Senior Lease and Commercial Letting Officer

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 need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please submit your request through the contact person identified below. All information received related to accommodations is confidential.

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

✏️ Not sure you meet the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. ✏️

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HOW TO ANSWER SCREENING QUESTIONS:
When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education, and the essential and asset experience qualifications. Your responses to these questions will be used as a primary source of information and your resume may only be used to validate this information.

• Provide responses in sentence format.
• Each response must include concrete, specific examples that speak directly to the experience sought.
• Each example must include WHEN and WHERE the example took place, background of each situation, WHAT you did, HOW you did it, what your role was in the situation, and what was the outcome.
• Focus on what you did. In referring to an experience achieved in the context of a team, set your role apart from the role(s) of others.
• Simply listing your job duties is not sufficient.

Duties

As a SENIOR LEASE AND COMMERCIAL LETTING OFFICER, you will be responsible for:
- Actively participating on project teams responsible for the planning, development and delivery of accommodation projects/services.
- Negotiating a variety of lease transactions on various space types and in a wide range of communities while adhering to funding, time and quality constraints.
- Assisting in developing the Terms of Reference and reviewing and analyzing various studies and reports on the real estate market for leased accommodation in the support of lease transactions.
- Developing rapport and effective working relationships with colleagues in multiple branches of PSPC in Western Region and other regions, and with private real estate professionals.
- Working independently and directly for Other Government Departments in the delivery of a wide variety of unique space requirements.
- Preparing and implementing lease tender calls, analyzing and evaluating bids, and making sound recommendations following this process.
- Monitoring trends and developments in the field of commercial leasing and sharing the information with peers.
-Completing a wide variety of internal and external training courses and attending industry seminars and conferences, which may include overnight travel.
- Inputting, manipulating, and retrieving data/information and documentation on inventory of real property holdings using automated business information management/information technology (IM/IT) systems.
-Training and mentoring new and junior staff as required.

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, 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

This process will establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used to staff similar positions with various tenures (indeterminate, term, acting, assignment, or secondment) in the locations listed.

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:
- A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
- E1: Experience making formal written recommendations to a client or senior manager OR understanding and writing legal contracts.
- E2: Experience managing a heavy workload and prioritizing work effectively.
- E3: Experience working in Real Property* transactions and/or management.
- E4: Experience engaging in difficult negotiations.

*Real Property is defined as the land and anything permanently attached to it, such as buildings and structures.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
- K1: Knowledge of Leasing practices.

Competencies:
- C1: Attention to Detail.
- C2: Thinking Things Through.
- C3: Client Service – Level 1.
- C4: Working Effectively with Others.

Abilities:
- A1: Ability to communicate effectively and professionally orally.
- A2: Ability to communicate effectively and professionally in writing.
- A3: Organizational Skills (such as the ability to remain organized under pressure, the ability to organize constant and changing information, the ability to establish and maintain organized files, etc.).

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

Asset Education:
- Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a degree specializing in Business Administration. Public Administration, Psychology, Real Estate or any other specialization related to the field of real property, contract law or interpersonal dynamics.

Degree equivalency

Asset Experience:
- Experience working in Leasing.

Asset Knowledge:
- Knowledge of Federal Government Leasing practices.

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:
- Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, including overnight.
- Possession of 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

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/.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source of information and strictly to validate the concrete examples you will have described in this tool.

Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

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.

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

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 will be administered.

Interviews will be conducted.

Reference checks will be conducted.

Essential qualifications and asset qualifications will be evaluated against depth and breadth of activities. Top down consideration may be used.

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

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.