Join an Exciting and Dynamic Real Property team at LAC !

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply, you will be asked a series of questions in order to determine your education and your experience. Please provide details on how you are meeting this experience, supported with examples.

*** Your ability to communicate in writing will be assessed using your responses to the pre-screening questions.

Duties

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

This is a great time to be working in the field of real property given the role that it plays in building a stronger and more sustainable economy, fighting climate change, strengthening communities and partnerships, and supporting a modern digital environment. Given the transition to Hybrid workplaces, Real Property Services will lead the charge in modernizing office space to align to new ways of working. Work must also continue in adopting a portfolio-level perspective, strengthening lifecycle management of assets; and continuously improving risk, performance, and information management.

The Real Property Services Division has a critical role to play in being responsible for the lifecycle-driven planning, ongoing oversight, and management of operations, maintenance and repair of all properties to protect and ensure long-term viability of Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) real estate portfolio. The Division also oversees ongoing accommodation project management activities for LAC’s real property assets across Canada; including both lease administration and facilities management. This is the career opportunity of a lifetime!

Work environment

WHY JOIN LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA’S (LAC) REAL PROPERTY BRANCH (RPB)?

LAC is recognized as a world leader in acquiring, preserving and providing access to Canada’s documentary heritage. Strategies are underway to modernize its services—both in-person and virtual—and to optimize its digital capacity to acquire, manage and preserve Canada’s documentary heritage, and make it more accessible. The RPB supports the organization by managing its portfolio of buildings, as a custodial department, to ensure that LAC has the special purpose and office space required to meet its program objectives. Currently, the RPB is leading two of the largest public infrastructure construction projects in Canada – the Ādisōke and Gatineau 2 projects, which have captured national and international attention. These leading-edge buildings will position LAC at the forefront of Canada’s Greening Government Strategy.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff two (2) positions; an indeterminate position and a three year term.

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established. This process may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Secondment, Specified period), various linguistic profiles and security clearance levels, within Library and Archives Canada.

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)

PROFILE OF THE CANDIDATE WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
This is an opportunity to take your career to the next level and to join a highly engaged team of real property professionals. Through your work, you will drive innovation and support cultural change in the field of real property. We are looking for high performing candidates who have the following essential qualifications and other (asset) qualifications, as applicable:

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree or diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

- Experience providing advice on accommodation and facilities management matters.
- Experience providing design services using AutoCAD.
- Experience delivering accommodation or facilities management projects.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES

- Integrity and respect;
- Thinking things through;
- Working effectively with others;
- Showing initiative and being action oriented.

ABILITIES

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience contributing to the implementation of workplace modernization strategies.
- Experience drafting and/or contributing to presentations, reports or briefing notes for management.
- Experience monitoring supplier contract performance, and client satisfaction.
- Experience working in the real property field in the public sector.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- Willingness to travel and work overtime, when required.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Various security clearances.

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 the following:
o A valid email address. Please make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process

You must provide proof of your education credentials. 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.

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

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

Applicants are responsible for referring to the Public Service Resourcing Systems where any announcements related to this process will be posted.

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.