Public Involvement & Real Estate Agent, Austin Financial Services

Job Description:

Public Involvement & Real Estate Agent, Austin Financial Services

Description

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About Austin Financial Services

Our department provides a variety of financial services and programs. Austin Financial Services (AFS) serves residents, vendors, and City departments.

Our mission is to serve as a trusted steward of public resources with integrity and accountability to ensure a fiscally sound city.

Our staff supports a wide variety of financial processes, including preparing the annual budget and annual fiscal report, procurement processes, franchise agreements, real estate transactions, and overseeing the City’s investment portfolio and debt management.

As an internal support function within the larger City organization, AFS is proud to serve and act as a leader in financial management to its partner departments.

Job Description:

Public Involvement & Real Estate Agent - Austin Financial Services

Purpose:

Responsible for meeting with customers and distribution designers on first contact field calls to negotiate the location of service and easements necessary for service connections or facility negotiation.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Contacts customer and negotiate for easement or property acquisition.
  
• Secures required easements and permits with cooperation of the customer.
  
• Drafts easement language, sketch attachments.
  
• Coordinates survey information, real property document research and permit research. Records documents at county courthouses. Buys and sells property.
  
• Secures all necessary development permits required for completion of project from city, county and state governments.
  
• Works with distribution design team daily to produce cost effective design with minimal easement acquisition costs.
  
• Arranges and conducts team meetings, neighborhood meetings, staff presentations, and notification and follow up for major Distribution projects.
  
• Prepares monthly performance reports. Maintains data base of acquisitions, releases and sales.
  

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

• None.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of easements, land development principles, contracts, right of way issues.
  
• Knowledge of concepts of distribution design and facility placement.
  
• Knowledge of City, County, and State permit processes.
  
• Knowledge of City and County records research.
  
• Knowledge of City of Austin subdivision codes and statutes.
  
• Ability to read plans, field notes and topographic maps.
  
• Skill in negotiating and conflict management.
  
• Skill in operation of personal computer: spreadsheet, data base, presentation, and word processing software.
  
• Skill in speaking, writing, and listening.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Business, Geography, Planning, Real Estate, or in a field related to the job, plus four (4) years of related experience.
  
• Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years
  

Licenses and Certifications Required:

• None.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with local, state, or federal government in a real estate capacity.
  
• Experience working with utility providers.
  
• Ability to manage competing priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment.
  
• Excellent communication skills.
  
• Experience utilizing ArcGIS Online and ArcPro for data creation or knowledge of City of Austin web-based applications and GIS tools.
  
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.
  

Notes to Candidate:

Position Overview:

This position will assist the Electric Utility Support Transmission/Substation Section of the Real Estate Division of the Financial Services Department with real estate transactions, including easement and property acquisitions and contract negotiations. If selected, you will also be responsible for meeting with customers and transmission designers to negotiate the service location and necessary easements.

The individual in this position will:

• Contact customers and negotiate for easement or property acquisition and secure required easements and permits with cooperation of the customer.
  
• Drafts easement language and sketch attachments.
  
• Coordinate survey information, real property document research and permit research.
  
• Record documents at county courthouses.
  
• Buy and sell property.
  
• Arrange and conduct team meetings, neighborhood meetings, staff presentations, and notification and follow up for major transmission and distribution projects if needed
  
• Prepare monthly performance reports and maintains data base of acquisitions, releases and sales.
  

Pay Range: $68,660.00 - $85,830.00 annually

Hours: Monday - Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Telework opportunities may be available after an initial training period. Work schedules are implemented to meet the requirements of the department and are subject to change based on business needs.

Staff eligible to telework must be in the office for at least 40% of their scheduled work week.

Location: 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723

Application Details:

• Ple ase be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.
  
• A detailed, complete COA employment application is required. It helps us to better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine your salary if you are selected for this position.
  
• Please be sure to detail on the application all previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
  
• For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications.
  
• A résumé is required but will not substitute for a complete COA employment application. Resumes are not accepted in place of a completed online application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the detailed and relevant work experience, which would qualify them for the position.
  
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  
• Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meets the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees, in Good Standing, who are candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.
  
• Use of AI is strictly prohibited to respond to the application and during the interview process.
  

Additional Details:

• Austin Financial Services Real Estate employees are prohibited from engaging in outside work that presents a conflict of interest. If selected for this position you will be prohibited from engaging in any type of real estate or real estate related activities. Real Estate includes, but is not limited to, sales, leasing, brokerage, appraisal, contracting, and all related activities
  
• Austin Financial Services may close this job posting at any time after it has been advertised for seven (7) days, please apply as soon as possible if interested.
  
• If you are identified as a top candidate, verification of your education, which may include High School graduation or GED equivalent, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, will be required.
  
• This position will require a pre-employment Criminal Background Investigation (CBI).
  
• If you are selected as the top candidate for a position, we may contact your current and former employer.
  
• If you are identified as a top military candidate or a veteran, you must provide a copy of your DD-214.
  

EEO Statement for City of Austin:

The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual's AIDS, AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

Closing Date/Time: 2026-04-14