Managing Director, Valuations & Advisory Services, Western Canada

Colliers; Victoria; On-site; CAD 175,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Competitive benefits

Global network

Diversity & Inclusion

Collaboration culture

Job summary

Colliers is seeking a Managing Director, Valuations & Advisory Services, Western Canada to lead a high-performance team across British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba. You will drive strategy, strengthen client relationships, and expand revenue while ensuring quality and risk management.

You will recruit top talents, advance new technologies, and deliver value to clients and communities in a dynamic market. This leadership role requires senior expertise and strategic execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, real estate, or related discipline.
• Approximately 12–15 years of relevant experience in commercial real estate.
• AACI designation and professional credentials.
• Proven success leading valuation/advisory or related professional services business.
• Experience with P&L responsibility and strategic growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead Valuations & Advisory Services across Western Canada with regional strategy for revenue, market share and profitability.
• Own regional P&L performance including budgeting, forecasting, and investments.
• Acquire new clients and expand key relationships and cross-service opportunities.
• Recruit and retain high-performing appraisers and professionals while fostering an inclusive workplace.
• Champion technology, data and innovative practices to improve productivity and client experience.
• Monitor market and regulatory developments to identify growth opportunities.
• Ensure Canada-wide training, QA and risk management aligned with standards, including CUSPAP.
• Build Colliers’ profile across Western Canada through client and market relationships.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Business development

Client relationship management

Change leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/real estate

AACI designation

Tools

Valuation software

CRM platforms

Valuation databases

Job description

Why Colliers?

Accelerate your success at Colliers.

Why Colliers?

As one of Canada’s leading commercial real estate services firms, we are driven by our mission to accelerate success for our people, clients, and communities.

A career at Colliers gives you the opportunity to make an impact, advance your career, and collaborate with top-tier talent. Don’t just take our word for it – we’ve been recognized as a top employer on a number of prestigious lists, including Best Workplaces in Canada, Best Workplaces for Women, Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams, among others.

About The Role

As Managing Director, Valuations & Advisory Services, Western Canada, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for Colliers’ regional Valuations & Advisory Services platform across British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

You will lead a team of valuation and advisory professionals with a mandate to strengthen Colliers’ market position, grow revenue and profitability, and deliver sustainable long-term success. You will also play an important role in advancing quality assurance and risk management, attracting high-performing talent, developing future leaders, and introducing strategies and technologies that improve the client and employee experience.

This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an accomplished commercial real estate professional who can combine strategic thinking with disciplined execution, build trusted client relationships, and inspire a geographically dispersed team.

What You Will Do

• Lead the Valuations & Advisory Services business across Western Canada, establishing and executing a regional strategy that drives sustainable revenue, market share, and profitability growth.
• Own regional P&L performance, including budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, and investment decisions.
• Acquire new clients, expand key relationships, grow Colliers’ institutional client portfolio, and identify cross-service-line and cross-market opportunities.
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing appraisers and other key professionals while fostering an engaged, collaborative, inclusive, and accountable workplace.
• Champion technology, data, systems, and innovative business practices that improve productivity, operational efficiency, report quality, and the client experience.
• Monitor market, regulatory, and industry developments to identify new property types, specializations, and opportunities for growth.
• Manage Canada wide training, quality assurance and risk management practices, ensuring consistent client deliverables and compliance with applicable professional standards, including CUSPAP.
• Build Colliers’ profile across Western Canada through strong relationships with clients, business leaders, industry partners, and local markets.

What You Bring

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, real estate, or a related discipline.
• Approximately 12 to 15 years of relevant experience, including a strong background in commercial real estate.
• An AACI designation.
• Demonstrated success leading a valuation, advisory, or related professional services business.
• Experience with P&L responsibility.
• A proven ability to develop strategy, grow revenue, strengthen client relationships, and improve business performance.
• Strong relationship-building capabilities across both client development and talent recruitment.
• Experience with quality assurance, appraisal review, risk management, and complex issue resolution.
• Knowledge of applicable professional and regulatory standards, including CUSPAP.
• Experience in market research, strategic planning, organizational change, and change leadership.
• Familiarity with valuation technology, property databases, CRM platforms.

Pursuant to local law, Colliers is disclosing the following information:

Area/Location Specific: British Columbia

Approximate Annual salary range: $175,000 to $225,000

Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all national locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

What We Offer

• Innovative projects: Work on cutting-edge initiatives that shape our communities, drive our growth, and make a tangible impact.
• Career growth: Advance your career and achieve your goals with industry-leading training and development programs.
• Competitive benefits & compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive and flexible benefits package along with competitive compensation that rewards your contributions and supports your well-being.
• Collaborative culture: Join our enterprising team where innovation thrives, collaboration is key, and our people are empowered to be their authentic selves and do their best work.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Our robust North American Diversity & Inclusion Program features eight Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), where you can connect, learn, and contribute to a diverse and supportive community. Learn more: https://www.collierscanada.com/en-ca/careers/diversity-and-inclusion
• Global network: Join a global team of 24,000 professionals across 70 countries, where you'll expand your network and learn from experts in a dynamic international community. Accelerate your career and enhance your expertise as you connect and collaborate with top talent around the world.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis. The employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.

Direct applicants only please, no agencies.

Colliers is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. Colliers encourages applications from all qualified individuals and will accommodate applicants' disability-related needs, up to the point of undue hardship, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If you require a disability-related accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the recruitment team by email at [e-mail].