Director, Real Property Business Solutions

Alto; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic paid group insurance

Access to wellness accounts

Flex‑Alto account of $500

Retirement plan options

Flexible hybrid work mode

Job summary

Alto is seeking a Director, Real Property Business Solutions, to provide leadership in defining business requirements for critical real property functions. This strategic role demands strong GIS expertise and a deep understanding of land acquisition and corridor management.

The successful candidate will work closely with Alto's IT teams and serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, ensuring alignment between technology delivery and business priorities.

Join Alto's innovative team and contribute to transformative infrastructure projects across Canada.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in GIS, property records, or land management.
• Strong understanding of acquisition and expropriation processes.
• Proven leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership in defining business processes for the Real Property function.
• Work with IT teams to ensure systems are aligned with acquisition strategies.
• Lead a team to translate business needs into effective solutions.

Skills

GIS leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Fluency in both official languages

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics or related field

Master’s preferred

Tools

ESRI ArcGIS

FME Flow and Form

PostGreSQL

Sharepoint

CRM (Borealis)

Job description

At Alto, we are actively contributing to the transformation of Canada’s future with our high‑speed train project connecting Quebec City and Toronto. With the support of the Government of Canada, this innovative project aims to improve the quality of life of our citizens, strengthen ties between communities and stimulate economic growth. Would you like to take on a stimulating, high‑impact challenge? We are looking for a Director, Real Property Business Solutions. The candidate may be based in one of our four offices: Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto or Ottawa.

The role

Reporting to the Senior Director, Real Property Strategy and Asset Management, the Director, Real Property Business Solutions provides senior leadership for the definition, oversight and continuous refinement of business requirements supporting Alto’s real property function. The role ensures that business solutions are aligned to operational needs across landowner engagement, acquisition, expropriation, corridor protection, property records and asset management, and that they effectively support decision‑making, risk management and long‑range planning. This is a strategic leadership role for a GIS expert with deep practical understanding of real property acquisition and expropriation on major infrastructure projects, and the judgment to anticipate issues, dependencies and downstream impacts before they affect delivery.

The solutions supporting this mandate are delivered primarily through Alto IT and digital teams and include GIS / geomatics platforms, document management, engagement tracking and workflow automation. Within that context, the Director translates complex acquisition and expropriation realities into clear business requirements, identifies emerging risks and process gaps, and brings forward issues early so they can be resolved through the appropriate business and delivery channels.

The ideal candidate brings strong GIS leadership combined with deep knowledge of real property activities in the context of major infrastructure projects, including land acquisition, expropriation, corridor protection, property records and stakeholder interfaces. The Director serves as a senior advisor to the Real Property function on the effective use of business solutions and works in close collaboration with Alto’s IT to ensure delivery remains aligned with business priorities. Success in this role requires sound judgment, operational credibility and the ability to anticipate issues early, assess implications across acquisition and expropriation workflows, and proactively surface risks, dependencies and decision points.

The Responsibilities

• Provide senior leadership in the definition and approval of business processes and requirements related to the design, implementation and continuous improvement of business solutions supporting the Real Property function, including acquisition strategy, expropriation processes and long‑term corridor protection.
• Work closely with Alto’s IT team to oversee partner digital teams to ensure integrated systems, applications and processes remain aligned with Alto’s real property mandate and reflect the practical realities of acquisition, expropriation and corridor delivery on major infrastructure projects.
• Work in close collaboration with Alto’s IT team to help ensure solutions delivery is compliant with the Partner digital services delivery stream, information technology policies and directives and industry best practices / standards.
• Provide input to solutions vetting process for new software related to real property.
• Lead and develop a team of advisors and staff, as required, to ensure business needs are clearly translated into effective solutions and to foster disciplined collaboration between real property and information technology teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior real property leaders on the use of business solutions to support strategy, prioritization and risk management, including identifying emerging issues, operational constraints, business impacts and decision points early.
• Represent Alto’s real property interests with internal and external partners, including public authorities and industry stakeholders, where real property subject matter expertise is required.

The Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics, Geography, Urban Planning, Environment, Land Surveying, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• Demonstrated success defining business requirements for enterprise GIS and digital solutions in support of real property, land acquisition, expropriation or corridor management functions on large, complex infrastructure projects.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in land information, GIS, property records, land management, acquisition or infrastructure network delivery, including direct exposure to major infrastructure projects and strong understanding of acquisition and expropriation processes.
• Experience working with technologies including but not limited to ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise (Pro, Experience Builder, Survey123, Field Maps etc.), FME Flow and Form, Python and PostGreSQL, Sharepoint, CRMs (Borealis), etc.
• Strong understanding of real property acquisition and expropriation business processes, risks, dependencies and stakeholder sensitivities, with the ability to anticipate issues, assess impacts early and translate them into clear requirements, decisions and actions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior leaders, internal partners, and external stakeholders on complex, data‑driven topics.
• Experience leading teams, with demonstrated mentorship capability.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders and to engage senior leaders and partners on data‑driven topics.
• Fluency in both official languages.

Why join our innovative team?

• Basic paid group insurance for you and your family: medical, dental, life, disability, etc.
• Access to wellness and health accounts to support your lifestyle.
• Flex‑Alto account of $500 to encourage a healthier approach and a more sustainable mode of transportation.
• A retirement plan and savings options (RRSP and TFSA).
• Vacations based on experience, available upon hiring.
• An incentive compensation program.
• Flexible hybrid work mode.
• A work environment that encourages initiative, innovation, and forward‑thinking solutions.
• A unique opportunity to shape the future of transportation in Canada.

We work to create high‑performance, diversified teams

At Alto, we believe in the power of diverse teams. We aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone can develop and flourish. Alto offers equal employment opportunities to all and invites qualified individuals, regardless of their identity, origin or situation, to apply.

Please let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. We will do our utmost to provide you with a fair and pleasant experience, while keeping any adjustments confidential.

Please note that we will communicate only with those candidates whose applications are selected for further consideration.

To find out more about the entire project, visit Alto - Home.