Property Coordinator 2 - Vancouver, Canada - BC Hydro

BC Hydro

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Vancouver, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that's where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Duties:

Provides work leadership for the daily operation of the paralegal and property management

function, systems and staff by:
developing, recommending and implementing approved new or
revised procedures to enhance productivity, efficiency and effectiveness; supervising staff and
ensuring even distribution of workload according to work priorities.

Acquires property rights by: evaluating requirements, feasibility and timing of various private land

and First Nation land rights; contacting and negotiating terms, conditions and rates within current
provincial and/or federal guidelines for land rights.

Analyzes and assigns to the Property Coordinator 1 complex land use requests and referrals

from both internal and external customers and determines if the proposal/request requires further
technical and/or engineering review. Drafts and prepares letters of permission to implement
approved recommendation.

proposals/requests and communicate transmission and distribution safety requirements and
property use details to applicants. Performs field checks and inspections of BC Hydro's fee owned
properties and rights of way related to proposals/requests and permitted uses granted by BC
Hydro.

Provides training, direction, advice and guidance to the Property Coordinator 1 in respect to the

preparation and registration of standard and non-standard legal documents for the acquisition,
management and disposal of properties or property rights, ensuring that BC Hydro's requirements
are met.

Conducts research regarding sale, acquisition, and legal and historical uses of properties and

property rights related to various projects, customers and other proposals; analyzes customer
- requests; arranges for, prepares and negotiates terms and conditions with internal customers and/
- or external parties; prepares agreements, documentation and required approvals; prepares
- reports, supporting data and recommendations.

Conducts special research and analytical assignments.
Provides technical guidance and training to internal customers and external parties on a variety

of property related issues, processes and requirements; develops and prepares related training
- aids, manuals and seminar materials; coordinates and conducts training seminars for internal
- customers.

Participates in the management of BC Hydro's real estate leasing portfolio including

telecommunications property rights, by:
reviewing lease agreements and conducting site
- inspections both as landlord/tenant to ensure compliance with terms and conditions of
- agreements; monitoring and advising tenants of breaches/outstanding payments or other
- agreement problems and following up to take appropriate corrective action and negotiate a
- resolution.

Reviews and approves financial documents to maintain BC Hydro property rights; approves

payment requisitions for other staff members within assigned authority.- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the

job

Qualifications:

***- Supervisory skills, customer service, property law and property related legal documentation for

acquisition, management and disposal of assets, legal and report writing, survey and mapping,
- search procedures for various databases and registry systems for private, Crown and First Nation
- rights, land research and analysis methods, procedures and techniques, negotiation, conflict
- resolution and presentation techniques and methods. Knowledge is typically acquired through
- completion of 3 years of the 4 year Urban Land Economics Diploma Program or equivalent.

Computer skills are typically acquired through use of various internal and external databases and
IT systems plus BC Hydro inhouse courses.
A minimum of 4 years experience as a Property Coordinator 1 or equivalent experience with a

well developed and demonstrated knowledge of various land transactions, property law, right of
- way acquisition principles, legal property transaction documentation, processes, procedures and
- practices. Satisfactory performance on this job would take an additional 1-2 years to acquire the
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