Real Property Project Manager

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# Real Property Project Manager

• DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

Posted On: 05/02/2026

• Full-Time

Location

OUTSIDE NYC

• Exam May Be Required

Department

SUTTON PARK - OZ

Salary Range:

$85,175.00 – $124,426.00

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## Job Description

The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) enriches the environment and protects public health for all New Yorkers by providing 1.1 billion gallons of high quality drinking water, managing wastewater and stormwater, and reducing air, noise, and hazardous materials pollution. DEP is the largest combined municipal water and wastewater utility in the country, with nearly 6,000 employees. DEP's water supply system is comprised of 19 reservoirs and 3 controlled lakes throughout the system’s 2,000 square mile watershed that extends 125 miles north and west of the City.

The Bureau of Water Supply seeks to hire a City Planner III for a position with the Watershed Lands and Community Planning Division within the SourceWater Protection Programs Directorate, located in Valhalla, New York.


Under direction of the Upstate Real Property Services (UPRS) Section Chief, the City Planner III will serve as part of the Acquisition Team and will assist several real estate project managers on a day-to-day basis. The responsibilities include overseeing, directing and providing leadership to a team of real estate professionals with a diverse range of specialized expertise (surveyors, closing specialists, etc.) Specific duties include:

• Work with landowners, attorneys, and agents to develop new acquisitions projects including fee simple and conservation easement, field inspections, negotiating the configuration of parcels or easements to be acquired or disposed of by the City, ordering and reviewing of appraisals, and assisting with drafting of purchase contracts.

• Perform site inspections and prepare reports on encroachments, incidents of trespass or easement violations, or progress of demolitions on Ci...