Accommodation Manager | Senior Accommodation Manager (Anticipatory)

Update: The closing date has been extended to December 24, 2018.

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Candidates MUST provide a cover letter and resume. You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed under the following headers "In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)" and "The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)". 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 screening questions. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Work environment

Join the department (Public Services and Procurement Canada) that is the engine that powers the Government of Canada! We support the daily operations of roughly 106 federal departments and agencies. By focusing on what we do best - providing innovative common services to the government - we help departments focus on what they do best: serving Canadians.

Join the Government of Canada’s Corporate Real Estate organization, the Real Property Branch of Public Services & Procurement Canada (PSPC), in Vancouver! PSPC Real Property Branch manages one of the largest and most diverse portfolios of real estate in the country. Whether we’re creating new office workspace for a federal client department or helping a client meet their expansion needs via a new lease tender or managing an outsourced real property services contract people at PSPC’s Real Property Branch are at the forefront of real estate strategy planning, development and execution on a daily basis.

Our regional real property teams are constantly iterating, developing innovative real estate solutions and working together to create unique infrastructure that supports the program demands of the entire federal enterprise. Together, we can help build a more robust Real Property organization and stronger Canada – part of our organization’s commitment to continuous improvement!

PSPC is seeking dynamic, real property professionals looking to establish an exciting career in public sector real estate. Successful candidates for these roles will need well-rounded experience in real estate, leadership experience, strong interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Did you know that Public Services and Procurement Canada was selected as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers in 2018 for a second year in a row? We invite you to join an organization that is committed to ensuring an inclusive workplace and respect for all!

Intent of the process

There is an immediate need for one (1) indeterminate (permanent) Accommodation Manager at the AS-05 level.

A pool of qualified candidates will be established for future staffing at both the AS-06 and AS-05 levels. This pool may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (such as permanent, specified period or casual) at various locations within the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada, Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in business administration, community planning, urban geography, urban land economics or some other specialty related to the position.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR ALL LEVELS:
Experience providing service to clients.
Recent experience preparing written reports, business cases or investment analysis reports.
Experience in providing strategic advice or making recommendations to clients or senior management.

EXPERIENCE FOR THE AS-05 LEVEL:
Experience providing leadership to a work unit or multi-disciplinary project teams.
Experience in one or more of the following fields: real property planning (i.e. relocation, renovation, construction, space optimization), workplace strategy development, leasing or lease management, portfolio or asset management and planning, project management in real estate, real estate services.

EXPERIENCE FOR THE AS-06 LEVEL:
Recent and significant experience providing leadership to a work unit or multi-disciplinary project teams.
Recent and significant experience in one or more of the following fields: real property planning (i.e. relocation, renovation, construction, space optimization), workplace strategy development, leasing or lease management, portfolio or asset management and planning, project management in real estate, real estate services.

“Recent” is defined as having performed duties within approximately the past five (5) years.
“Significance” is defined as performing the duties in question regularly for a minimum of three (3) years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

ASSET OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Project Management Professional (PMP) Designation

ASSET EXPERIENCE
Experience managing leasehold or tenant improvement construction projects
Experience in the development and/or implementation of office accommodation or workplace strategy projects.
Experience working with federal office space and fit-up standards

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Possession of a valid BC Driver’s license or mobility normally associated with a driver’s license
Willing and able to travel occasionally

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of financial/investment analysis concepts.
Knowledge of project management methodology.
Knowledge of real estate concepts.
Knowledge of trends in workplace strategy development.

COMPETENCIES:
Values & Ethics
Thinking Things Through
Engagement
Excellence through results
* For information on the Key Leadership Competencies, please visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/model-definitions.html

Client service competency - level 1
* Client service competency level profiles are available at: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Ability to identify and analyze options, and make recommendations.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Placement of PSPC Employees affected by workforce adjustment.
Placement of employees subject to current of future reorganization.
PSPC is committed to establishing and maintaining a representative workforce. This organizational need may be identified as part of the appointment decision. In such cases, qualified candidates who self-declare as members of a visible minority group, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities or women (in non-traditional occupations) would be considered.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

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.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials. 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/indexe.stm.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

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

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

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.

Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service will be required to pay for their own travel expenses for various phases of testing/assessment.

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, deployment or secondment.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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