Real Estate Associate - PSE*

San Bernardino County; California; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

San Bernardino County's Real Estate Services Department seeks a Real Estate Associate to support commercial leasing, brokerage, and portfolio management across county facilities. The role offers exposure to transactional work and coordination with brokers, tenants, and county departments.

The ideal candidate has foundational real estate experience in brokerage, leasing, or property management, strong communication, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a public-sector environment.

Qualifications

• One year of full-time equivalent professional or technical commercial real estate experience.
• Education: 30 semester units in real estate, public/business administration, economics, or related field; substitution may add another year of qualifying experience.

Responsibilities

• Support commercial leasing transactions from property identification through occupancy.
• Conduct market research and analyze comparable lease transactions.
• Coordinate property tours and communicate with brokers, landlords, property managers, and County departments.
• Assist with lease agreements, renewals, amendments, and other transaction documents.
• Support the management of the County’s leased property portfolio.
• Coordinate maintenance, repairs, building services, access, and lease compliance matters.
• Assist with due diligence, tenant improvements, and other transaction-related activities.
• Maintain accurate property, lease, and transaction information in County systems.
• Prepare correspondence, transaction summaries, recommendations, and supporting documents.

Skills

Commercial real estate experience

Brokerage experience

Leasing experience

Property management experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

30 semester units in real estate or related field

Job description

The Real Estate Services Department is seeking motivated commercial real estate professionals to join their team as a Real Estate Associate - PSE*! This is an opportunity to build your public-sector real estate experience while working alongside experienced professionals on a variety of commercial real estate transactions and County facilities throughout San Bernardino County.

Ideal candidates will have experience in commercial brokerage, leasing, property management, development, or related commercial real estate work. The current vacancy is being filled as a Public Service Employee (PSE**) appointment and is located within the Department’s professional real estate organization, providing an opportunity to gain progressively responsible experience in commercial real estate transactions and portfolio management.

Key responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Supporting commercial leasing transactions from property identification through occupancy
• Conducting market research and analyzing comparable lease transactions
• Coordinating property tours and communicating with brokers, landlords, property managers, and County departments
• Assisting with lease agreements, renewals, amendments, and other transaction documents
• Supporting the management of the County’s leased property portfolio
• Coordinating maintenance, repairs, building services, access, and lease compliance matters
• Assisting with due diligence, tenant improvements, and other transaction-related activities
• Maintaining accurate property, lease, and transaction information in County systems
• Preparing correspondence, transaction summaries, recommendations, and supporting documents

**PSE = Public Service Employee: PSE is an extra-help unclassified appointment. This temporary position will be employed for approximately 12-months and is a full-time (40 hours per week) position. Successful candidates shall be considered at-will throughout the term of their employment, and will not attain regular status. Applicant must successfully pass a background check prior to appointment.

*Official Job Title: Public Service Employee

THE REAL ESTATE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

The Real Estate Services Department (RESD) is a full service commercial real estate organization providing San Bernardino County and Board Governed entities. RESD has established a strong reputation among its internal clients for providing exceptional technical expertise, negotiation skills, administrative services and client responsiveness both internally, as well as in its dealings with the private sector commercial real estate industry.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Pre-Employment Process: Applicants must successfully pass a background check, which includes fingerprints and a medical exam.

Travel: Travel throughout the County may be required and employees will be required to make provisions for such transportation.

Sponsorship: San Bernardino County is not able to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship at the time of application or in the future.

Public Service Employee (PSE): Public Service Employees are considered at-will, temporary positions. PSEs do not gain regular status and assignments will not exceed 12 months.

Qualified candidates must meet the Experience AND Education requirement listed below.

EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of full-time equivalent professional or technical commercial real estate experience in the areas of: commercial brokerage, leasing, property management, development, or commercial real estate support in a mixed-use office, industrial or retail environment.

Note: Qualifying experience must be in mixed use, office, industrial, or retail environment. Residential experience is not considered qualifying.

EDUCATION

Thirty (30) semester (45 quarter) units of completed college coursework in real estate, public/business administration, economics, or other closely related field.

Education Substitution: One (1) additional year of qualifying experience may substitute the education requirement.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Foundational experience in commercial real estate, including brokerage, leasing, property management, or transaction support.
• Experience with commercial real estate development, project coordination, or supporting brokers, property managers, asset managers, developers, landlords, or corporate real estate teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication, organization, customer service, and analytical skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work effectively with various stakeholders, and provide responsive and professional customer service.
• Interest in developing skills in commercial leasing, negotiation, real estate transactions, and portfolio management.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): San Bernardino County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant employer, dedicated to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants.

ADA Accommodation: If you have a disability and need accommodations during the testing process, please submit the Special Testing Accommodations Request Form (Download PDF) within one week of the recruitment filing deadline.

Veterans' Preference: Eligible veterans, their spouses, or widows/widowers who are not current County employees may receive additional Veterans' Preference points. For details and instructions on how to request the points, please refer to the Veterans' Preference Information (Download PDF).