Leasing and Rental Officer Trainee

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Work environment

Are you looking for a challenge in real property? If you are self-motivated, a team player, eager to learn and enjoy working with various stakeholders, this is the opportunity for you.

The environment in Accommodation and Portfolio Management is fast-paced and challenging, with rapidly changing priorities. Duties may include: market analysis, problem solving, writing and amending legal contracts, negotiation, conducting tender calls, site visits, and team collaboration.

Did you know that PSPC was selected in 2019 for a third consecutive year as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers? Join an organization that is committed to providing an inclusive and respectful workplace for all its employees!

Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) helps the Government of Canada serve Canadians. With a strong focus on quality customer service, we provide innovative common services such as real estate and building management, purchasing, banking, pay and pensions, and translation to other government departments, agencies and boards. By providing these centralized services to departments and agencies, we enable them to focus on what they do best: providing their programs and services to Canadians.

As an organization, PSPC strives to give all its employees opportunities to achieve organizational, professional and personal goals in a respectful and inclusive workplace, mobilized and supported by leadership at all levels. For more information on PSPC's People Management Philosophy and Our Commitments please see the following link: http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/aproposabout/pe-pc-eng.html

Intent of the process

A qualified pool of candidates may be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 5,000 words (maximum)

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

Education (For all opportunities):
• University degree from a recognized university with specialization in business administration, concentration in real estate or any other field related to the work to be performed (proof of successful completion of university education by June 30 of the current year)

Degree equivalency

Experience (For AS02 opportunities):
• None

Experience (For AS03 opportunities):
• Basic experience in the provision of leasing services OR management of accommodation OR acquisition and disposal OR building management under the direction of a senior level officer.

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

Education (For AS02 opportunities):
• Post-graduate degree (e.g. Masters) from a recognized university in a discipline related to real estate OR public administration.

Degree equivalency

Asset Qualifications (For all opportunities):
Meet the requirements established for eligibility for a professional designation recognized by the Department:
• Certified Leasing Officer (CLO)
• Certified Administrator
• Certified Property Manager (CPM)
• BOMA Real Property Administrator (RPA)
• BOMA Facilities Management Administrator (FMA)
• IFMA Certified Facilities Manager (CFM)
• Fellow of the Real Estate Institute (FRI)
• Licensed or Affiliated Real Estate Agent

Experience (For AS02 opportunities):
• Experience in service delivery to clients.
• Experience in office space leasing OR accommodation management OR acquisition and disposal of real property OR building management.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge (For AS02 opportunities):
• None

Knowledge (For AS03 opportunities):
• Basic knowledge of leasing OR management of accommodation OR acquisition and disposal OR building management.
• Knowledge of Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) and the Real Property Branch (RPB).

Competencies (For all opportunities):
• Thinking skills
• Service orientation
• Leadership
• Action management
• Interpersonal relationships
• Flexibility
• Communication (both oral and written)
• Judgment* (This competency is assessed using the PSC Situational Judgment Test (SJT-0318). A top-down results based selection approach may be used.)

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

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, including overnight.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Willingness to occasionally work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

• Willingness and ability to travel occasionally, including overnight.
• Willingness to occasionally work overtime

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

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

A written exam may be administered.

You must provide proof of your education credentials. If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at https://www.cicic.ca/

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed.

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.

All job applications must be submitted through jobs-emplois.gc.ca. Do not fax, email or mail hard copy documents as these will not be accepted. To submit an application online, please click on the button "apply now".

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 in their application.

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.

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.

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.

Experience will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities, and the complexity and diversity of the activities.

From this process, your application may be considered for either the AS02 or AS03 position, based on assessment results.

If found qualified at the AS03 level, you will also be placed in the AS02 pool.

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.