Bulletin Date: 1/10/2023
Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist)
Exam Code: 6PB24
Department: Department of General Services
Exam Type: Departmental, Open
Final Filing Date: Continuous
CLASSIFICATION DETAILS
Senior Real Estate Officer Specialist– $6,995.00 - $8,691.00 per month
View the Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist) classification specification
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Final Filing Date: Continuous
Who Should Apply:
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications as stated on this bulletin may apply for
and take this examination.
Once you have taken this examination, you may not retake it for nine (9) months.
How To Apply:
The link to connect to the Training and Experience Evaluation is located farther down on
this bulletin in the “Taking the Exam” section.
Special Testing Arrangements:
If you require assistance or alternative testing arrangements due to a disability, please
contact the testing department listed in the Contact Information section of this bulletin.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
All applicants must meet the education and/or experience requirements as stated on
this exam bulletin to be accepted into the examination. Part-time or full-time jobs,
regardless of whether paid or volunteer positions, and inside or outside California state
service will count toward experience.
Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist)
Either 1
One year of experience in the California state service performing the duties of a Staff
Real Estate Officer (persons with six months of Staff Real Estate Officer qualifying
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experience may compete in the examination; however, the required experience must be
completed before they can be considered eligible for appointment).
Or 2
Two years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in level of
responsibility to an Associate Real Estate Officer (persons with 18 months of Associate
level qualifying experience may compete in the examination; however, the required
experience must be completed before they can be considered eligible for appointment).
Or 3
Experience: Five years of technical experience in one or a combination of the following:
(1) appraisal or acquisition work involving market value as applied to transfer and sale
of real property; (2) commercial leasing; (3) leased facilities program development; (4)
asset enhancement of commercial rental properties; (5) portfolio management; (6)
facility planning; or (7) asset enhancement of real property [experience in real estate
sales or transfers will not be considered equivalent to the appraisal or acquisition work
referred to in (1) above]. (Experience in the California state service applied toward this
requirement must include at least one year performing the duties of a class comparable
in level of responsibility to a Staff Real Estate Officer, or at least two years performing
the duties of a class comparable in level of responsibility to an Associate Real Estate
Officer.) and
Education: Equivalent to graduation from college with major work in Business
Administration, Real Estate, Marketing, Urban Development, Economics, or a related
field. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on
a year-for-year basis.)
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist)
Under general direction, incumbents in this class are at the super-journey level and
perform as nonsupervisory experts and consistently work on the most difficult, complex,
and/or sensitive projects with extensive public contact in a combination of the following
tasks: independently reviewing real estate appraisals and transactions of other State
agencies; providing real estate acquisition and sales expertise in managing projects;
property due diligence; developing negotiation strategies without the authority to commit
funds; independently negotiating complex leases without the authority to commit funds
and providing expert analysis of financial mechanisms, portfolio management, customer
interface, and market/economic indicators impacting leasing activities; performing
analyses, growth, and economic forecasts; providing expertise and participating in all
phases of asset management and development; performing strategic planning used to
develop regional and facilities plans; and making recommendations on new space
requests from client agencies in order to optimize the use of State resources and
contract management. Approximately 25% to 50% of the incumbents' time may be
spent leading a small matrix team of approximately two to four lower-level Real Estate
Officers and other classifications on major projects for large departments with multiple
facilities.
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EXAMINATION SCOPE
This examination consists of the following components:
Training and Experience Evaluation – Weighted 100% of the final score.
The examination consists solely of a Training and Experience Evaluation. To obtain a
position on the eligible list, a minimum score of 70% must be received. Applicants will
receive their score upon completion of the Training and Experience Evaluation process.
In addition to evaluating applicants’ relative knowledge, skills, and ability, as
demonstrated by quality and breadth of education and/or experience, emphasis in each
exam component will be measuring competitively, relative job demands, each
applicant’s:
Knowledge of:
1. Factors involved in appraising property
2. Principles, methods, and techniques used in the acquisition or disposition of real
property and in negotiating commercial leases
3. Legal procedures and documents involved in real property transactions
4. Real property law concerned with acquisition, eminent domain, leasing, and sale of
real property
5. Rural and urban property values and the effect of economic trends upon value,
price, and construction cost of improvements
6. Portfolio management
7. Due diligence
8. Negotiation for and asset enhancement of leased commercial space
9. Facility planning
10. Asset enhancement of real property
11. Common methods of legally describing real property
12. Principles, practices, and trends of public and business administration, including
management analysis, planning, and program evaluation
13. Formal and informal aspects of the legislative process, budget process, and the
administration and Department's goals and policies
14. Principles and practices of real estate asset management such as real estate
acquisition, development, leasing, sales, planning (long-range and tactical),
including the concept of real estate evaluation and building operational costs,
cost/benefit analysis and economics
15. Factors and considerations in appraising real property and real property rights
16. Development and asset enhancement of real property EDP systems
17. Legal descriptions, procedures, and documents involved in real property
transactions
18. Principles, methods, and techniques used in the acquisition, disposition, or leasing
of real property
19. Financial analysis principles and concepts as it relates to real estate asset
management such as real estate acquisition, development, leasing, sales, and
planning
20. Rural and urban property values and their effect on economic trends upon value,
price, and construction cost of improvements
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21. Computer software (i.e., databases, spreadsheets, project management software,
Outlook, etc.)
