Leader, Real Property Development

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$109,219 - $141,984

Employment Status

Term

Term Length

16 months

Security Level

Reliability

Language Requirement

Bilingual Preferred

Closing Date

12/07/2026

Country

Canada

This is a 16-month term position, offering a unique opportunity to contribute to impactful projects while gaining valuable experience within a dynamic and collaborative environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting ongoing initiatives and maintaining continuity across the team.

The Leader, Real Property Development, develops and manages complex real property project work. The incumbent acts as a technical specialist and conducts research and market analysis. The incumbent provides advice on real property transactions and land use planning, and plans and supports stakeholder engagement activities. The incumbent may lead a team of professionals and manage the human resources responsibilities for the team. The Leader maintains strong working relationships with all stakeholders, develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused on collaboration and the quality and timeliness of deliverables.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES

Primary

• Complete complex real property project work (e.g. real property studies and asset assessments, lease and land acquisition analyses, and land use development plans)
• Conduct thorough feasibility studies, analyzing market demand, financial viability and regulatory considerations
• Prepare statements of work for professional services contracts
• Monitor and track schedules, costs and performance, and prepare and present status reports to management, Client-Partners and other stakeholders
• Develop information management strategies for assessing and reporting on real property performance
• Manage and administer contracts
• Integrate health and safety, security and environmental requirements into service delivery
• 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
• Identify and develop risk management strategies
• Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, and manage performance)

Other

• Write business cases, options analyses and statements of work for large, complex real property projects
• Develop real property training programs, policies and processes.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge

• Municipal approval processes, applicable provincial legislation related to property development and land development activities (i.e. planning approval process, environmental remediation, civil servicing, ecological restoration, geotechnical conditions)
• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property transactions, land use planning, facility management and maintenance, engineering, construction or environmental services management
• Risk management
• Health and safety management

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

• Minimum: university degree in land use planning, real estate development, engineering, architecture, facility or property management, business or related field with six years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields with eight years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent; professional certification (e.g. Registered Professional Planner) and experience in the commercial or residential real estate market

Abilities

• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills with a broad range of stakeholders in difficult situations
• Understand sensitivities and adapt communication approaches to target audiences
• Be innovative and agile
• Understand the implications of new ideas and their potential for implementation and acceptance
• Analyze real property development opportunities
• Apply project and risk management techniques
• Demonstrate business acumen, leadership and human resources management skills
• Use applicable computer software and operating system

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Lead and develop direct reports
• Engage and motivate employees to pursue common vision, and align focus with plans
• Provide guidance and leadership to ensure strategic objectives are met

WORKING CONDITIONS

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

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

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

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

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with deluxe travel benefit 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 .

Required

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!

Roles at DCC will require security at various levels including Reliability, Secret, Top Secret and for Canadian Eyes Only (proof of Citizenship required). While we welcome applications to our roles who are not Canadian citizens who are eligible to work in Canada and have at least 5 years of verifiable background information, selection will depend on the specific role’s requirements.

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.

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