Realty Asset Advisor

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Assessment accommodation

The Department of National Defence (DND) manages a large real estate portfolio of approximately 20,000 buildings, 20,000 structures such as roads, runways, training areas and 2.1 million hectares of land. The role of the Real Property Operations Unit (Quebec) and its detachments within the Department of National Defence is to manage real estate assets in the Quebec Region.

Our mission is to ensure the sustainability of infrastructures, adapted to the operations of military units in our area of responsibility, to enable them to achieve their respective missions.

To learn more about the National Defence Infrastructure and Environment team, we invite you to consult the following link:

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/corporate/organizational-structure/assistant-deputy-minister-infrastructure-environment.html

As a Real Property Advisor, you will play a strategic role in the planning and life cycle management of the department's real property assets. You will be part of a dynamic team focused on client service and the implementation of portfolio modernization initiatives. You will be responsible for acquisition and disposal projects from analysis to closing. You can expect to take on significant challenges and have a direct long-term impact on the success of our organization.

When you apply, you must demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements, as well as the assets, by answering the online screening questions. It is not enough to indicate that you meet the qualifications or to provide a list of past or current responsibilities. You must indicate how, when and where you acquired these qualifications by providing concrete examples. The résumé will only be used to confirm the information provided. If the demonstration of your experience is not explicit enough, your application may be screened out.

Please note that screening may be based on pre-selected assets based on operational requirements.

Random or top-down selection, as well as any other posted merit criteria may be used to determine who will advance to the next stage of the assessment process.

Intent of the process

Department of National Defence 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.

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:
Post-secondary degree in the field of property management, administration or any other
relevant related field.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Relevant experience in advising management on real estate transactions.
Relevant Experience in the acquisition and disposal of commercial real estate assets.
Relevant experience in one or many of the following activities: Market value analysis of real estate, financial analysis of projects, management of operating budgets, management of leases, negotiation of contracts and tenders.
Relevant Experience with a real property data management system.
Experience in Human resource management.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the laws, policies, directives and regulations applicable to the management of federal real property in Quebec.
Knowledge in project management.
Knowledge of real estate legislation.

Competencies:
Create vision and strategy.
Mobilize people.
Preserve integrity and respect.
Collaborate with partners and stakeholders.
Promote innovation and guide change.
Achieve results.

Abilities:
Ability to provide advice and/or services to employees, managers or clients on requirements, procedures or processes relating to the management of real property.
Ability to communicate effectively orally;
Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Education:
University degree (baccalaureate or master's degree).

Degree equivalency

Experience acquiring and disposing of real property for federal government.

Willingness to obtain a DND 404 driver's licence.

Conditions of employment

Security clearance level: Reliability

Be a holder of a valid Class 5 driver’s licence of the province of Quebec or the Canadian provincial or territorial equivalent.
Ability and willingness to work overtime as required.
Ability and willingness to travel outside the unit’s area.

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

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
Management reserves the right to filter the applications according to one or more essential qualifications included in the poster.
We thank all those who apply.

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.