Position Description

Technical Specialist, Real Property Management
Location ON, National Capital Region, Regional Office
ON, Ottawa - Ottawa Area
Requisition Number 6691
Openings 1
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Who Can Apply?:
Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)
Salary Range:
$91,826 - $119,370
Employment status:
Continuing
Term Length:
Security Level:
Secret
Language Requirement:
Bilingual Preferred
Closing Date:
19/06/2025
Country:
Canada

 

 

The Technical Specialist, Real Property Management, provides complex real property management services to support the delivery of Client-Partner real property projects and programs. The incumbent acts as a technical specialist, implementing facility management and maintenance, energy management, capital renewal planning, maintenance planning and/or real property development planning programs. The incumbent coordinates activities for complex projects, undertakes research, studies and assessments, and manages the Client-Partner relationship.

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

  • Complete complex real property project work (e.g. real property studies and asset assessments, facility reviews, lease and land acquisition guidance, technical reviews, strategic plans, development plans)
  • Research, analyze and develop major policies, standards, directives and performance indicators
  • Generate facility management statements of operational requirements, prepare business cases and conduct investigations, as required
  • Develop real property training programs, Real Property Management Framework, organizational change management options analysis, and Master Real Property Development Plan synopsis documents
  • Develop, implement and manage real property management programs (preventive and demand maintenance administration) and/or energy programs to ensure buildings and systems remain operational and energy efficient (e.g. identify maintenance and repair requirements, determine damage responsibility, prepare estimates and technical reports)
  • Develop specific information management tools to track new requirements for reporting and tracking real property data
  • Support and/or lead business development activities
  • Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
  • Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
  • Manage risk

Other

  • Prepare monthly reports (e.g. internal and for the Client-Partners)
  • Other duties as assigned

SKILLS 
General and Specific Knowledge

  • Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, land use, facility management and maintenance
  • Maintenance planning and assessment.
  • Building Information Modelling and Computer-Aided Design is an asset
  • Project and risk management principles

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

  • Minimum: college diploma in land use planning, engineering, architecture, facility/property management or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent 
  • Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management; professional certification may be required depending on position (e.g. Certified Engineering Technologist or related designation); eligible for certification as a professional planner if working in planning role (e.g. Registered Professional Planner, Real Property Administrator, Facilities Management Administrator)

Abilities

  • Use applicable computer software and operating systems.
  • Apply project and risk management techniques.

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

  • Provide functional direction and advice to employees and the Client-Partners

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Typical office environment with occasional travel
  • Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

 

Check out the benefits

Working with DCC offers excellent opportunities for growth – and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages. In your role as Technical Specialist, Real Property Management, your package is valued at 25% to 30% of your salary.

Your package will include:

  • Public service pension
  • 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, health and dental premiums, and life, accidental death, and short- and long-term disability insurance
  • $400 Wellness Allowance (e.g., gym membership)
  • $1,500 for mental health services on top of regular $1,500 paramedical coverage
  • $750 Health Care Spending Account (for some medical expenses that aren’t covered under provincial plans or our standard insurance plan)
  • Telus Virtual Health Care
  • Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for a maximum of 37 weeks
  • Hybrid workplace options including $400 allowance every two years to support work-from-home options
  • Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
  • Deluxe travel benefit plans
  • Comprehensive vacation and other paid leave plans

To begin a career with Defence Construction Canada (DCC), you must be a Canadian Citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.  As a condition of employment with DCC, a minimum reliability security status clearance is required and some roles may require secret security status clearance.

DCC is responsible for the Personnel Security Clearance process. Typically to be eligible for a "Reliability" clearance, you must have five years of verifiable background information and to be eligible for a "Secret" clearance, you must have 10 years of verifiable background information. The process usually involves reference inquiries, verification of qualifications, criminal records checks, and credit checks (as required) and may require fingerprints. For more information about obtaining a security clearance, please review the Standard on Security Screening.

The appropriate security clearance is a condition of employment and it is the candidate’s or employee’s responsibility to ensure, they are able to obtain and maintain their required security level clearance to begin or continue their employment with DCC.  Failure to obtain or maintain, the appropriate level of security clearance means either the candidate or employee will not receive a job offer, the conditional offer will be rendered null and void or their employment will be terminated with cause. A thorough security clearance process will be applied to all candidates or employees considered for an appointment; this process includes inquiries, verifications and assessments regarding matters such as, but not limited to:

  • criminal record checks

  • reference checks

  • previous employment

  • open source checks

  • credit/financial status


DCC's Code of Business Conduct (Code) is a condition of employment. It serves to enhance public confidence in the integrity of DCC Employees and provides clarity to Employees on a number of issues, including real or perceived conflicts of interest. Before applying to this (or any) position at DCC, candidates shall familiarize themselves with the Code, because new employees are required to certify that they have read, understood, and agreed to observe the Code upon commencing work at DCC. Employees are further required to review their obligations under the Code and notify the President's Office of any changes in their circumstances at the earliest possible opportunity, and to complete the Annual Update once a year.


Be part of a diverse and inclusive workplace!

At DCC, we are committed to ensuring everyone has a voice and can be their authentic selves in our workplace. We actively encourage applications from all, including but not limited to, women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minorities and members of the LGBTQ2+ community. We also welcome applications from those who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information.

DCC is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all requests for accommodation based on a medical contraindication, religion or another prohibited ground for discrimination under the Canadian Human Rights Act. Should you require accommodation, please email careers@dcc-cdc.gc.ca.

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