Real Property Analyst - Parliamentary Portfolio

Important messages

Giving you the best chance to succeed!
At Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) we are committed to running inclusive and barrier-free recruitment processes.

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance at any steps of the assessment process (such as during a written test or an interview), you may request an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove barriers, and to ensure that candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities. Should you wish to be accommodated, please direct your inquiry to the contact identified at the bottom of this poster. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

For more information on assessment accommodation visit the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/services/assessment-accommodation-page.html

We will only use your CV for the screening of essential qualifications. Thus, make sure that your education and experience are well demonstrated in your CV.

This process will be run quickly, the intent is to have all of the interviews completed between December 14 and 17, 2021.

Duties

This position of Real Property Analyst reports to the Owner Investor directorate for the Parliamentary Precinct, located in Ottawa, Ontario, which provides the strategic vision and direction for the life cycle asset planning, development and management of the real property portfolio. In addition, this group is responsible for providing a strategic stewardship role, ensuring fulsome portfolio management and integrated investment planning while working with all sectors to fulfill requirements and optimize portfolio assets.

Work environment

We are One PSPC!
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.

At PSPC, we are committed to achieving a competent, representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population, such as Aboriginal persons, persons with a disability, member of visible minority group, women and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We work hard to create a welcoming, respectful and inclusive workplace through a variety of programs and initiatives. In fact, we have been named one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for the fifth year in a row and here is a list of some of our diversity and inclusion achievements:
• five diversity networks;
• a Task Force on Anti-racism, Workplace Culture and Equity;
• a national Reconciliation and Indigenous Engagement Unit;
• an Ombudsman for Mental Health (the first such position within the federal public service);
• an Accessibility Office and;
• a Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA+) Centre of Expertise.

While many programs and initiatives have already been implemented in line with our commitments to diversity and inclusion, we aim to get better! That's why we invite you to be part of the change by joining an organization where individual differences are recognized, valued and respected. Be part of the solution!

Intent of the process

A pool of partially assessed candidates will be established through this process to staff bilingual positions with various security requirements across Canada. This pool will be opened to other Departments.

By applying to this process, you consent to your personal application-related information being shared with other government departments interested in staffing similar positions across Canada.

Acting opportunities may be offered to internal employees who qualify in the pool.

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)

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STEP 1 - TELL US
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Tell us about you! We want to know why you would be a great candidate for the position of Real Property Analyst and what you would bring to the team.

1) Do you have a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology or statistics?

Degree equivalency

2) Explain how you have acquired at least 5 years’ experience in the last 10 years, in a commercial real property context, in one or a combination of these fields:

• Appraisal
• Portfolio management
• Asset management
• Leasing
• Development
• Land use and/or site planning

Note 1: Your resume must clearly demonstrate the years of experience you have working in at least one of the fields above. Examples which could help demonstrate this are: noting your roles, your responsibilities, your tasks, your title, your supervisor’s title and/or your group.

Note 2: The tasks you are describing must have been undertaken directly and not undertaken by a third-party (e.g.: overseeing a 3rd party leasing broker does not count as leasing experience). In addition, working in an ancillary field but dealing with commercial real property is not applicable (e.g.: working in the banking sector providing loans or mortgages for commercial real property).

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STEP 2 – SHOW US
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If your application is screened in, we would like to test your knowledge of portfolio and asset management principles.

You will be invited to show us your competencies in the following areas:

• Client Service Competency - Level 1: You deliver high-quality client service (https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/sc-cs/csc-eng.html).
• Create vision and strategy
• Achieve results
• Communication

(Key Leadership competencies: https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/professional-development/key-leadership-competency-profile/examples-effective-ineffective-behaviours.html)

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STEP 3 – INFORMAL MEETING
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Finally, if you make it to this step, hiring managers will contact you to meet them in person or virtually in order to get to know you better and discuss a job opportunity.

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

Bilingual - Imperative
-BBB/BBB
-CBC/CBC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

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

In support of achieving a diversified workforce, consideration may be given to candidates, who, at the time of application, self-declare* as belonging to one of the following designated Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Peoples, Persons with Disabilities and Members of Visible Minorities.

* We therefore encourage you to self-declare during the online application process by selecting the appropriate box under the Employment Equity section.

For further details, please refer to the “Other information” section.

Information on employment equity

Conditions of employment

1) Various security requirements:
- Reliability
- Secret security clearance
- Top Secret security clearance

2) Willingness and ability to work overtime
3) Willingness and ability to travel for work
4) 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

You must be prepared to provide the original or a certified true copy of your educational credentials and proof of citizenship. For candidates with an international degree, Canadian equivalency will also be requested.

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

Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Candidates who apply to this selection process should provide an email address that accepts emails from unknown users (some email systems block these types of emails).


VACCINATION:
On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration 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.