National Director, Real Property Management Services

Who Can Apply?:

Internal (DCC Employees Only)

Salary Range:

$176,766 - $220,959

Employment status:

Continuing

Term Length:

Security Level:

Secret

Language Requirement:

Bilingual Mandatory

Closing Date:

16/10/2026

Country:

Canada

Employee Referral Program Level:

N/A

Position Reporting To - Title:

Vice-President, Operations - Business Management

Reporting to the Vice-President, Operations-Service Delivery, the National Director, Real Property Management Services provides leadership for DCC's national Real Property Management Services service line and associated programs, services and initiatives. The role establishes the vision, priorities, policies, standards and performance framework for the delivery and continuous evolution of services including portfolio management support, asset management planning, facilities management, energy management, real property data services, spatial data (GIS, CAD and BIM), fire and life safety, and real estate development.

The National Director is accountable for service quality, operational effectiveness, risk management, innovation, and continuous improvement at a national level. The role provides functional leadership to regional service line leaders and collaborates with regional directors to ensure consistent, efficient and client-focused service delivery across DCC.

The National Director also provides strategic leadership for real estate development and active asset optimization initiatives on behalf of DCC and the Client-Partner. The role establishes the governance, frameworks, and approaches used to identify, evaluate and advance development opportunities, ensuring that financial, operational, legal, environmental, stakeholder and public-interest considerations are appropriately balanced to maximize value and support organizational objectives.

Key and Periodic Activities

Strategic Leadership, Business Planning and Service Development

• Lead strategic and business planning for the national service line and contribute to corporate strategic planning.
• Oversee the vision, strategy, priorities and service delivery framework for real property management, real estate development and active asset optimization activities.
• Provide national direction for existing and emerging services, to ensure alignment with Client-Partner requirements and organizational requirements.
• Develop and oversee national business plans, performance measures, and resource strategies, and budgets.
• Lead financial planning and budget management for the national service line activities and the real estate development portfolio.
• Identify opportunities to modernize services, improve performance and support the evolution of the service line.

Governance, Risk Management and Performance Oversight

• Establish governance frameworks, quality standards and performance measures for the national service line.
• Oversee service-line and real estate development risks, including operational, financial, legal, regulatory, political and reputational considerations.
• Assess development opportunities and active assets to determine strategic alignment, commercial viability and value generation potential.
• Monitor service-line performance and ensure achievement of business plan commitments and corporate performance objectives.
• Oversee continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service quality, effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Real Estate Development and Asset Optimization

• Oversee the strategic direction and oversight for real estate development and active asset optimization opportunities undertaken on behalf of DCC and the Client-Partner.
• Oversee the identification, assessment and mitigation of operational, financial, legal, regulatory, political and reputational risks.
• Provide executive oversight for complex transactions, negotiations, agreement structures and asset performance management activities.
• Establish and maintain the governance mechanisms, policies and that support sustainable and effective real estate development activities.
• Ensure appropriate internal resources and external professional expertise are available to support development initiatives.

Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

• Provide strategic direction, business intelligence and functional leadership to regional service line leaders and collaborate with regional directors.
• Lead and develop direct reports and promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic direction cross-functional teams and external professional advisors supporting service delivery and development initiatives.
• Provide advice and expertise on complex real estate development, asset management and real property matters.
• Ensure tools, training, templates and knowledge-sharing practices support consistent national service delivery.

Stakeholderand Client-Partner Relationship Management

• Establish the national approach to Client-Partner relationship management within the service line.
• Oversee the development and maintain effective relationships with Client-Partners, federal, provincial and municipal government departments and agencies, Indigenous Peoples, industry partners, private-sector developers, consultants and other stakeholders.
• Lead complex consultations, negotiations and agreements involving significant financial, operational, legal, political or reputational considerations.
• Represent DCC in discussions related to real property management, real estate development and active asset optimization matters.
• Collaborate with other national directors to ensure integrated, efficient and client-focused service delivery.

Skills

General and Specific Knowledge

• Real property management principles, practices and emerging trends, including asset management, facilities management and related service delivery functions.
• Real estate development, asset optimization and complex real estate transactions involving multiple stakeholder transactions, including development planning, financing approaches, partnership structures and asset management strategies.
• Strategic planning, organizational performance, financial management, governance, enterprise risk management and service delivery management.
• Contracting, procurement, contract management and applicable legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks.
• Stakeholder engagement, consultation, negotiation and relationship management involving diverse parties with competing interests and priorities.

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience

Minimum:

• University degree in engineering, business administration, real estate, planning, project management or another related discipline.
• More than eight years of progressively responsible experience in real property management, infrastructure, asset management, facilities management, construction, contract management and/or related service delivery functions.
• Significant experience leading complex programs, portfolios or services in a multi-stakeholder environment.
• More than five years of experience in a senior management or leadership role.

Preferred: professional designation or accreditation in related field and spatial data management experience.

Abilities

• Exercise leadership and influence decision making in a matrix environment.
• Apply operational, financial, legal, political and reputational risk management practices.
• Be innovative and risk-tolerant in the context of knowledge-based decision making and principles-based service delivery.
• Use advanced communication and stakeholder relationship skills to identify opportunities and build consensus where interests conflict in a high-risk environment.
• Possess good judgment, strong business acumen, human resources management skills and demonstrated problem-solving abilities.

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP

• Provide strategic leadership for the Real Property Management service line and associated national programs and initiatives.
• Provide strategic leadership for real estate development and active asset optimization activities on behalf of DCC and the Client-Partner.
• Promote and execute the Corporate Strategic Plan and contribute to organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement.
• Provide functional leadership and strategic advice to executive management, regional leaders and stakeholders.
• Provide strategic direction to cross-functional teams and external subject matter experts.

Working conditions

• Primarily office-based, with national travel, including attendance at stakeholder meetings, project sites and development-related activities as required.

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.

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.

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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