Senior Land and Contract Administrator

Salary: $72,585.65 - $90,732.06 Annually
Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX
Job Type: Unclassified
Job Number:
Department: Real Estate
Opening Date: 10/22/2026
Closing Date: 11/3/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Exempt
Max Number of Applicants: 100

Requirements

MOS Code: None
Education and Experience: A Bachelor's degree or higher in business or public administration or related field, and four (4) years professional real property management, right of way experience or contract administration experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose
Under direction, manage and administer assigned real property of the City and act as the liaison between the City of El Paso Engineering and Construction Management Department and outside agencies (including but not limited to) such as state, federal and utility companies.

Typical Duties
Oversee and administer real property leases for the City. Involves: Execute and manage leases, contracts, agreements and related documents. Review financial statements, order and analyze appraisals and surveys. Review and approve construction plans and specifications for compliance with aviation standards. Negotiate with potential tenants. Participate in planning development and construction oversight of new facilities. Monitor rent and calculate rental adjustments. Initiate default proceedings.

Perform and review a variety of property related assignments. Involves: Negotiate temporary land use agreements. Participate in subdivision development teams. Upgrade status of properties due to changes in city code. Manage environmental closure statements, testing and remediation of environmental issues. Prepare economic feasibility reports. Review easement and rights of way agreements. Prepare requests for proposals or specifications to acquire services. Develop leasing and marketing policy recommendations.

Represent the department and provide technical support, information and guidance to outside agencies (including but not limited to) such as state, federal and utility companies. Involves: Respond to requests for information on lease agreements, land use, right of way easements and related policies and procedures. Prepare comprehensive documents on lease agreements, acquisition and selling recommendations and special reports. Prepare and present information and materials for MPO, City Council or other city related meetings.

Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Provide assistance and training to technical and clerical staff. Plan and assign work. Oversee and monitor work in progress and finished project. Prepare performance evaluations.

General Information
For complete job specification, click here.
Note: This is an unclassified contract position.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See résumé" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
Determined by agreement
01

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration or related field?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a minimum of four (4) years professional real property management, right of way experience or contract administration experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a valid USA driver's license? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

• Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
• No, I do not have a valid driver's license.

04

Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Have you had your diploma, transcripts, degree or other required documents translated and evaluated by an agency of NACES?

• Yes, it has been translated and certified and I can provide documentation upon a job offer.
• No, I have not had my degree translated and certified.
• N/A - my degree is from an accredited U.S. university or college.

05

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. The following will disqualify you from moving forward in the recruitment process.-Failure to fully detail all work experience and job duties.-Failure to fully detail all lead, supervisory and managerial experience and duties if required. -Overlapping dates of work experience.-Copying and pasting directly from the job specification.-Responses referring to your résumé.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question