PRINCIPAL ADMINSTRATIVE ANALYST II-SFPUC-Real Estate (1825) (165319)

Company Description

This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.

Application Opening: July 13, 2026

Application Deadline: July 31, 2026

Recruitment ID: PBT-1825-165319/RTF0165318-01118218

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 a day, 365 days a 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.

Learn more about the City’s hiring process here: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/process/.

Job Description

Position summary: The SFPUC is seeking an 1825 Principal Real Estate Analyst II with superb written, oral and negotiation skills and experience. Under general direction, the   Analyst will structure, negotiate and draft complex agreements for the acquisition, lease, and sale of non-residential real estate interests, including the acquisition and disposition of real property and easements. Tasks include performing difficult and complex title analysis for real property acquisitions, easements, leases, and agreements.  The analyst will conduct transactions with both private entities and public agencies. This position will report to the SFPUC Real Estate Director.

This position requires the Analyst to work four (4) days at the SFPUC Headquarters office and one (1) day working from home. 

Essential Duties

• Draft and negotiate complex purchase and sale agreements, easements, leases, licenses, memoranda of understanding, reports, applications, and correspondence regarding the use of land.
• Research and analyze complex and difficult property rights and issues; work with surveyors and title companies to resolve title issues; obtain and understand preliminary title reports.
• Direct and participate in the management and coordination of the work of subordinate staff and consultants. 
• Perform financial tasks associated with real estate transactions, such as the analysis of rents, and valuations associated with real property appraisal reports.
• Make recommendations regarding third-party proposals for the use of SFPUC land, including preparing evaluations and reports pursuant to SFPUC policies, environmental restrictions, local ordinances, general plans, zoning codes, deed and other legal restrictions, and construction impacts.
• Work with SFPUC staff in other divisions and the City Attorney’s Office to resolve sensitive land use, community, construction, and other issues regarding the use of SFPUC lands.
• Coordinate legal review of leases, purchase and sale agreements, easement agreements and deeds, licenses, consent letters, and other related agreements, and support legal dispute resolution.
• Draft appraisal instructions, obtain appraisal reports from MAI appraisers and review such reports for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Obtain SFPUC Commission and Board of Supervisors’ approvals for property acquisitions, dispositions, and other related agreements subject to such approvals; draft agenda items and staff report to be presented to the Commission and Board of Supervisors, and present and/or support the presentation at Commission and Board meetings.
• Manage the escrow process in a timely a timely manner including drafting escrow instructions and other escrow documents.
• Perform related duties as required by the Real Estate Director.

Nature of Work: The nature of this work requires superb analytical, written and oral communication skills, as well as requiring driving a vehicle to various work locations, including occasional mountainous locations. 

Qualific