Team Leader, Real Property Management

Defence Construction Canada; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 109,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums

Wellness allowance

Parental leave top-up

Job summary

Defence Construction Canada is offering a Team Leader, RP Spatial Services role in the National Service Region. The incumbent oversees multiple project management support teams and guides complex real property spatial initiatives, including GIS, CAD and BIM data services.

You will lead a team, manage HR responsibilities, foster client-partner relationships and support governance, planning and reporting across the RP Spatial Program Management Office to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• Minimum: college diploma in land use, engineering, architecture, facility/property management, business or related field with six years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent.
• Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee complex real property project work including GIS, CAD and BIM.
• Coordinate, assess and report on real property performance indicators.
• Lead and manage PMO activities for spatial initiatives and services.
• Develop information management strategies for reporting real property data.
• Manage client-partner relationships and ensure quality standards are met.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

GIS

CAD

Education

College diploma in land use/engineering/facility management

University degree preferred

Tools

CAD

GIS

BIM

CAFM

Job description

Who Can Apply?

Internal (DCC Employees) and External (General Public)

Salary Range

$109,219 - $141,984

Employment Status

Continuing

Flexible Work Option

Hybrid (2 days/week)

Term Length

Security Level:

Secret

Language Requirement

Bilingual Mandatory

Closing Date

22/08/2026

Country

Canada

We have an exciting opportunity in the National Service Region !

Team Leader, RPMS (Real Property Spatial Services)

The Team Leader, Real Property Management (RP Spatial Services), oversees multiple project management support teams and supports real property projects, including specialized teams delivering Real Property Spatial (RPS) data services (e.g., CAD/BIM and GIS). The incumbent acts as a technical specialist, leading and integrating activities for complex projects and spatial initiatives. The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partner relationship and supports the coordination and continuous improvement of Real Property Spatial (RPS) Program Management Office (PMO) activities, contributing to governance, planning, reporting, and operational oversight for spatial initiatives, projects, and services that support real property, infrastructure, environmental, and asset management functions. The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused on collaboration and the quality and timeliness of deliverables.

Key and Periodic Activities

The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary

• Complete complex real property project work, including tasks related to Geographic Information System (GIS), Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Building Information Modelling (BIM), real property studies, asset assessments, facility reviews, lease and land acquisition guidance, technical reviews, strategic plans and development plans.
• Research, analyze and develop major policies, standards, directives and performance indicators
• Coordinate, assess and report on real property performance indicators
• Support the delivery and ongoing enhancement of Real Property Spatial (RPS) Program Management Office (PMO) activities, including coordination, performance monitoring, reporting, and the development and implementation of standardized processes, workflows, and tools supporting spatial initiatives and services.
• Coordinate initiatives across multiple spatial domains (e.g., buildings, land and site infrastructure, environmental, capital projects, and technology platforms) to ensure alignment, integration, and consistency of spatial data, processes, and service delivery.
• Conduct research, provide content to Client-Partner program and project documentation, and advise on project objectives, strategies, procurement management, and the monitoring and tracking of schedules and performance related to projects
• Develop information management strategies and tools to address new requirements for reporting and tracking real property data
• Manage service level arrangements
• Promote and manage business development opportunities
• 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
• Perform human resources functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, and manage performance)

Other

• Other duties as assigned

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge

• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, Building Information Modelling (BIM), geomatics (CAD/GIS), Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM), and information and data management.
• Best practices and trends in financial management and human resources management
• Client-Partner and industry standards for CAD, BIM, GIS, and information management (e.g., ISO 19650), including data governance, quality, and interoperability requirements.
• Project and risk management principles

Formal Education And/or Certification(s) And Experience

• Minimum: college diploma in land use, engineering, architecture, facility/property management, business or related field with six years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management

Abilities

• Use applicable computer software and operating systems.
• Write policies, business cases, options analysis, statements of work for large, complex projects
• Apply project and risk management techniques
• Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Lead and manage direct reports
• Provide functional direction and advice to other 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 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
• This position has been designatedbilingual, whereEnglish and Frenchare essential. **
• While priority will be given to qualified candidates who meet this bilingual linguistic profile, we welcome applications from candidates who may not meet this bilingual requirement. **

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.

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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.

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