Senior Manager, Real Estate (Hybrid)

As the Senior Manager, Real Estate, you will lead a team of real estate professionals in the management of Irving Oil’s real estate and oversee Irving Oil’s real property interests. Your proven experience with real estate and property, along with your relationship management and strong leaderships skills, will support your success in this position.

What we offer:

• Work environment – Work in our beautiful home office building with access to a fitness facility, onsite nurse, and a café


• Hybrid work model – Allows for a blend of in-office and work-from-home days


• Competitive compensation – Includes an annual bonus plan, pension plan, and parking allowance


• Flexible Benefits Plan – In effect from day one and offers three levels of coverage to select from to meet your unique, personal needs


• Paid vacation – There is an annual option to purchase additional vacation, too


• Wellness support – With an annual wellness allowance, paid personal care days and a 24/7 Employee & Family Assistance Program


• Opportunity to give back to some amazing causes in our community – Choose when and where to make an impact with a paid volunteer day, company volunteer opportunities, and a donation-matching program

Your Responsibilities:

• Lead and have ownership of Irving’s Oil real property interests (fee simple ownership; leasehold interest; purchase rights and encumbrances)


• Create/establish deal structures, strategies, and negotiation plans consistent with company’s core priorities


• Build and execute processes to minimize risk and maximize revenues from property and lease portfolios (operational & non-operational real estate holdings)


• Track and ensure alignment between real estate initiatives and business development priorities


• Develop and implement best practices and cost-effective property and asset management strategies


• Lead and manage the company’s leasing and property teams –direct and indirect reports


• Strategize and collaborate with department director on initiatives to leverage company’s real estate portfolio (short and long term)


• Approve and collaborate with real estate team on annual lease and property budgets for all business units


• Support department director and provide input to the development of 5-year plan


• Oversee the management of property recoveries and expenses.


• Provide direction to legal counsel, experts and professionals when required


• Undertake critical communications with internal/external stakeholders such as executive team members, landlords, tenants, brokers, neighbors, homeowners and government bodies


• Lead and participate in department and company projects as required

Your Skills:

• Strong people and relationship management skills are a must


• Must be highly driven by achieving results


• Analytical


• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders


• Project management/leadership skills an asset

Your Experience:

• 5+ years of management/supervisory experience


• Proven real estate/property experience (commercial and/or retail)


• Experience leading team of seasoned professionals

Irving Oil is committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment. We thrive on the good energy that’s created when our people from different backgrounds, identities, cultures and experiences share their unique perspectives. Diversity is key to our success and inclusion is everyone’s responsibility.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Company pension


• Dental care


• Employee assistance program


• Extended health care


• Life insurance


• Store discount


• Wellness program

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint John, NB E2L 0G3