Leader, Real Property Initiatives chez Defence Construction Canada

** This position has been designated bilingual, where English and French are essential. **

** While priority will be given to qualified candidates who meet this bilingual linguistic profile, we welcome applications from candidates who may not meet this bilingual requirement. **

SUMMARY 

The Leader, Real Property Initiatives, leads and manages development of highly complex services in the areas of planning, acquisition, operation, maintenance and disposal of real property. The incumbent is accountable for delivering national service line initiatives, developing and maintaining policies, processes and tools to support real property services and ensuring the quality of those services across DCC. The Leader, Real Property Initiatives, leads and integrates activities with service delivery, develops strong working relationships with all stakeholders and provides expert guidance and advice across the organization. The incumbent develops innovative and creative solutions, manages risks, promotes collaboration and ensures the quality and timeliness of deliverables.The incumbent may also lead a team of professionals and manage the human resources responsibilities for the team.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

• Provide expert guidance, advice, functional oversight and leadership for development of key national real property initiatives and programs
• Identify needs, plan resources for initiatives, and identify needed process efficiencies
• Support, promote, lead and implement service development activities
• Establish program objectives and define scope, deliverables, roles and responsibilities in collaboration with stakeholders
• Develop policies and processes for real property activities such as asset management, property management, land use planning and leasing
• Ensure the integration of health and safety, security and environmental requirements into service delivery
• Monitor activities and report on risks that will affect service delivery
• Develop training materials and guidance documents
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to integrate and optimize services provided to the Client-Partners
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client Partners and/or stakeholders
• Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, manage performance)
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate expectations

Other

• Provide input to service level agreements
• Ensure compliance with service line best practices and guidelines
• Support verifications conducted by regional service line leaders
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property transactions, land use, engineering, construction and environmental services
• Best practices and trends in strategic planning, risk management, financial management and human resources management
• DCC and Client-Partner processes and procedures
• Health and safety management
• Project and risk management principles

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

• Minimum: undergraduate degree in business, engineering, architecture, land use planning or related field with eight years’ progressive experience in real estate development and/or contract management for complex infrastructure projects, and more than five years’ experience in a management/leadership role
• Preferred: professional designation or accreditation in a related field

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Provide functional advice to Client-Partners
• Resolve complex problems with multiple stakeholders
• Apply project and risk management techniques

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• May lead and manage direct reports
• Provide functional direction and advice to employees, and to the Client-Partners and stakeholders
• Provide coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to staff

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Typical office environment with occasional travel

CHECK OUT YOUR BENEFITS
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:

Health and Wellness
o    100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
o    $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
o    $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
o    Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family
o    Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
o    Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
o    Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
o    Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement
o    Public-service pension
o    Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit plans