the appointing authority, and as such, they may be discharged, suspended or otherwise disciplined without cause. Exempt employees have no property interest in their employment, and any procedural benefit or other prerogative extended to them by their appointing authority is not intended to create and does not create any such property interest. No officer or employee of the City may make to any other officer or employee any representation of a property interest in employment which does not correspond to Charter provisions unless the City Council, by ordinance, permits such representation. No unauthorized representation can serve as the basis of an employee's reliance on, or expectation of, a property interest.

Employees Seeking To Become Civil Service Employees

There is no protective leave for an exempt employee appointed to a civil service position. Upon receiving a civil service appointment and passing probation, the former exempt employee will be subject to the Civil Service provisions described in Article X of the City Charter. Upon appointment, the civil service employee will begin to accrue displacement and layoff seniority on the first day of his/her civil service appointment and may file for promotional examinations for which s/he qualifies. A full or half-time exempt employee appointed to a full or half-time civil service position continues to: contribute to the Retirement System; accrue vacation time; accrue sick time; receive anniversary date salary increases; and, receive health and dental benefits identical to those received in the civil service position.

For candidates seeking initial City employment, in accordance with Los Angeles City Ordinance 187134, information regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements as conditions of employment may be found at: https://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2021/21-0921_ord_187134_8-24-21.pdf.

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