Capital Acquisition Agent

**Job Description**:
**Capital Acquisition Agent**

**Legislative Services
- RPAM**

**Status**:Regular Full Time

**# of positions**: 2

**Salary Range**: $96,785-$120,979 per annum plus comprehensive benefits

**Work mode**:Hybrid* _see below for more details about this work mode._

**Location**:10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

**Hours of work**:35 hours per week

**Who we are**: The Real Estate Section of the Real Property Asset Management Division (the RE Section) provides the acquisition, management, and disposal of Regional real property to align the Regional Corporation’s real estate portfolio with it’s service delivery needs. The Capital Acquisitions team specializes in the field of negotiations and appraisal services. Our staff are experienced in all professional and technical services required to conduct confidential negotiations for the acquisition of land, for multi-owner capital projects with a consistent methodology.

**What you will do in this role**:
In this role you will provide comprehensive real estate acquisition and advice necessary to acquire property rights for large individual capital infrastructure projects (roads, water and/or wastewater) through a wide variety of property types such as: agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and environmentally sensitive.
- Participating in property acquisition programs and complete individual negotiations for multiple capital infrastructure projects
- Conducting planning of property acquisition including critical path analysis for property delivery, setting objectives, prioritizing and setting tasks, and preparing and monitoring land acquisition budgets for individual projects
- Reviewing project status with client and supervisor to ensure deadlines are met
- Reviewing engineering design drawings to determine property impacts
- Participating in Environmental Assessments, detailed design, and construction stages of capital projects to direct client on real estate matters
- Preparing appraisal reports for specific property requirements
- Conducting appraisal procurement and review external appraisal reports
- Negotiating and recommending appropriate compensation settlement and implement recommended solution
- Conducting research for feasibility and analysis (buy/full/partial taking, expropriation, business loss, injurious affection, special damages)
- Recommending and directing expropriation proceedings according to applicable legislation and Regional policy
- Documenting and completing land transactions to secure property rights necessary for client programs

**What the role requires**:

- A post-secondary education in a related field (i.e., Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Affairs and Real Estate)
- Membership of the Appraisal Institute of Canada and/or International Right of Way Association with an AACI and/or SRWA designation, or qualifications leading to such designations
- Five (5) years of previous municipal real estate experience preferably in capital project land acquisitions
- Knowledge of all applicable legislation related to capital projects, including Expropriation Act, Municipal Act, and Environment Assessment Act
- Knowledge in real estate matters of a technical nature including legal, engineering, appraisal and negotiations
- Combination of education and experience may be considered

**Skills/Abilities**:

- Strong project management skills, organizational abilities, time management skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced multi-project environment
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Excellent computer skills with MS Office
- Knowledge of Registry Office/Land Title Office procedures, legal surveys and plans, and engineering procedures and plans as they relate to property rights and acquisitions
- Knowledge of general legal matters pertaining to transfer of real property
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health (effective start date)
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis up to 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources

In this role you will have the ability to work remotely and attend on-site when required based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton_ _worksite. The frequency of on-site activities may vary on a weekly basis and based on operational requirements. Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

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The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsi