Executive Officer 2

Full Job Description

The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) is seeking an Executive Officer 2 to support statewide space management and leasing operations within the General Services Enterprise.

This role plays a key part in managing Iowa’s real property portfolio, supporting strategic space planning, and ensuring state facilities are compliant, efficient, and aligned with agency needs.

What You’ll Do

As an Executive Officer 2, you will provide leadership, analysis, and project management across the State of Iowa’s space management and leasing programs, including:

• Vertical Asset & Property Inventory Management

  • Develop, maintain, and manage the Vertical Asset Management System for state-owned and leased properties.

  • Maintain a comprehensive inventory of vacant property owned by the State of Iowa.

  • Serve as a primary or secondary policymaking resource on program decisions and agency requests.

• Program Leadership & Oversight

  • Direct and coordinate all aspects of the Vertical Asset Management Program, including program goals, plans, guidelines, timelines, and outcomes.

  • Oversee tracking, monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and use of technical and financial resources.

• Leasing & Space Planning

  • Assist with negotiations for multi-million-dollar lease contracts, managing a portfolio of approximately 150–200 state leases totaling nearly 1 million square feet and $12 million annually.

  • Collaborate with state agencies to define space needs, identify leased space, and draft lease agreements, renewals, and amendments.

  • Support space planning efforts, including tenant-requested modifications.

• Data Analysis, Compliance & Project Management

  • Analyze, update, and track statewide lease data.

  • Travel to leased facilities to assess office conditions and ensure compliance with building codes and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines.

  • Manage tenant improvement projects and furniture resets, serving as a project manager in leased facilities and on the Capitol Complex.

• Strategic Improvements & Standards

  • Evaluate trends in private industry and local, state, and federal government to recommend efficiencies and cost-saving strategies (e.g., energy use, green leasing, furniture standards, space allocation).

  • Update and maintain the State of Iowa ADA Transition Plan.

  • Develop and maintain standards, procedures, and onboarding processes for space management and leasing.

• Stakeholder Communication & Market Research

  • Communicate with property owners, landlords, and property management companies.

  • Provide guidance to state agencies on facility and space management matters.

  • Conduct market research using available tools and build positive relationships with realtors, developers, and governmental entities.

Why Join the State of Iowa?

At the State of Iowa, we’re committed to supporting your professional success and personal well-being through a comprehensive benefits package:

Benefits Highlights

• Paid Time Off: Vacation accruals that roll over annually, unlimited sick leave accrual, and 9 paid holidays each year.

• Health Coverage: Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance options.

• Retirement: Participation in the IPERS retirement system, with optional deferred compensation plans.

• Flexible Spending: Medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts.

• Life Insurance: Employer-paid life insurance.

• Additional Support: Employee Assistance Program and employee discount programs.

Learn more about the benefits of working for the State of Iowa by visiting our benefits webpage.

E-Verify and Right to Work

The State of Iowa participates in E-Verify, a federal program that helps employers confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.

Within the required timeframe, new hires will be verified through the E-Verify system to ensure authorization to work in the United States.

The State of Iowa also complies with the federal Right to Work laws, which protect employees’ rights to work without being required to join a labor organization.

For more information, please visit www.e-verify.gov.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to four years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management.

2) A total of eight years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):

a. Two years of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations, or management; and

b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and

c.

A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience.

Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes twelve months of full-time work as an Executive Officer 1 or comparable specific management-level position.

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