Manager, Property Acquisition - Canada - Metrolinx

Metrolinx

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Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system.

We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto's subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier.

Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Property Acquisitions Group within the Capital Projects Group (CPG) is looking for a Manager to manage and coordinate complex real estate acquisitions; including real property acquisitions associated with large, complex multi-billion-dollar projects for Eglington Crosstown West Extension and other Rapid Transit Projects.

What will I be doing?

Plan and manage complex real estate acquisitions to support and ensure successful completion and coordination of efforts for all Metrolinx
Administer, expedite, and approve the process of real estate due diligence required for property acquisitions (e.g., completion of property appraisals, title searches, preliminary plans, environmental reports, reference plans, heritage studies)
Provide technical advice for property requirements coordination and input into the development of property acquisition strategies and plans.
Represent Metrolinx on property acquisition matters and serves as the primary contact to the real estate community
Lead challenging and highprofile property acquisition negotiations, particularly in those situations posing a significant reputation risk to Metrolinx, of a sensitive nature or those involving significant financial compensations for projects.
Lead and provide guidance to a team of 25 employees on property related projects and performance related tasks

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

Completion of a degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Urban & Regional Planning, Urban Land Economics, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent
Minimum eight (8) years' progressive experience leading real estate acquisition and property management programs, ideally for an owner/public sector agency within a multibilliondollar (>$1B) infrastructure/transit project environment.
Extensive experience leading, prioritizing, and managing numerous project initiatives in a collaborative, fastpaced environment
Highly skilled in exercising tact, initiative, and resourcefulness to draft, negotiate, or amend agreements and contracts
Experience with various procurement methods, both traditional and nontraditional (especially AFP
Alternate Financing Procurement) would be preferred
Management and leadership skills to manage and motivate departmental staff and lead projects.

Don't Meet Every Requirement?

Accommodation:

Application Process:

Metrolinx employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with Metrolinx's Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Standard, made under the Metrolinx Communicable Diseases in the Workplace Policy, as a condition of being eligible for the recruitment process.

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required.

If you are not able to obtain COVID-19 vaccination for a reason related to a protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation, you can request accommodation from Metrolinx.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

**WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.