Senior Real Estate Transaction Officer

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED ON-LINE USING THE 'APPLY ON-LINE' BUTTON ABOVE WILL BE CONSIDERED since in addition to the essential and asset education and experience criteria screening questions, the ability to communicate effectively in writing as well as the Ability to manage simultaneous multiple priorities and the Ability to assess client needs and make recommendations will also be evaluated at the time of application. Please ensure to plan 1-2 hours (if your resume is already written) to answer all the questions that are included in the online application process.

We are aware that there are a lot of questions to answer, but these will improve the overall selection process efficiency. If you answer all the questions for which you meet the requirements, you will significantly increase your chances in having an opportunity. Failure to answer the questions will result in your application being rejected.

TIPS FOR APPLICANTS: When answering the screening questions ensure that you provide complete and thorough details of your experience. Do not assume that the screening board has any previous knowledge of your background, qualifications, or work history. You must be specific and provide concrete examples/details for each Experience element, as applications will be screened only on the information provided. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being screened out of the competition.

Duties

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s real property includes over 7000 sites encompassing research buildings, scientific stations and National Wildlife Areas. The responsibilities cover, but are not limited to, negotiating and drafting agreements covering weather installations, laboratories, National Wildlife Areas and other special purpose facilities needed to deliver the department’s mandate.

Intent of the process

The intent of this selection process is to staff immediately one (1) bilingual BBB/BBB position on a temporary basis for a period of up to 1 year or more with the possibility of an extension. A pool of qualified candidates may be established to staff identical or similar positions within Environment and Climate Change Canada in the National Capital Region with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements, various security clearance levels as well as various tenures (indeterminate, specified period, deployment, acting, secondment, assignment) according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

Education:
Successful completion of two years of a post-secondary school diploma with acceptable specialization in paralegal or in law-related field or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience in a field relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Minimum of 3 years of experience* in negotiating commercial real estate transactions and drafting commercial legal real estate instruments, including but not limited to: purchases, sales and leases. (Applicants MUST demonstrate this experience by providing information including but not limited to addresses of properties, type of transactions, type of space, size, and type of clients).

*Note: Experience means having performed a broad range of related activities, which could normally be acquired by performing the duties regularly (on daily or weekly basis) over the minimum period of time specified.

Abilities:
• Ability to manage simultaneous multiple priorities.
• Ability to assess client needs and make recommendations.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.

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

Asset Qualifications:

Education:
A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution (Bachelor’s degree or higher) with a specialization in paralegal studies or in a law-related field or in real estate or in a field relevant to the position.

Experience:
• Experience in working in a real property leasing or real property transaction environment.

• Experience working in the federal government in negotiating commercial real estate transaction and drafting commercial legal real estate instruments, including but not limited to: purchases, sales and leases.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

Knowlege:
• Knowledge of the application of the following reference documents to federal government real estate transactions:
-- Federal Real Property and Federal Immovable Act (Canada).
-- Treasury Board Secretariat: Directive on the Management of Real Property.
-- Treasury Board Secretariat: Guide to the Management of Real Property.

• Knowledge of commercial real estate contract.

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
• Discretion
• Reliability

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS:

Environment and Climate Change Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our Engagement Strategy to achieve employment equity goals, selection may be limited to qualified candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities and Women.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent. We will contact candidates when the screening process is completed. Our intention is to communicate with the candidates by email. Candidates who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

Qualifications will be assessed by a variety of tools and methods. Therefore, a written exam, an interview, reference checks or other assessment methods may be used in this process. Candidates are expected to make a reasonable effort to make themselves available for assessments as scheduled.

Please note that any information provided through this selection process may be considered in the assessment of any of the essential and asset qualifications, including the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

If you are already working for the Public Service, please clearly identify your substantive group and level, your employment status, and PRI on your application. An assignment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Candidates will be required to provide proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only). Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at http://www.cicic.ca for further information.

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.

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service. (https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/news/2021/10/backgrounder-covid-19-vaccine-requirement-for-the-federal-workforce.html)

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=32694) Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.