Senior Specialist, Real Estate Transactions

Position Title:

Senior Specialist, Real Estate Transactions (T & I) (Telework/Hybrid)

Status of Employment:

Permanent

Position Language Requirement:

English, French

Language Skills:

English (Reading - C - Advanced), English (Speaking - C - Advanced), English (Writing - C - Advanced), French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC/Radio-Canada

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public broadcaster.

Technology and Infrastructure (T&I) is the backbone and the future-forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections — between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between.

A place with purpose, CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology. Not just in Canada, but around the world. Today, we are transforming ourselves from conventional radio and television broadcaster into a modern digital media company. Technology is the driving force, and we are the team making it happen.

This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

Job Purpose:

The Senior Coordinator is a pivotal member of the Real Estate Transactions team, operating with a high degree of autonomy. This role actively supports the Senior Manager in complex, high-value transactions and strategic initiatives, while also independently managing a portfolio of smaller to mid-scale real estate transactions, notably leasing renewals. The Senior Coordinator drives efficient team operations, oversees lease administration, manages critical reporting, and ensures robust data integrity and documentation.

Main responsibilities and impact:

• Independent Transaction Management:

Serves as the primary leasing counselor for assigned low to mid-scale renewal transactions. This includes independently seeking market information, leading negotiations with landlords, and managing the full lifecycle of these agreements.

• High-Impact Transaction Support:

Provides crucial coordination and hands-on support for complex and high-impact real estate transactions led by the Senior Manager, including major acquisitions and dispositions. This involves ensuring accurate and timely flow of information and documentation, preparing and drafting legal documents and transaction summaries, actively managing due diligence processes, and ensuring strict compliance with corporate policies and procedures.

• Lease Portfolio Administration:

Oversees the administration of leasing portfolio, including managing critical lease events, preparing and drafting lease renewals and amendments, and ensuring accurate lease data management.

• Operational Tracking and Reporting:

Develops, tracks, and analyzes operational metrics and generates reports, including the Quarterly Report, to support the Senior Manager in monitoring team performance, portfolio activity, and transaction progress.

• Data Management and Integrity:

Designs, develops, and maintains databases and tracking tools to ensure accurate and efficient management of real estate data, including lease information, transaction records, and property details. Ensures data accuracy, consistency, and integrity.

• Assumptions Preparation:

Prepares financial assumptions related to payables and receivables for review and use in forecasting and reporting.

• Risk and Compliance:

Manages the collection, review, and tracking of insurance certificates and liaises with CBC Radio-Canada Risk Management. Ensures compliance with corporate policies and legal requirements in all real estate activities.

• Process Improvement:

Proactively identifies, develops, and implements new and improved processes to streamline workflows, enhance efficiency, and improve data quality within the Real Estate Transactions team.

• Operational Tool Development and Maintenance:

Develops, improves, adds, and maintains operational tools, such as the Real Estate Transactions Playbook, microsites, and automated reports, to facilitate knowledge sharing, improve communication, and support efficient team operations, ensuring knowledge transfer and operational continuity.

• Stakeholder Communication:

Serves as key liaison for internal departments (Legal, etc.) and external stakeholders (clients, vendors, etc.), facilitating effective communication and collaboration, and resolving complex issues.

Relationship types:

• The incumbent contacts the landlord to exercise our options, which includes negotiation. While not complex, this is an important task for the Real Estate Transactions team with a low to moderate impact. The individual must be persuasive and show leadership when dealing with this external contact

Working Conditions:

• Typical schedule: May require extended hours to meet deadlines and business needs.
• Remote work: Typical office environment.
• Travel requirements: May require occasional travel to sites and meetings.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, real estate, or a related field.

Experience (relevant to the role):

• Minimum five (5) years of progressive experience in commercial leasing transactions, real estate administration, contract management, or a related area.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Comprehensive knowledge of real estate practices, procedures, and legal documentation.
• Negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex contracts and data.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google Suite.
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.  
• Bilingualism (French and English) is required.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and take initiative.
• Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Strong data management and analysis skills, including the ability to prepare reports and financial assumptions.
• Holding certifications or memberships in real estate organizations will be considered an asset.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country's diversity. That's because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That's why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada's public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location:

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number of Openings:

1

Work Schedule:

Full time

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