22. Negotiation techniques and strategies
23. Project management concepts and principles
24. Leadership skills, techniques, and methods
Ability to:
1. Understand and apply the laws, policies, rules, and regulations relating to the
appraisal, acquisition, and leasing of real property for public use purposes
2. Negotiate effectively
3. Appraise real property accurately
4. Read and interpret maps, plans, and data relating to property locations
5. Write clear and concise reports
6. analyze situations and data accurately and adopt an effective course of action
7. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with those contacted in the course of
the work
8. Communicate effectively
9. Effectively lead and direct the work of other Real Estate Officers
10. Interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and policies as related to real estate
asset management such as real estate acquisition, appraisal, development, leasing,
sales, and planning
11. Analyze situations accurately, make recommendations, and/or take effective action
as it relates to real estate asset management such as real estate acquisition,
appraisal, development, leasing, sales, and planning
12. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with departmental employees,
personnel from other State agencies, staff from Federal and/or local agencies,
stakeholders, vendors, consultants, and/or the public regarding technical and
program matters
13. Effectively negotiate and apply methods, techniques, and strategies used in the
negotiation of leases, acquisition, disposition, and management of real property
14. Interpret complex data used to legally describe real property
15. Perform accurate financial analysis and evaluation as it applies to real estate
appraisal, management, acquisition, development, leasing, and sales
16. Prepare technical reports, documents, memoranda, and materials relating to a
variety of real property transactions
17. Take action and/or make commitments in a variety of situations
18. Coordinate several competing projects or activities
19. Operate computer software (i.e., databases, spreadsheets, project management
software, Outlook, etc.)
20. Represent the department and the division and make effective public presentations
to large audiences
21. Perform and understand mathematical functions and processes sufficient to analyze
real estate value, finance and economic trends, and specific real estate deal points
for acquisition, sale, or leasing of real property
22. Work effectively in a matrix team environment
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ELIGIBLE LIST INFORMATION
A departmental, open eligible list for the Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist)
classification will be established for:
Department of General Services
The names of successful competitors will be merged onto the eligible list in order of
final score regardless of exam date. Eligibility expires twelve (12) months after it is
established. Applicants must then retake the examination to reestablish eligibility.
Veterans’ Preference will be granted for this examination. In accordance with
Government Codes 18973.1 and 18973.5, whenever any veteran, or widow or widower
of a veteran achieves a passing score on an open examination, he or she shall be
ranked in the top rank of the resulting eligible list.
Veterans status is verified by the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR).
Information on this program and the Veterans’ Preference Application (Std. form 1093)
is available online. Additional information on veteran benefits is available at the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Career Credits will not be added to the final score of competitors who are successful in
this examination.
EXAMINATION INFORMATION
Preview of the Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist) Training and Experience
Evaluation
PREPARING FOR THE EXAMINATION
Here is a list of suggested resources to have available prior to taking the exam.
Employment History: Employment dates, job titles, organization names and
addresses, names of supervisors or persons who can verify your job responsibilities,
and phone numbers of persons listed above.
Education: School names and addresses, degrees earned, dates attended, courses
taken (verifiable on a transcript), persons or office who can verify education, and phone
numbers of persons or offices listed above.
Training: Class titles, certifications received, names of persons who can verify your
training, and phone numbers of persons listed above.
TAKING THE EXAMINATION
Take the Senior Real Estate Officer (Specialist) examination
TESTING DEPARTMENTS
Department of General Services
CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have any administrative questions concerning this examination bulletin, including
provision of reasonable accommodation for this testing process, please contact:
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Department of General Services
707 3
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Street
West Sacramento, CA 95605
Phone: 916-376-5443
If you have any technical questions concerning this examination bulletin, please
contact:
California Department of Human Resources
Attn: Examination Services
1515 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: 1-866-844-8671
California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice)
TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones
equipped with a TTY Device.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of California is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age,
ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right of family care and
medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital
status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation,
race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related
medical conditions), and sexual orientation.
DRUG-FREE STATEMENT
It is an objective of the State of California to achieve a drug-free State work place. Any
applicant for State employment will be expected to behave in accordance with this
objective, because the use of illegal drugs is inconsistent with the law of the State, the
rules governing civil service, and the special trust placed in public servants.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Examination and/or Employment Application (STD 678) forms are available at the
California Department of Human Resources, local offices of the Employment
Development Department, and through your CalCareer Account.
If you meet the requirements stated on this examination bulletin, you may take this
examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not
assure a place on the eligible list. Your performance in the examination described in this
bulletin will be rated against a predetermined job-related rating, and all applicants who
pass will be ranked according to their score.
The Department of General Services reserves the right to revise the examination plan to
better meet the needs of the service, if the circumstances under which this examination
was planned change. Such revision will be in accordance with civil service laws and
rules and all applicants will be notified.
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General Qualifications: Applicants must possess essential personal qualifications
including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgement, the ability to work
cooperatively with others, and a state of health consistent with the ability to perform the
assigned duties of the class. A medical examination may be required. In open
examinations, investigation may be made of employment records and personal history
and fingerprinting may be required.
Eligible Lists: Eligible lists established by competitive examination, regardless of date,
must be used in the following order: 1) sub-divisional promotional, 2) departmental
promotional, 3) multi-departmental promotional, 4) servicewide promotional, 5)
departmental open, 6) open. When there are two lists of the same kind, the older must
be used first. Eligible lists will expire in one to four years unless otherwise stated on the
bulletin.
High School Equivalence: Equivalence to completion of the 12
th
grade may be
demonstrated in any one of the following ways: 1) passing the General Education
Development (GED) Test; 2) completion of 12 semester units of college-level work; 3)
certification form the State Department of Education, a local school board, or high
school authorities that the competitor is considered to have education equivalent to
graduation from high school; or 4) for clerical and accounting classes, substitution of
business college work in place of high school on a year-for-year basis.
