Job Description / Duties

BC Public Service
Ministry of Finance
Vancouver, B.C.

Manager, Investigations

An opportunity to join BC’s Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate

The Office of the Superintendent of Real Estate (OSRE) sets conduct standards for the real estate industry, oversees the Real Estate Council’s delivery of Council’s consumer protection mandate, and leads the ongoing reform of real estate industry regulation in British Columbia. OSRE also exercises statutory jurisdiction under the Real Estate Services Act, regulates the marketing of multi-unit real estate developments under the Real Estate Development Marketing Act, and approves strata plan schedules under the Strata Property Act.

The Manager of Investigations oversees the investigation of real estate industry conduct and supports timely and complete regulatory action that protects the public from unlicensed real estate brokers and developer misconduct. This role oversees the investigation of urgent, complex, and high risk cases which are likely to result in regulatory enforcement action. The decisions the Manager, Investigations makes on files may be subject to a high level of public interest, scrutiny, have serious regulatory consequences for individual industry participants and influence on general industry behaviour. As head of OSRE’s real estate investigations team, the Manager instills investigative best practices in the team and builds decision making capacity in accordance with OSRE’s risk based regulatory framework.

Qualifications for this role include: Degree in a related field such as in criminology, law, real estate, or business; post graduate may be preferred; or extensive training in administrative and criminal law and advanced investigative techniques; or an equivalent combination of training and experience; five years of recent investigative experience, preferably in a regulatory, corporate security, law enforcement, or related environment; and three years recent experience supervising staff in a regulatory and investigative function.

The BC Public Service is an award winning employer in British Columbia, including being one of BC's Top Employers for 2016, one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2016 and one of Canada's Top Family-Friendly Employers. The BC Public Service offers a healthy work/life balance, excellent benefits and a variety of opportunities for career learning and development. To find out more, explore What the BC Public Service offers You

For more information and to apply by October 3, 2016, please go to:
https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=36133

Attention: only applications submitted through the BC Public Service’s employment website (see link above) will be accepted.

Contact Information

For more information and to apply by October 3, 2016, please go to:
https://search.employment.gov.bc.ca/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=36133

Attention: only applications submitted through the BC Public Service’s employment website (see link above) will be accepted.