PRINCIPAL REAL PROPERTY AGENT

Position/Program Information

EXAM NUMBER:

M2061D-R

When to Submit Your Application: The application filing period will begin on Friday, October 10, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. (PT) - Continuous. We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.
No withhold will be allowed for this examination . Required experience/education must be fully met at the time of filing and clearly indicated on the application.

Type of Recruitment: We welcome applications from everyone.

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With more than 10 million residents, Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the nation! As the largest employer in Southern California, over 116,000 employees in more than 39 departments provide vital public services as diverse as law enforcement, property assessment, public health protection, water conservation, cultural activities and many more.

We are dedicated professionals committed to preserving the dignity and integrity of the workplace as well as protecting the rights of each employee. The County has more than 2,300 different job descriptions, offering a lifetime of opportunities and careers! We offer one of the strongest public-sector benefits packages in the country. Join us and discover a rich selection of health care options, robust retirement plans and the flexibility to work, relax, and rejuvenate to reach your fullest personal and professional potential.

The Opportunity
We are pursuing qualified candidates to fill Principal Real Property Agent positions within the Los Angeles County’s Chief Executive Office. The position supervises activities and work of real property agents engaged in negotiations and transactions related to real property.

Essential Job Functions

Position Responsibilities

• Plans work programs, develops policies and operating procedures and makes job assignments to achieve strategic goals and performance measures in a major real property section.
  
• Reviews written recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and other correspondence and legal instruments prepared by subordinates.
  
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of a variety of complex, analytical, statistical and narrative documents pertaining to the acquisition, relocation, management, operations, leasing or concession management.
  
• Supervises or personally conducts the more difficult negotiations with officials and representatives of other governmental agencies, with public and private utilities, and other stakeholders on financial concerns, and with private attorneys representing individual property owners.
  
• Appears before the Board of Supervisors to explain recommendations concerning real property matters.
  
• Prepares recommendations for changes in legislation relating to property acquisitions, operations, leases and concessions.
  
• Supervises inspections made in connection with alterations and buildings being erected under lease arrangements to ensure that the agreed lessor and lessee specifications are being met.
  
• Supervises the preparation of preliminary plans for alterations in buildings leased by the County and the preparation of plans for buildings to be built for departmental use including memorandum specifications, layouts and space requirements, and evaluates economic feasibility studies and facility space utilization studies for the allocation and use of space by County departments.
  
• Supervises or prepares the more difficult written recommendations to the Board of Supervisors, office directives, memoranda and legal instruments.
  
• Assists in the procurement of appraisals of properties for acquisition or sale by the County.
  
• Conducts market surveys and analyses of comparable rental and lease rates and recommends appropriate fee adjustments.
  

Requirements

Requirements to Qualify
One (1) year of experience supervising* the activities of a group of real property agents engaged in negotiations and transactions related to the acquisition and management of real property at the level of Los Angeles County class of Senior Real Property Agent**.

License
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Physical Class II
Light - This class includes administrative and clerical positions requiring light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

Veteran's Credit Information
If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for veteran's credit, which is an additional 10 points added to a passing score. To be considered, we will need to review your DD214, so please include a copy as an attachment with your application. You may also email your document to JHines@hr.lacounty.gov as soon as possible . Submitting your DD214 promptly helps ensure smooth and timely processing.

Special Requirement Information:

*Supervisory experience includes responsibility for planning, assigning and reviewing the work of staff, evaluating employee performance, participating in interviewing and selecting new staff, and performance management.

**In the County of Los Angeles, experience at the level of Senior Real Property Agent is defined as supervising the work activities of a group of real property agents engaged in negotiations and transactions related to the acquisition and management of real property. If your experience was not obtained with the job title, Senior Real Property Agent, you may still qualify. What matters is that your experience is at a similar level - meaning your job involves similar responsibilities, requires comparable skills and knowledge, and takes place within a similar organizational structure. Please provide a clear explanation of your experience to demonstrate that it is at the appropriate level.

Out of Class Experience will not be accepted for this examination .

