Real Property Officer Trainee (Developmental Program)

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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.

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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, our approach to inclusion is simple: we are committed to achieving a competent and representative workforce that reflects the diversity of the Canadian population we serve, and strive to create a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment that enables collaboration and innovation. When you succeed, we all succeed.

Intent of the process

A qualified pool of candidates may be established from this process to staff identical or similar positions under the Real Property Professional Development and Apprenticeship Program (PDAP) with the Department of Public Services and Procurement Canada with various tenures (Indeterminate, Acting, Term, Assignment, Secondment).

The PDAP allows participants to progressively move from the AS 02 to the AS 05 group and level.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 AS-03 opportunities)
Basic experience in leasing OR management of accommodation OR acquisition and disposal OR building management under the direction of a senior level officer.

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

Various language requirements
French Essential, English Essential, bilingual imperative (CBC/CBC) or (BBB/BBB).

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
(For AS-03 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*.

For AS-02 opportunities: *This skill is assessed using the Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) – Test of Judgement (TOJ–375). 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)

Asset Qualifications:
Education:
(For AS-02 opportunities)
- Post-graduate degree (e.g. Masters) from a recognized university in a discipline related to real estate OR public administration.

Degree equivalency

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

Experience:
(For AS-02 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.

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

Operational Requirements:
(For all opportunities)
- Interns must be prepared to travel occasionally.
- Interns must hold a valid driver’s licence.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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

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In addition to a resume, you must answer all screening questions demonstrating how you meet the education requirements as well as the asset qualifications. Please describe in detail using concrete examples, how you meet the experience and education required. It is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT AND APPROPRIATE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN ELIMINATION FROM THE PROCESS.

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".

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.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/

Public service employees found qualified in this process may be considered for acting, assignment, or secondment.

Note: Candidates cannot be deployed into the Professional Development and Apprenticeship Program (PDAP).

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). Candidates who apply on this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and to make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is the candidate’s responsibility to provide any changes to their personal information to the contact indicated on this job advertisement.

Failure to respond to communications may be construed as a withdrawal from this 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.

A written exam may be administered.

Original proof of your education will be requested and must be provided during the selection process, in order to verify that candidates meet the education requirement. Candidates who are unable to provide proof that they meet this essential qualification as requested may be eliminated from the process. Also note, if the name on your education credentials does not match the name on your current photo identification, you will need to provide proof of your name change.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

PLEASE NOTE: The new Public Service Entrance Exam (PSEE) – Test of Judgement (TOJ–375) will replace the Situational Judgement Test (SJT-318) as of September 1st, 2015.
The TOJ-375 assesses an individual's judgement, required for solving problems in work-related situations for officer-level positions. In comparison to the SJT-318, the TOJ-375 uses a broader scope of competencies and situations to assess judgement.

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.

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.

Candidates from outside the federal public service may be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

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.