Evaluator - non-residential buildings division

Geosam Capital; Laval; Hybrid; CAD 92,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation

Public holidays

Sick days

Insurance

Pension plan

Work-life balance

Parking

EAP

Overtime eligibility

Membership reimbursement

CPE daycare access

Job summary

Geosam Capital in Laval, QC seeks a certified evaluator to conduct assessments across multiple property types, prepare reports, and provide expert testimony if needed.

You will analyze market data, verify property details, and collaborate with municipal authorities to ensure accurate valuations in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Regular member of the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec.
• Bachelor's degree in administration (concentration in evaluation or urban and real estate management) or equivalent.
• Six (6) years of relevant experience in the evaluation of commercial, industrial, and institutional properties.

Responsibilities

• Identify and analyze the impact of laws or regulations on assessment.
• Analyze real estate transactions to estimate market value for property assessments.
• Visit properties to verify physical characteristics and occupancy when applicable.
• Draft evaluation reports, justification, and method standards; may testify in court.
• Negotiate evaluation files with taxpayers or representatives and advise authorities.
• Negotiate evaluation files with taxpayers or representatives and advise municipal authorities as needed.
• Draft evaluation and justification reports and act as an expert witness in court.

Skills

Analytical ability

Collaboration

Initiative/autonomy

Client orientation

Results orientation

Openness to diversity

Critical thinking

Sense of values and ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree in administration (concentration in evaluation or urban and real estate management) or equivalent

Job description

STATUS: Permanent

JOB POSTING NUMBER: 3963

POSTING PERIOD: From September 15 to October 6, 2026

SALARY: Class 10 – from $92,258.33 to $121,355.67 / year

SCHEDULE: 33.75 hours per week, DAY; MONDAY to FRIDAY - 08:30 to 16:30

WORKING MODE: Hybrid

WORK LOCATION: Evaluation administration, 1333 CHOMEDEY BLVD 5TH FLOOR A/S EVALUATION, ADMINISTRATION DIVISION LAVAL H7V 3Y1

The challenges that await you

Under the authority of the division head, you will work as a certified evaluator in one and/or the other of the practice fields of your profession, as defined by the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec.

To this end, you will carry out any evaluation or assessment expertise mandate, negotiate any evaluation file with the taxpayer or their representative, draft any evaluation report, justification, studies, standards, procedures, project specifications, and simulation tests, and act as an expert witness in court.

If necessary, you will verify and control the data useful for defining your mandate, participate in multidisciplinary advisory committees, advise and/or train staff within the scope of your duties.

More specifically, you:

• Will identify and analyze the impact of any government and municipal laws or regulations, public services, utilities, and taxation;
• Will analyze real estate transactions, determine market variation rates for any neighborhood unit, taking into account the similarities of comparable properties, for the purpose of estimating the most probable market value of any assessment unit;
• Will visit the property to verify its physical characteristics, maintenance condition, functional and economic utility, as well as location characteristics. In the case of an income property; you will compile and verify rental spaces, rents and other rental conditions, rental fees, and any conditions related to leasing and maintenance;
• Will analyze the rental market conditions of comparable properties and estimate the potential income from renting any property and services to occupants, the probable occupancy rate, operating expenses, in anticipation of calculating net operating income;
• Will draft any study, standard, and evaluation procedure, set unit rates and inherent factors applicable to the entire evaluation process;
• Will negotiate any evaluation file with the taxpayer or their representative and, if necessary, make any useful recommendations to municipal authorities in accordance with evaluation principles and standards;
• Will draft any evaluation and justification report according to established procedures, particularly in any action for damages, and act as an expert witness in court.

The ideal profile for us

• Regular member of the Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec;
• Bachelor's degree in administration (concentration in evaluation or urban and real estate management) or equivalent;
• Six (6) years of relevant experience in the role, particularly in the evaluation of commercial, industrial, and institutional properties. Knowledge of the income method and the Quebec Property Assessment Manual is an asset.

Skills

• Analytical ability
• Collaboration
• Initiative/autonomy
• Client orientation
• Results orientation
• Openness to diversity
• Critical thinking
• Sense of values and ethics

The benefits of being part of our team

Choosing the City of Laval means working for the third largest city in Quebec on diverse and stimulating mandates. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed team that enjoys working with pleasure.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and benefits:

• 3 weeks of annual vacation (pro-rated for months worked in the first year);
• 16.5 public holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• 3 weeks of paid sick days at the beginning of the year;
• Complete range of collective insurance;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Work schedule allowing for work-life balance;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee assistance program (EAP);
• Possibility to accumulate overtime;
• Reimbursement of professional membership fees;
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.

Only those who meet the requirements will be contacted.

The City of Laval is committed to promoting an inclusive and equitable work environment as part of its employment equity program. It recognizes and values diversity in all its forms and invites women, people from visible and ethnic minorities, Indigenous peoples, and persons with disabilities to apply.

If you need special accommodations to participate in the selection process, please let us know as soon as you are invited.