Real Estate Advisor I - Ottawa, Canada - City of Ottawa

City of Ottawa

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Ottawa, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Description

Requisition ID: 12517

Department:
Planning, Real Estate & Economic Development Department

Service:
Corporate Real Estate Office

Branch:
Realty Init & Development Branch
Employment Type: 2 Full-time Temporary (up to 2 years)
Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week

Affiliation:

CIPP

Salary Information:
$69, $84,824.74 annually (2022 rates of pay)

Location:
City Hall,110 Laurier Avenue West

City:
Ottawa, ON

Job Category:
Planning and Infrastructure

Application Close: 24/04/2024

JOB SUMMARY:

The mandate of the Corporate Real Estate Office (CREO) is to provide innovative property solutions and expert real estate leadership to the City of Ottawa, including a corporate and consistent approach to ensuring space in all facilities is being used efficiently and implementing the Corporate Accommodations Strategy.

CREO serves as the City's corporate landlord, real estate manager, project manager and developer for approximately 3,781 properties, 52,000 acres of land and 1,040 buildings with over 12.8 million square feet and a $2.1 billion replacement value.

You are responsible for providing day-to-day or strategic real estate acquisition, disposal, leasing, development, valuation and/or management support services to the City.

You also:

perform or assist in research/analysis; participate in the development of project, capital and operating budgets; communicate with various internal and external parties, and fulfill documenting and reporting requirements relating to their assignment.

You may also work on cross-functional teams or specific projects.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Completion of 3 year community college diploma in business administration, property management, or other field relating to real estate services.

Less than 1 year of experience is required.

Experience in a real estate environment is an asset, with specific experience assisting with one or more of the following areas: real property acquisition/disposition, property management/leasing, multi-stakeholder negotiations, land management, encroachments, real estate financial administration.

KNOWLEDGE:

General knowledge of applicable legislation, including the Registry Act, Land Titles Act, Municipal Act, Planning Act, Commercial Tenancies Act, Residential Tenancies Act, and the Expropriations Act of Ontario
General knowledge of City bylaws, plans, policies, procedures and processes relating to the delivery of real estate services
General knowledge of the rights and obligations of the City and the property owner visàvis expropriations, and the expropriation negotiation and arbitration process of the Board of Negotiation and the Ontario Municipal Board
General knowledge of Municipal government structure, including the Land Registry and Land Titles systems
General knowledge of the appraisal process, legal surveys and engineering plans as they relate to real estate services
Knowledge of the Ottawa real estate market and general realty market trends
General knowledge of Project Management
Technical Report Writing
General knowledge of financial principles and financial analysis

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Selfmotivated, and able to work with mínimal direction in a fastpaced, multiproject environment, and collaboratively with others
Possess strong organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work and to effectively manage competing demands, conflicting priorities, sensitive issues, pressures and deadlines
Possess computer literacy in MS Office Suite in a Windows environment, including use of Intra/Internet
Possess a high degree of accuracy, and ability to draft legal agreements designed to secure land interests and/or releases for the City
Possess research skills and the ability to interpret/analyze/evaluate issues and to make decisions/formulate recommendations
Able to perform financial analysis and estimate project costs
Able to write technical reports prepared in formats conducive to various audiences and City council
Possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and public relations skills
Possess negotiation skills to participate in negotiations to secure the required property interests for the City
Possess conflict resolution skills to influence decisions, and to deal with contentious issues and situations
Thorough, selfmotivated and reliable
Organized, analytical and attentive to detail
Possess sound judgment, tact and discretion
Flexible and adaptable
Possess initiative and creativity

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
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The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabiliti