Career Opportunity

Real Estate Analyst (Principal Administrative Analyst) - Real Estate Services Division (SFPUC) - 1824

Recruitment: RTF0162724-01126699

Published: March 02, 2026

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About:

• Application Opening: 03/02/20226
• Application Filing Deadline: Continuous 
  • Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible, as this job announcement will close at any time, but not earlier than 11:59PM PST, Friday, April 10, 2026.
• Recruitment ID: RTF0162724-01126699 (162733) 

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Exempt: This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer. The duration of the appointment shall not exceed 36 months.

WHO ARE WE?
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC)
Headquartered in San Francisco, we have 2,300 employees operating across eight counties serving more than 2.7 million customers in the San Francisco Bay Area – 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Our Mission: To provide our customers with high quality, efficient, and reliable water, power, and wastewater services in a manner that values environmental and community interests and sustains the resources entrusted to our care.

Our Vision: We are an innovative utility leader, recognized for excellent results in service, safety, stewardship, and inclusiveness.

We are an award-winning and industry-leading utilities organization committed to our customers, community interests, and the environment. To learn more about our organization, please visit our website at https://www.sfpuc.gov.

We are proud of our infrastructure and programs, but most importantly, we value our highly qualified and dedicated workforce which ensures that this vision becomes a reality.

To learn more about working at the SFPUC, visit our career site at https://www.sfpuc.gov/about-us/careers-sfpuc

Role description

Project: Strategic Portfolio Analysis and Implementation 

Location: 525 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

The Real Estate Services Division (RES)’s primary mission is to serve SFPUC ratepayers by maximizing SFPUC revenue through renting the real property over which the SFPUC has jurisdiction in seven counties (San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne Counties). RES’s secondary mission is to acquire property and easements for SFPUC capital projects. RES also negotiates real estate agreements for the purchase, sale, and lease of watershed, office, industrial, and other space required by the SFPUC. In addition, RES leads the In-City Project Review Team and supports the Project Review Teams outside San Francisco, all of which vet proposed third-party projects for compliance with SFPUC policies and for potential negative impacts to SFPUC infrastructure and lands.

The SFPUC seeks an 1824 Principal Administrative Analyst I (Real Estate Analyst) who is passionate about real estate to assist in furthering the goals and policies of the SFPUC. 

Under general direction, the Real Estate Analyst will work on complex transactions for the lease, acquisition, and sale of non-residential real estate.  The primary tasks include (1) the daily analysis of title documents; (2) daily oral and written communications with internal and external stakeholders; and (3) the drafting and negotiation of new leases and of agreements for the acquisition and disposition of real property and easements. The Real Estate Analyst will report to the SFPUC Real Estate Director. 

Essential skills and duties include:

1. Negotiate and draft complex deeds, purchase and sale agreements, easements, licenses, Memoranda of Agreements and other agreements.
2. Obtain information and coordinate and advance review of projects with internal and external stakeholders.
3. Prepare complex real estate reports, graphics, and spreadsheets for the department, the Commission, and the Board of Supervisors.
4. Make maps in the Geographic Information System (GIS) platform.
5. Make recommendations regarding land-related environmental, economic, and legal issues, including evaluations and reports pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, local ordinances, general plans, and transfers of title and deeds.
6. Review projects for compliance with SFPUC policies and standards.
7. Serve as a liaison for the SFPUC to associated regulatory and advisory bodies, and work with SFPUC staff in other divisions to resolve sensitive land use and environmental issues requiring the SFPUC's use of SFPUC lands.
8. Perform other job-related duties as required.

Nature of Work

The candidate must have a valid California Driver’s License. The nature of work requires occasionally driving a vehicle to various work locations, including remote and mountainous locations.

How to qualify

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, and five(5) years full-time equivalent experience performing professional-level analytical work. Qualifying professional-level analytical work includes analysis, development, administration, and reporting in major programs and functions of an organization in the areas of budgets, contracts, grants, policy, or other functional areas related to the duties of positions in the 182X Class series.

Substitution:

Possession of a graduate degree (Master's degree or higher) from an accredited college or university with major coursework in specialized subject matter areas such as public or business administration, management, business law, contract law, public policy, urban studies, economics, statistical analysis, finance, accounting or other fields of study closely related to the essential functions of positions in the Class series may be substituted for one (1) year of required experience.

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of 2 years). Thirty (30) semester units or forty-five (45) quarter units equal one year.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

Desired Qualifications: The stated desirable qualifications may be considered at the end of the selection process when candidates are referred for hiring. 

• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Project management skills
• Experience in drafting and negotiating complex real estate agreements.
• Experience in managing a database or large sets of data.
• Experience in analyzing deeds, maps and other title instruments.
• Geographic Information Systems experience
• Experience in making presentations to public officials, agencies and community organizations.
• Juris Doctorate or Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Urban Studies, Planning, or Public Policy, Real Estate Business Administration, or a closely related field.

Verification of Education and Experience:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

HOW TO APPLY

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• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and updated. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Job Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the job analyst, Sanly Guan at Sguan@sfwater.org 

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.