Administrative Assistant

Lensa; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

A vital role at DCAS in New York involves providing support to ensure effective operations across various real estate services. The Administrative Assistant will manage coordination of teams focused on property valuations, lease administration, and audits while contributing to essential city functions.

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree with three years of relevant experience is preferred.
• An associate degree with four years of relevant experience is acceptable.
• Equivalents for education and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workflows for Property Valuations, Lease Administration, and Lease Audit teams.
• Research and collect information regarding transactions related to real property.
• Coordinate communication between various stakeholders involved in leasing processes.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Research skills

Communication

Education

Baccalaureate degree

Associate degree or 60 credits

High school diploma

Job description

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Job Description

DCAS's mission is to make city government work for all New Yorkers. From managing New York City’s most iconic courthouses and municipal buildings, to purchasing over $1 billion annually in goods and services for more than 80 City agencies what we do ensures that all agencies can deliver on their mission. Our reach touches every facet of city government and is instrumental to the successful day-to-day operations of the City of New York.

Our Commitment To Equity, Effectiveness, And Sustainability Guides Our Work Providing City Agencies With The Critical Resources And Support Needed To Succeed, Including

• Recruiting, hiring, and training City employees.
• Managing 55 public buildings.
• Acquiring, selling, and leasing City property.
• Purchasing over $1 billion in goods and services for City agencies.
• Overseeing the greenest municipal vehicle fleet in the country.
• Leading the City's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations.
  
  

When you work at DCAS, you're not just working for one agency, but in service of them all. It's an opportunity to provide impactful support, quality customer service, and help protect the future of New York City for generations to come. Visit our website at nyc.gov/dcas to learn more about the work we do.

The Real Estate Services (RES) division of DCAS supports City governmental operations by providing services that are responsive to the City’s real estate needs. RES is responsible for the management of 37-million square feet of City-owned and/or occupied real estate, citywide acquisitions (lease or purchase) plus sales and other dispositions of City-owned properties. RES also provides architectural design; space planning and project management; zoning and land use analyses; property valuations and financial analyses of real estate transactions.

In particular, the RES Financial Services team performs property valuations, lease administration, revenue & financial analysis, lease audits, and budget & lease enforcement duties. In so doing, there work supports every unit within RES to accomplish their own missions. This team is comprised of five (5) units of accounting and finance professionals.

Presently, Financial Services is looking for a detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to fill this new role. In general, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the coordination e of projects, reports, and communications, between the five (5) Financial Services teams.

More specifically, the Administrative Assistant will be responsible to coordinate workflows for three (3) teams: Property Valuations, Lease Administration, and Lease Audit.

Property Valuations is responsible for performing complex appraisals and feasibility analysis of real estate citywide for both acquisition and disposition. In response to a sustained influx of commercial real estate appraisal requests, this position will be responsible for coordinating all appraisal requests between the clients (i.e., requestors), the appraisal management system (i.e., IPIS), the internal team plus external appraisal vendors.

Lease Administration is responsible for the registration of all commercial real estate leases negotiated by DCAS RES. In addition, responsible for reviewing monthly leasing invoices for compliance and request payments for 60+ commercial lease agreements. In Fiscal Year 2025, the number of commercial real estate agreements being managed will increase to 100+. This position will be required to assist with lease registrations and commercial lease payments on an as needed basis.

Lease Audit is responsible to audit payments made by the City to Landlords in conjunction with the 400+ leases in the DCAS commercial real estate portfolio. This position will be responsible to coordinate communications between Lease Audit, landlords, tenant agencies, and others involved with the leasing process.

Administrative Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Research materials, including public records to collect data and information regarding transactions related to real property.
• Research and collection of information and data, both current and historical, for use in reports prepared by the Financial Services team.
• Research, information pertinent to overall market conditions of all types of real property.
• Obtain source materials by means of research, records examination, published materials, or personal interviews.
• Interface with architects, surveyors, real estate appraisers, brokers, property owners, building managers, banks, engineers, builders, attorneys, local preservation units, government agencies, landlords and tenants.
  
  

Flexible Work Update

This position may be eligible for remote work up to two days per week, pursuant to the Remote Work Pilot Program agreed to between City and CWA1180.

To Apply

Only individual who are currently serving permanently in the title of Principal Administrative Associate or reachable on the Principal Administrative Associate civil service list may apply.

Please go to www.nyc.gov/jobs or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #698935.

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED.

NOTE: ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED.

PRINCIPAL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSOC - 10124

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and three years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience, one year of which must have been in an administrative capacity or supervising staff performing clerical/administrative work of more than moderate difficulty; or
• An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience described in "1" above; or
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's department of education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of satisfactory full-time progressively responsible clerical/administrative experience including one year of the administrative supervisory experience as described in "1" above;
• Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must possess the one year of administrative or supervisory experience as described in "1" above. Education above the high school level may be substituted for the general clerical/administrative experience (but not for the one year of administrative or supervisory experience described in "1" above) at a rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for 6 months of experience up to a maximum of 3½ years.
  
  

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

Salary Min: $ 66,062.00

Salary Max: $ 75,971.00

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• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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  Full-time

Job function

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  Administrative

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting

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