Real Estate Strategy & Management Services Section Chief

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Harrisburg (Dauphin County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework option

State benefits

Job summary

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania seeks a Real Estate Strategy & Management Services Section Chief to lead strategic planning, management services, and major operational functions for Commonwealth real property assets. This role emphasizes data-driven decision making, modernization, and accountability across the Bureau of Real Estate.

You will guide bureau-wide planning, optimize asset use, collaborate with partners, oversee systems, and develop policy tools to improve operations while supporting

Qualifications

• Experience in real estate portfolio management or related planning.
• Experience with data governance or modernization initiatives.
• Valid Class C Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for bureau-wide planning and coordination.
• Identify opportunities to improve asset use and redevelopment.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to modernize efforts.
• Direct bureau-wide systems, data governance, and IMWS modernization.
• Create accountability tools, performance measures, and reporting methods.

Skills

Office management

Budgeting

Procurement

Personnel management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As Chief of the Management Services & Strategic Real Estate Planning Section for DGS Bureau of Real Estate (BRE), this management position provides strategic leadership, direction, and oversight for bureau-wide initiatives related to organizational planning, and real estate modernization. The incumbent serves as advisor to the Bureau Director on strategic real estate planning, portfolio optimization, alternative delivery and redevelopment opportunities, underutilized property strategies, business systems, and organizational performance. This position also leads cross-functional initiatives that strengthen the Commonwealth's management of real property assets through data-driven decision making, process improvement, interagency collaboration, and modernization of business practices while ensuring effective administrative operations, resource management, and organizational accountability. You will lead forward-thinking efforts that help create efficient, accountable, and innovative real estate operations.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

This position oversees strategic planning, management services, and major operational functions that support the Commonwealth's real estate goals. As a Real Estate Strategy & Management Services Section Chief, you will perform the following duties:

• Strategic Leadership: Guide Bureau-wide planning, analysis, and operational coordination
• Portfolio Planning: Identify opportunities that improve asset use, redevelopment, and disposition of properties
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with internal and external partners to resolve planning issues and advance modernization efforts
• Business Systems Oversight: Direct bureau-wide systems, data governance, and IMWS modernization activities
• Policy Development: Create accountability tools, performance measures, and reporting methods that improve operations

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 60-minute lunch.
• Candidate must also be able to travel to Harrisburg, or other locations around the state to conduct site visits or attend in person meetings as required to perform job duties and meet operational needs
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, two to three days per week required at headquarters in Harrisburg. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year as an Administrative Officer 3 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Six years of experience in progressively responsible and varied office management or staff work, including experience in personnel management, budgeting, or procurement; and such training as may have been gained through graduation from a four-year college or university; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training.

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess experience in real estate, real estate portfolio management, alternate disposition method evaluation, strategic planning, data governance, or other work involving analysis of real property assets.
• You must possess a valid Class C Driver's License.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.