Property Agent

Role Responsibilities

Imagine helping build Alberta’s future, one parcel of land at a time. As a Property Agent, you’ll secure the land where highways, bridges, and public services take shape. From rural farmland to commercial corridors, your work ensures infrastructure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and with lasting public value. You’ll navigate complex negotiations, mediate with care, and make decisions that impact communities across the province. Join a team that helps shape Alberta’s infrastructure landscape—connecting communities, supporting economic development, and protecting public interest through thoughtful, strategic land management.

Reporting to the Property Manager, you’ll lead property acquisition initiatives that support some of Alberta’s most strategic construction projects. You’ll manage everything from compensation agreements to expropriations, working closely with internal teams, legal professionals, landowners, and Indigenous communities. With strong communication skills and sound judgment, you’ll ensure that all property matters are resolved effectively, while contributing to the region’s broader goals in infrastructure delivery and land management.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Managing end-to-end acquisition projects, including planning, resourcing, negotiations, documentation, and closure.
• Communicating with landowners to negotiate terms, answer questions, and maintain strong relationships throughout the acquisition process.
• Preparing documentation for expropriation proceedings, including appraisal reports, ownership plans, and negotiation histories.
• Coordinating external experts such as appraisers, land agents, surveyors, and legal professionals to support acquisition and legal compliance.
• Liaising with Indigenous leaders, Band Councils, and other government agencies to negotiate land access through First Nations Reserves and maintain positive working relationships.
• Representing the Department in judicial or quasi-judicial hearings, including tribunals, courts, and legal inquiries.
• Overseeing leases and managing the Department’s rural and urban property inventory, including the disposal of surplus land.
• Proposing improvements to acquisition methods that reflect changing project needs, stakeholder expectations, and legal standards.

This position may require travel in the North Central region once or twice a month—typically up to 5% of the work schedule. 

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Build Collaborative Environments: You bring people together across departments and organizations to reduce conflict, share insights, and remove barriers. You acknowledge contributions and work cooperatively to achieve shared outcomes.
• Drive for Results: You keep acquisition files moving forward—even in the face of complex challenges—by anticipating roadblocks, proposing practical solutions, and aligning diverse viewpoints with departmental values.
• Agility: You adapt quickly to shifting project needs, policy changes, or emotional stakeholder interactions. You stay calm under pressure and help others navigate change effectively.
• Creative Problem Solving: You uncover the root causes of landowner concerns and draw in the right experts to move files forward. Your approach balances cost, risk, and fairness to all parties involved.
• Systems Thinking: You understand how each acquisition affects broader infrastructure goals and community dynamics. You consider the full context before recommending solutions.

Qualifications

Required:

• A related university degree (e.g., Land Management, Urban and Regional Planning, Law), and a minimum of six (6) years of progressively related multi-faceted real estate experience with an emphasis on negotiation and real property appraisal. Equivalencies may be considered. 
• Valid Alberta Class 5 driver’s licence or equivalent, and ability to travel within Alberta.

Preferred:

• Designation of SR/WA (Senior Right of Way Agent).
• Experience with judicial and quasi-judicial proceedings (Land and Property Rights Tribunal, Court of King’s Bench, Hearings for Discovery, and Inquiries).
• Broad interdisciplinary knowledge in contract law, surveying, engineering drawings, property law, land valuation, and land title processes.
• Experience working under provincial expropriation legislation.
• Familiarity engaging with First Nations communities in land-related negotiations.
• Experience with multi-stakeholder infrastructure projects in a public or regulatory environment.

Equivalencies are:

• A related two-year diploma and a minimum of eight (8) years of related experience; a related one-year certificate and a minimum of nine (9) years of related experience; or a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Additional Position Details:

• This position is a permanent, full-time role with the standard weekly work hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday (8:15 am – 4:30 pm). 
• Location: Provincial Building, 4709 44 Ave, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1N4

Recruitment Process:

• Pre-employment checks will be conducted to assess candidates’ suitability. These checks may include (but are not limited to): references, academic verification, criminal record check, driver’s abstract, etc.
• Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in. 
• Candidates with lesser qualifications may be considered at a lower classification and salary.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
 

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.