School District Real Estate Office Division
Limited-Term Assignment
The Assistant Project Manager provides high-level project coordination and administrative support to Real Estate team in advancing workforce housing developments and Joint Use Agreements across the District’s selected sites. This role supports the team by organizing, tracking, and facilitating complex real estate initiatives to ensure projects move forward efficiently.Key Responsibilities
- Support Real Estate leadership team in coordinating multiple concurrent real estate and development projects, with priority on workforce housing initiatives.
- Assist in drafting and processing license agreements, joint use agreements, development agreements, and other site-specific contracts.
- Track developer milestones, construction progress, cost recovery, rent payments, and agreement compliance; provide status updates to leadership.
- Maintain project tracking tools (Excel spreadsheets, Gantt charts, status reports) to support decision-making.
- Coordinate documentation and communications between Legal, HR, Finance, Developers, and City agencies to facilitate timely review and approvals.
- Support implementation of Joint Use Agreements with the City, including preparation and organization of Exhibit A site documentation.
- Assist with development and administration of an employee housing interest survey and analyze that data for the Real Estate team.
- Prepare documents, organize files, and compile materials for meetings with developers and public agency partners.
- Provide general project coordination support to alleviate workload pressures on existing leadership staff in the Real Estate team.
- Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Urban Planning, Public Administration, Business, Construction Management, or related field.
- 5+ years of administration experience supporting real estate, construction, or public-sector projects.
- Experience assisting with contracts, agreements, or real estate documentation.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and administrative skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and project tracking tools.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-stakeholder, politically sensitive public environment.
- Knowledge of California zoning, land use, or public agency real estate processes.
- Experience supporting Joint Use Agreements, cost recovery models, or developer fee processes.
- Familiarity with San Diego area and local government agencies.
The annual salary range offered for this position is $120K-135K. Actual pay offered will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
In addition to base salary, we also offer:
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• ESOP
• 401K Match
• PTO, 8 Paid Holidays + "1 WorkAversary" paid holiday to celebrate you!
• Health & Well-Being Allowance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible hybrid/remote work plans
• Paid Leave Programs such as maternity, parentally, and family medical leave
Harris & Associates is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability) and provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
Harris expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.
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