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Property Agent

City of San Diego

1316 - Economic Development

Fresh

Location

Salary

$45.90 - $55.47

per hour

Closes

February 10, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves handling complex real estate deals for the City of San Diego, such as buying, selling, leasing, and managing properties, especially for economic development and airport projects.

It requires working on negotiations, financial reviews, and special assignments to support the city's assets.

A good fit would be someone with several years of hands-on experience in commercial real estate transactions and a strong interest in public sector work.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (120 semester/180 quarter units), with professional experience substitutable on a year-for-year basis
  • Three years of full-time commercial real estate transactional experience in areas like appraisal/valuation, acquisitions/dispositions, relocation/right-of-way, property/asset management, commercial sales/leasing, or brokerage
  • Qualifying experience must involve commercial, office, retail, industrial, or unimproved properties; consulting or single-family residential experience does not count
  • Valid California Class C Driver's License at time of hire
  • For City employees using Out-of-Class Assignment experience, submit written documentation detailing work, dates, and hours
  • Highly desirable: Experience in commercial real estate project management, public agencies, complex lease negotiations, financial analysis, GIS/mapping, and FAA regulations for airport properties

Full Job Description

Property Agents perform sensitive and challenging real property transactions in the Real Estate and Airports Division of the City’s Economic Development Department. Job functions may include one or more of the following: Leasing, property management, acquisitions, dispositions, lease administration, project management, municipal asset services, special projects, valuations, appraisals, negotiation of relocation and rights-of-way, asset management, airport property leasing and development, property assessments, property inspections, reporting, financial analysis, training of staff members, and other duties as assigned.

NOTE:
  • Eligible benefited employees originally hired on or after July 10, 2021, will be automatically enrolled in the San Diego City Employees Retirement System (SDCERS).

Requirements


You must meet the following requirements on the date you apply, unless otherwise indicated.

EDUCATION: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education (i.e., minimum completed units = 120 semester/180 quarter).

NOTE:

  • Additional qualifying professional-level experience may be substituted for education lacked on a year-for-year basis. One year of full-time experience = 30 semester/45 quarter college-level units.

EXPERIENCE: Three years of full-time commercial real estate property transactional experience in at least ONE of the following areas:

  • Appraisal/valuation
  • Acquisitions and dispositions
  • Relocation and right-of-way
  • Property and/or asset management
  • Commercial sales/leasing
  • Commercial real estate brokerage

NOTES:
  • Qualifying acquisitions and disposition experience MUST include selling, purchasing or leasing commercial, office, retail, and/or industrial or unimproved property.
  • Qualifying property management experience MUST include at least one of the following areas: Lease negotiations and administration; asset and/or property management of commercial or industrial complexes; or preparation of development lease and sale packages.
  • Consulting or Single-Family Residential (SFR) experience is NOT qualifying.
  • City of San Diego employees using Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA) experience to qualify must submit written documentation signed by their appointing authority or payroll specialist, detailing the work performed, dates, and total number of qualifying OCA hours.

    OCA experience without the required documentation will NOT be considered.

    LICENSE: A valid California Class C Driver's License is required at the time of hire.

HIGHLY DESIRABLE
:
  • Commercial Real Estate project management experience.
  • Experience working with public agencies and municipalities, including permitting departments and planning groups/commissions.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Business, Land Use/Urban Planning, or Economics.
  • Experience in a governmental or public agency, which includes experience in the oversight and evaluation of commercial real estate transactions, land use and development policy, and real estate finance and/or economics.
  • Experience in complex commercial lease negotiations and administration of ground leases.
  • Experience in conducting complex financial analysis and preparing reports.
  • Experience with space planning and leasing of commercial office space.
  • Experience with GIS, mapping, and review of surveys, plats, and legal descriptions.
  • Experience with FAA regulations and how they apply to airport obligated leases and land.
  • Experience working for a Telecommunications provider in site acquisition, leasing, or project management.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (MUST SUBMIT WITH APPLICATION):
  • Proof of degree/transcripts, if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
  • For City of San Diego employees, proof of Out-of-Class Assignment (OCA), if utilized to meet the minimum requirements.
Required documents should be attached electronically to your application. If you are unable to attach at the time of application submittal, you must submit them as soon as possible via fax: (619) 533-3337; or to the Employment Information Center: City of San Diego Personnel Department, 1200 Third Avenue - Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101. Include your name and the title of the position for which you are applying.

Qualifications

Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental questions will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system. If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met. Successful candidates will be placed on a list which will be used to fill position vacancies during the next six months (180 days). For each vacancy, only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview.

Additional Information

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: Employment offers are conditional pending the results of all screening processes applicable to this position, which may include the following: confirmation of citizenship or legal right to work in the United States; completion of a pre-employment medical review and exam (which may include drug and alcohol testing); reference checks; and fingerprinting. Fingerprints will be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Department of Justice for a conviction record report. Certain positions may require additional screening processes, including a polygraph examination and/or background investigation. All screening processes must be successfully completed before employment begins. A positive test result for alcohol, cannabis/marijuana, illegal drugs, or inadequately explained prescription drugs, or misrepresentation, falsification, or omission of pertinent facts in any step of the screening or selection process, may constitute cause for disqualification or termination of employment. Nothing in this job posting constitutes an express or implied contract for employment with the City of San Diego. Candidates must notify the Personnel Department of any change in their name, mailing address, email address, or phone number, otherwise they may miss employment opportunities.

Rev. 19 – January 30, 2026 (New Recruitment Date)

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/30/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/31/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-sandiego-5207564