Sr. Leasing/ Commercial Letting Officer

Work environment

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Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar term, and/or permanent positions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum)

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education
Graduation with a secondary school diploma OR an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience

Recent and extensive experience in negotiation and leasing services for large and/or complex commercial real estate lease transactions or projects.

Experience in providing advisory services and making sound recommendations for decision making to senior staff or management.

Experience working within a client-focused service environment.

Note:
“Recent” means the duties have been performed within the last five years.
“Extensive” means the duties have been performed regularly (weekly) for a minimum of two years.
“Large” means leased space in excess of 1,500m2 in size.
“Complex” means degree and level of difficulty

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge
Knowledge of commercial real estate leasing principles, practices and markets.

Knowledge of contract law and real property law principles.

Knowledge of legislation applicable to commercial real estate leasing.

Competencies
Values and ethics - Serving through integrity and respect
Thinking Things Through - Innovating through analysis and ideas
Engagement - Mobilizing people, organizations, partners
Management excellence - Delivering through action management, people management, financial management
Client Service – Level 1

Abilities
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
Ability to evaluate information and make sound recommendations to stakeholders and/or decision makers.
Ability to analyse lease proposals and/or bids including financial analysis.
Ability to interpret various types of lease documentation.
Ability to strategically negotiate real property transactions.

Conditions of Employment:
Willingness and ability to travel, including overnight
Willingness and ability to work occasional overtime.

Security: Reliability

Operational Requirements
Willingness and ability to travel, including overnight
Willingness and ability to work occasional overtime.
Possession of a valid driver’s license, or personal mobility to the extent normally associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Education
Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post secondary educational institution with specialization in a field related to the position.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification
Possession of Certified Leasing Officer (CLO), Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI) or Certified Property Manager (CPM).

Experience
Recent and extensive experience in providing leasing services for real estate transactions including the solicitation, evaluation and negotiation of proposals and/or tender bids.

Extensive experience in the preparation of documentation related to commercial real estate lease transactions including complex lease documentation.

Experience in coaching and mentoring others in a work related setting.

Other information

Candidates MUST provide a cover letter as the cover letter and resume may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. In this document, you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and asset qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. One effective approach would be to use the wording of each experience criterion as a heading and then write one or two paragraphs demonstrating that you have the required experience and ensure that clear and accurate details are provided. The resume may be a secondary source to confirm the experience described in the cover letter.APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this process.

Please note that in addition to all assessment methods, correspondence and communication in relation to this selection process may also be used to assess certain qualifications.

A written exam will be administered.

Applicants with disabilities: Should you require a technical aid or an alternative method of assessment to ensure an equitable assessment of your qualifications, please indicate so in your application.

Candidates must obtain the required pass mark for each qualification in order to be given further consideration in the selection process.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Candidates invited to an interview will be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

A random or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.