Specialist, Real Estate

**The Opportunity**

Reporting directly to the Supervisor, Realty Services, the Specialist, Real Estate is primarily responsible for the Town’s lease and license negotiation and administration, including other types of limited interest agreements (e.g. easements, permissions to enter, crossing agreements, encroachments) with private interests, other levels of government, utilities, and/or agencies. The individual in this role will create and maintain an agreement database and ensure all parties fulfil their obligations. This role will work with Town departments to define, update, and maintain processes relating to real estate lease and license agreements, and also to create and maintain a database of Town-owned real estate. As the Specialist, Real Estate, you will perform the following duties, including but not limited to:

- Negotiate lease, license, and other limited interest agreements (new leases, renewals, extensions and amendment, licenses, easements, permissions to enter, crossing agreements, encroachments, joint use, cost sharing agreements)
- Manage and coordinate all aspects of leasing transactions, including lease negotiations, lease renewals, landlord/tenant relations, abstracting and interpreting commercial lease documents (leases, amendments, subleases)
- Collaborate with Corporate Facilities to ensure properties meet tenant needs
- Liaise with Asset Management regarding corporate real property tracking and strategy
- Develop and maintain relationships with internal staff, tenants, owners/landlords, brokers, other industry professionals, Region of Peel, utilities, and other public agencies and authorities, and collaborate as required for real estate matters
- Perform additional duties and undertake special projects as assigned

We are seeking an individual with superior knowledge of general legal matters pertaining to real property including contract law, lease/license agreements, amendments, encroachments, etc. Significant understanding of mapping, surveying, GIS information and legal documents, and the proficiency to read and understand Registered Plans and surveys as well as land titles, deeds and other legal documents.

The following would be considered assets to this role:

- A Certified Leasing Officer (CLO) designation from the Real Estate Institute of Canada
- Completion of Real Property Administration (RPA) designation for Building Owners and Managers Institute (BOMI)
- Designation from the International Right of Way Association (IRWA)
- Municipal and other government experience

This position offers a salary range of $87,100.81 - 106,743.45.