Senior Real Estate Agent-Limited

Position Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The City of Fresno is seeking a dynamic and highly skilled Limited Senior Real Estate Agent to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will provide direct oversight of the City’s property lease portfolio, guiding complex property management activities that support the City’s long-term development, asset management, and operational objectives. The successful candidate will lead advanced negotiation and property management functions. 

This position places a strong emphasis on: 

• Complex lease negotiations with diverse commercial, industrial, and specialty tenants
• Drafting and developing complex leases and related agreements
• Creating and refining contract language for clarity, compliance, and enforceability 
• Executing and overseeing contract agreements, ensuring terms are properly implemented
• Enforcing compliance with contract and lease provisions through consistent monitoring and follow-up
• Developing and maintaining a formal lease collection and tracking process to support operational accuracy and financial accountability 

Additional responsibilities include marketing City-owned properties, conducting detailed appraisals, and performing cost analyses. 

Full job description available at:

The current vacancy exists in the General Services Department.  Immediate and future vacancies will be filled from this eligible list for a period of three (3) months from the date the eligible list is created, with the option of extending that period for up to a maximum of two years at the City's discretion. If the examination process is suspended for this recruitment, the eligible list may be limited to three (3) months. 

Qualifications

THE REQUIREMENTS:

• These are entrance requirements to the competitive examination and do not assure a place on the eligible list
• Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications on or before the posted filing deadline in order to qualify

TO QUALIFY, an applicant must have:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in real estate, public administration, economics, or closely related field;:

AND:

• Three (3) years of experience in the appraisal of, and negotiation for the acquisition, disposition of land improvements and property rights
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis
• If qualifying with a degree or accredited college or university credits, please attach a copy of the degree or transcripts
• Applications lacking this documentation will be rejected
• Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required at time of appointment
• Candidates considered for hire must provide proof of a valid driver's license and current copy of their driving record

Eligibles certified for consideration for hire will be required to successfully pass a Department interview and a Department of Justice fingerprint prior to employment with the City of Fresno.:

THE SELECTION PROCESS:

The selection process may consist of the following:

• APPLICATION REVIEW - Qualifying Only: Applications submitted will be reviewed and a limited number of the most qualified candidates may be invited to the oral examination
• The selection will be based upon those applications which demonstrate the greatest breadth and depth of applicable education, experience, skills and training
• Therefore, applicants are urged to submit sufficiently detailed information in their application materials for a proper evaluation
• ORAL EXAM - 100%: A panel of subject matter experts will conduct a job-related Oral Examination which may evaluate each candidate's knowledge in the methods of appraisal of land and buildings, rules and regulations related to redevelopment activities, preparing comprehensive reports, and maintaining effective working relationships or other topics related to a candidate's training, experience and qualifications for the position of Senior Real Estate Agent
• Candidates must achieve a passing score to qualify for the eligible list

Candidates must achieve a passing score to qualify for the eligible list.:

The Oral Exam date is tentatively scheduled for week of October 26, 2026.:

• The City reserves the right to amend any phase of the examination process should there be a limited number of successful candidates
• Should such amendment be exercised, a candidate's final score and placement on the eligible list would be based upon the completed examination phase(s)

VETERAN'S PREFERENCE:

• Qualified veterans who pass the examination may obtain five (5) additional points
• Candidates applying for veteran's preference are required to submit a copy of their DD214 with their application during the specified filing period
• Evidence must be presented to indicate that the candidate was discharged honorably from the military service
• Veterans, including City employees, must resubmit proof of honorable service for every examination for which veteran's preference credit is requested

Work for Warriors is a no-cost employment program of the California Military Department for Service Members, Veterans, and military family members. The Veteran Staffing Consultant for City of Fresno is Martin Rivera.