Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Client Strategy

Public Buildings Service; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 152,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Public Buildings Service (PBS) is seeking a Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Client Strategy, to act as a strategic liaison between GSA and client agencies. The role requires understanding client objectives and constraints, and overseeing tailored, strategic real estate solutions across PBS to meet organizational goals.

The DAC, Office of Client Strategy leads change, develops innovative solutions, and translates high-level goals into actionable initiatives while monitoring performance

Responsibilities

• Serve as strategic liaison between GSA and client agencies.
• Understand client objectives, constraints, and goals to develop an innovative, responsive real estate framework.
• Lead change, develop solutions to complex programmatic challenges, and monitor performance metrics.

Job description

Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Client Strategy

• Department: General Services Administration

The General Services Administration is actively seeking top-tier talent for our Senior Executive Service (SES) positions from within GSA, across the government, and from the private sector.

Key Responsibilities

The Public Buildings Service (PBS) is the landlord for the civilian Federal Government. PBS manages approximately 360 million rentable square feet of workspace for federal employees, including more than 1,600 Federally owned assets and almost 7,000 leased spaces. The Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC), Office of Client Strategy serves as a strategic liaison between GSA and client agencies.

The DAC, Office of Client Strategy must thoroughly understand each client agency's unique organizational objectives, operational constraints, and strategic goals; while supporting the development of an innovative and responsive framework that addresses the complex real estate requirements for the client agency and oversees the implementation of tailored and strategic solutions for deployment across PBS, ensuring alignment with the client's operational and budgetary constraints.

Additionally, the DAC; Leads change, develops innovative solutions to complex programmatic challenges, leverages organizational knowledge, develops strategies to drive impactful improvements, translates high-level strategic goals into actionable initiatives, and monitors performance measures and metrics for program effectiveness.

Develops and oversees an effective risk assessment framework, creating robust accountability mechanisms to ensure program outcomes meet the highest organizational standards and adherence to Federal laws and regulations, uses business acumen to identify standards, measures and/or benchmarks related to costs, best practices, customer satisfaction, and quality, while emphasizing the streamlining of procedures and removal of barriers to ensure efficient and effective business accomplishments.

Administers high-level functions to ensure effective management and implementation of national policies, guidelines, and standards that provide clear and concise direction; develops and implements strategies to maximize resource utilization and operational efficiency, ensuring compliance with government-wide regulations and best practices, requiring a strong commitment to improving program methodologies that quickly adapt to continuously evolving customer requirement, business models, and operational needs.

Communicates and engages with a diverse range of high-level stakeholders, including Congressional committees, the Office of Management and Budget, other Federal agencies, and industry leaders, which requires sophisticated communication skills to represent PBS's interests, develop and maintain strategic partnerships, and negotiate complex inter-agency issues.

INFORMATION SESSION: PBS will be hosting a Hiring Information Session to review the job, PBS mission, GSA Organization, and the SES application process. This will allow all applicants/attendees and opportunity to ask questions. Please join us on Monday, November 9th, 2026 @ 1:00 pm (EDT).

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $151661 – $209600/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-12.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Full-Time position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.