Real Estate Appraiser - **PERMANENT POSITION**

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Assessment accommodation

In the screening questions, you must answer with concrete examples. Please explain the context and indicate the full name of the organization, your title and the period (MM/YY to MM/YY) during which you gained the experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties. APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE EXPERIENCE AND ASSETS CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

Duties

The main responsabilities of this position are as follows:

• Preparing and revising real property valuations, market studies and market analysis reports.
• Providing clients with specialized and strategic consultation services.
• Providing arm’s-length and independent quality assurance, reconciliation and approval functions for appraisals, market surveys and market analysis reports produced by third party appraisers.
• Identifying and clarifying critical assumptions which have an impact on value estimate and thus on the resulting business decisions.
• Coordinating evaluation studies used in negotiations or in matters related to real property.

Work environment

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!

A wide range of opportunities exist for individuals seeking new challenges in a highly dynamic work environment. Joining PSPC is advantageous for several reasons:

Our Montreal offices are in the heart of the downtown core, so you’ll have easy access to public transport (subway, train station, bus).

You can take advantage of alternative working arrangements including telework, a compressed workweek, or a flexible schedule all while contributing to an organization dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing of its staff.

In fact, PSPC is the first department to appoint a mental health Ombudsman.

For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established through this process and may be used to staff one position on the taxation team and one position on the Market Value Assessment Team at Montreal (Place Bonaventure), in the Public Service of Canada with indeterminate tenure and various linguistic requirements (French essential or bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB)).

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology, statistics or administration or Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary program with acceptable specialization in social science, statistics, library/archival work or a law-related field.

Candidates must always have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

An indeterminate incumbent of a former ES position on June 30, 1967 who became an EC on June 22, 2009, who does not possess the minimum level of education as indicated for Part A above is deemed to meet this minimum educational standard based on his/her education, training and/or experience.

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. For further information, please consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credits at www.cicic.ca.

Degree equivalency

Accreditation by the Order of Chartered Appraisers of Quebec or Designated Member of the Appraisal Institute of Canada.

EXPERIENCES
- Two years of experience in commercial, industrial, and/or institutional real estate appraisal.
- Experience in the use of word processing and spreadsheet softwares.

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

Various language requirements
French essential or Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of the three (3) recognized methods for properties (income, comparison and cost methods).
- Knowledge of the real property market

ABILITIES AND PERSONAL SUITABILITY
- Analytical ability
- Ability to learn quickly
- Ability to adjust
- Ability to revise appraisal reports
- Ability to communicate effectively orally
- Capacity t communicate effectively in writing
- Client Service competency: Level 1
- Work as part of a team
- Initiative
- Reliability

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

- Experience in discount cash flows and direct discount.
- Knowledge of municipal assessment.

- Willing to travel.
- Hold a valid driver’s licence or be willing to use various modes of transportation, depending on assignment requirements.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

To maintain the Accreditation by the Order of Chartered Appraisers of Quebec or Designated Membership of the Appraisal Institute of Canada throughout the entire period of employment.

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

A written exam may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

Public Services and Procurement Canada will accept applications on-line only. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below.

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).

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.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

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.