Property Coordinator 1

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Providing clean electricity to 4 million customers takes a diverse workforce and that’s where you come
in. We need your talent to help us build major projects to meet growing demand. To help our
customers find clean energy solutions for their homes and businesses and to be ready to respond
during storms and outages to keep our system reliable.

Working for BC Hydro is meaningful. And now, the stakes have been raised as we work towards a
solution to climate change while safely providing clean, affordable electricity to our customers.

We offer a healthy work life balance, training opportunities and career progression. We're proud to be
ranked as one of B.C.'s Top Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers. Join us as we
build an even cleaner B.C.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**
**Duties**:

- Examines, researches, and analyses requests and proposals from internal and external sources

regarding existing or new BC Hydro property interests and makes decisions if the proposal/
request warrants further technical and engineering review. Reviews legal terms and conditions of
BC Hydro’s property interests, searches titles, reviews maps, plans, legal surveys, etc. in order to
make decisions. Prepares recommendations for review by senior staff or management. Completes
property referrals and clearances as required. Follows up and arranges for or independently
prepares documentation to implement approved recommendations.
- Acquires (secures) and renews Crown Land tenures in support of BC Hydro’s operational

requirements; reviews, negotiates, and co-ordinates fees, costs, and ensures documentation is in
accordance with BC Hydro’s standards.
- Independently prepares standard documents related to the acquisition, disposition, lease and

management of BC Hydro’s property interests. Drafts non-standard clauses for review by Property
Coordinator 2 and/or Solicitors. Checks executed documents for completion and accuracy for
registration and forwards for registration. Compiles relevant property information including
property taxes, water charges, legal fees, mortgage payments etc., in support of property
transactions. Records and reports registration particulars to the owners/solicitors, and internal BC
Hydro personnel.
- Performs field checks and inspections of BC Hydro fee owned properties and rights of way

related to proposals/requests and permitted uses granted by BC Hydro.
- Provides management services for BC Hydro properties: includes arranging for advertisement

for leases, sales or rentals; monitors sales completion and lease renewal dates; reviews tenant

tenant; responds to tenant issues and arranges for approved repairs and maintenance; initiates
changes or collection action if necessary; issues rental invoices; monitors payment of tenants
- rental and property tax billings; drafts account adjustment requests, tracks operating expenses
- and prepares account reconciliation; identifies accounts in arrears, and initiates collection action
- by contacting tenants, lessees and others to collect accounts and/or discuss payment
- arrangements for rental or lease fees; refers collections beyond assigned authority level to senior
- staff or management.- Prepares financial documents and reports including EARs, Payment Requisitions, AofTs, RPAs

and CRAs in support of various Property functions; processes payments for property transactions,
- ensures transactions are correct, handles problems and identifies financial or processing issues to
- senior staff.- Prepares line lists, identification of deficiencies and or dropped property rights and participates in

special studies and projects; utilizes various databases to undertake property research and
- analysis including EGIS, BC Online, Corporate Online, GATOR, LIMS, PeopleSoft and PReSS in
- support of major capital projects and requests from BC Hydro's operational groups.- Operates a PC and related word processing, spreadsheet, and other common desktop- Provides province-wide Properties Help Desk service, answering requests for Properties

information and services; handles contentious trouble calls and rush inquiries from members of
- the public over property issues. Interacts with customers to understand customer’s needs and
- requirements for their projects and to communicate Hydro’s needs and requirements for public
- safety and electrical system integrity.- Performs duties of a minor nature related to the above duties that do not affect the rating of the

job.**Qualifications**:
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- Knowledge of Property Law, Principles of Real Estate, Legal descriptions/survey/mapping/formal

registration systems, commercial Real estate sales and leasing, the BC Land Titles system of land
- registration and procedures and customer service. Knowledge is typically acquired through High
- school graduation plus completion of a one-year Community College program as a Legal
- Administrative Assistant and/or completion of 2 year