Job Description / Duties

Manager, Real Estate Services

Job ID: 2498 - Excluded

Burnaby (Metro Vancouver), BC





A rewarding opportunity for a real estate professional with leadership skills.

As an experienced real estate professional with knowledge and skill in leading a team in the buying, selling, leasing and management of real property, you would be part of a dynamic provincial government organization that develops and manages a variety of real estate using best business practice and with a social mandate.

Your team will identify properties to acquire for various program needs, negotiate the purchase agreements and undertake due diligence. They also manage the marketing and sale of properties no longer required.

Your team will manage BC Housing's corporate lease program (as tenant), as well as BC Housing’s commercial lease portfolio (as landlord). Your team will also manage roof-top licenses, assessment appeals, requests for easements and rights-of-way and provide strategic real estate advice.

Your ability to create and sustain effective working relationships with tenants, landlords, realtors, lawyers, appraisers, consultants and multiple stakeholders will be a key factor of your success in balancing and managing competing objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a degree or diploma in business administration with a specialization in urban land economics (or the equivalent) and a minimum five years experience in transacting or management of real property. Accreditation with a recognized real estate organization such as the Real Estate Institute of BC or Canada, or the Appraisal Institute of Canada is essential, as are effective communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and consensus building skills.


Core Competencies

▪ Personal Effectiveness ▪ Communication ▪ Results Oriented ▪ Teamwork ▪ Service Oriented

Leadership Competencies

▪ Alignment & Results ▪ Relationship Management/Building ▪ Team Development




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BC Housing—one of BC's Top Employers for 2017—is the provincial Crown agency that develops, manages and administers a wide range of subsidized housing options for those most in need across the province. Share in the rewards of working with an organization that offers challenging work and competitive compensation and supports the growth and development of its people.

To be considered for this competition, applicants must submit a cover letter and resume clearly identifying how they meet the qualifications necessary for this position. This information will be used as part of the selection process.

When applying, please submit a cover letter and your application in **one** single document as a word or pdf file only.

BC Housing thanks all applicants for their interest; only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This position is only open to those legally entitled to work in Canada.

Contact Information

Please visit www.bchousing.org to apply for the job.