Additional Information

Once we have identified that you meet our requirements, we will email you a notification, inviting you to participate in the following assessments:

Our Assessment Process: This examination will consist of TWO (2) parts:

Part I: A multiple-choice and/or simulation assessment(s), weighted 60% assessing:

• Analyzing Information
• Empathy
• Sharing Knowledge and Guidance
• Controlling Emotions
• Management Judgment
• Management; Potential
• Achievement
• Responsibility
• Willingness to Learn
• Working Relationships
• Learning Quickly
• Generating New Ideas
• Using Time Efficiently
• Working to High Quality Standards
• Adapting to Change
• Deductive Reasoning

Only those candidates that achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on Part I of the examination will advance to Part II - Evaluation of Training and Experience.

Part II: An evaluation of Training and Experience, weighted 40%, assessing:

• Professional/Technical Knowledge of:
  • Laws, codes, regulations, principles and practices pertaining to government real property transactions
  • Techniques, procedures, principles, and methods used in government real property activities
  • Real estate transaction terminology
• Negotiation
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Written Communication
• Software Skills
• Managing Performance

Candidates who meet the requirements and achieve a passing score of 70% or higher on each weighted test part will be placed on the eligible register.

Exam Review
Some exam components are not subject to review by candidates. Multiple-choice and/or simulation assessments are not reviewable by candidates per Civil Service Rule 7.19.
Transfer of Test Responses

• If you have taken identical components recently for other exams, your responses may be automatically transferred to this exam.

• This examination contains test components that may be used on future exams, and your responses could be transferred to that exam.

Test Preparation
We provide study guides and other test preparation resources to help candidates prepare for employment tests. While the guides may help with preparing for the test, we recommend reviewing all related materials that seem necessary.

• Various information can be found on our website at https://hr.lacounty.gov/job-search-toolkit/ . The section dedicated to test preparation is "Employment Test Assistance."

• Online practice tests are available at https://www.shldirect.com/en-us/practice-tests/ .

Eligibility and Vacancy Information
Candidates who passed the assessment(s) are placed on an eligible register in the order of their score group for a period of six (6) months. We will use this register to fill vacancies within the Chief Executive Office as they occur. Applications will be processed on an as-received basis and promulgated to the eligible register accordingly.

How to Apply
We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail, fax, or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the "Apply" green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates.

Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employer's name and address, job title, beginning and ending dates, number of hours worked per week, and description of work performed.

We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process, including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as your work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

We will send notifications to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. If you choose to unsubscribe or opt out from receiving our emails, it is possible to view notices by logging into governmentjobs.com and checking the profile inbox. It is every applicant's responsibility to take steps to view correspondence, and we will not consider claims of missing notices to be a valid reason for re-scheduling an exam part. Register the below domains as approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk mail:

• info@governmentjobs.com
• talentcentral@shl.com
• noreply@proctoru.com
• donot-reply@amcatmail.com
• jhines@hr.lacounty.gov

New email addresses need to be verified. This only needs to be done once per email address and can be done at any time by logging in to Governmentjobs.com and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of the online application and to prevent incorrectly entered email addresses.

Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number, so include yours when applying.

For those who do not have access to a computer or the internet, we provide access to complete an application at public libraries throughout the county.

All applicants must file their application online using their own user ID and password. Using a family member's or friend's login information may erase a candidate's original application record.
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Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)
The County of Los Angeles recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. We are committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst race. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Testing Accommodation
If you require an accommodation to fairly compete in any part of the assessment process, you will be given the opportunity to make a request when completing your application. Please note, you may be required to submit documentation from a qualified medical provider or other qualified professional to support your request for a testing accommodation.

Testing Accommodation Coordinator: TestingAccommodations@hr.lacounty.gov
Teletype Phone:(800) 735-2929
California Relay Services Phone:(800) 735-2922
Department Contact Name: Jasmine Hines
Department Contact Phone: (213) 433-3482
Department Contact Email: JHines@hr.lacounty.gov

Exam Number: M2061D-R

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