Real Estate Coordinator

Hydro One Networks Inc; Markham; On-site; CAD 164,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydro One, located in Markham, Ontario, is seeking a skilled professional to acquire and manage real estate rights and related interests. This temporary 12-month position involves negotiating licenses, leases, and easements while coordinating with internal teams to ensure compliance with company policies and provincial regulations.

Responsibilities include assessing project needs, preparing cost estimates, and communicating with landowners and legal authorities.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor-level real estate or related field preferred.
• Experience: real estate rights acquisition and management experience.

Responsibilities

• Acquire and manage real estate rights and interests from landowners and others.
• Review plans and surveys and explain real estate agreements to stakeholders.
• Support disposal or market strategies for company properties as needed.

Job description

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Date: Oct 29, 2026

Location: Markham, ON, CA

52251 - Markham - Temporary 12 months

Hiring salary range: $3,610.06 - $5,508.4 / Bi-weekly

Hydro One is proud to be the largest electricity transmission and distribution provider in Ontario, serving nearly 1.5 million customers. We have a long history in the industry with our roots dating back over 110 years to 1906. Since then, we have worked to grow and evolve to meet the changing needs of our customers and communities across Ontario. Today, we’re focused on providing exceptional customer service and ensuring we are building safe communities where we live, work and play.

It’s an exciting time to join the team at Hydro One!

Job Function:

Acquire fee, easement or other real estate rights and interestsfrom land owners, grant new or renew existing rights (e.g. license, lease,easementand releases) to parties occupying owned, easement orstatutory right Company properties,support theSecondary Land Use program,and respond to customer inquiriesrelating to these properties, in accordance with Company real estate andother policies, as well as real estate acquisition, management anddisposal strategies. Market/dispose of surplus or other Companyproperties or lands required for public (e.g. provincial or municipalroadways) or other private interest purposes. Work with a variety ofexternal parties (e.g. private owners, industrial, commercial andresidential developers or their representatives, lawyers, realtors,public sector and government agency parties, First Nations as well aselected representatives). Review and interpret plans, drawings andsurveys, explain real estate agreements to external parties and secureapproval of final transaction settlement terms from supervisoror other Company signing authorities.

General Accountabilities:

• Assess new, refurbishment or other transmission and distribution project proposals or plans received from clients or otherinternal/external groups to generally evaluate the magnitude of theproject, determine real estate and/or real estate rights requirementsand under supervisor direction, prepare a variety of project related reports including real estate rightsrequirements nd cost estimate summaries, resourcing and related costestimates, as well as land use, land owner or other real estate issueassessments. Review, collect and analyze market sales data, land useplanning/site information and other relevant data to prepare lesscomplex appraisals, market value estimates and/or other real estate 22ports.
• Undertake selected real estatemanagement, acquisition, disposalor other real estate reviews and/or assessments (e.g. Owner ContactProgram requirements, Agricultural Licensing program needs) to identifyrequired work programs and related real estate issues and undersupervisor direction, prepare reports outlining necessary work activities, resourcing requirements and related costs and other relevant project or program requirements. This includes supporting the Provincial Secondary Land Use Program under the direction of the supervisor and Infrastructure Ontario.
• Attend Community Information Centre presentations or other publicmeetings to assist supervisor in explainingCompany real estate acquisition, management and/or disposal policies oranswer general inquiries relating to project or program real estatematters.
• Establish and maintain necessary business relationships withinternal and external client and customer groups, Law Department andother key stakeholder representatives to ensure real estate acquisition,management and disposal activities and/or assessments undertaken meetkey Company business objectives, while responding to external customerneeds and issues. Coordinate the involvement of appropriate internal andexternal representatives to fully appreciate all real estate and otherrelated matters being analyzed.
• Keep abreast of the real estate industry, technological orCompany specific trends and developments that may impact on real estateacquisition, management and disposal activities through both internaland external contacts. Provide real estate acquisition, taxation,management and disposal advice, guidance and information to variousinternal and external clients and parties, as required and appropriate.
• Meet targeted business goals, timetables, delivery dates etc.established for acquisition, management or disposal work activitiesand/or review and assessment projects undertaken. Ensure alllegislative, governmental and Company operational, environmental and allother relevant requirements are recognized and/or met in carrying outreal estate acquisition, management or disposal activities and/orundertaking real estate assessments.
• Perform other duties as required.

Selection Criteria

Education:

• Requires a knowledge of real estate related to industrial, commercial, residential and ruralreal estate, appraisal, real estate property law, real estate management, land use planning, businessadministration, economics and marketing to acquire, grant or dispose of real estate rights andprepare real estate or related assessments, estimates involving the acquisition, management anddisposal of real estate rights.
• Requires a good knowledge of English to communicate effectively with internal and external clients, prepare written or present verbal assessments and explain agreements to customers and/or their representatives. This knowledge is considered to be normally acquired through the completion of Grade XII plus 4 years further concentrated study, e.g.,Bachelor of Commerce or Arts degree in Real Estate and Housing, Business Administration, Economics,or Urban and Regional Planning.

Experience:

• Requires experience in real estate to understand various real estate rights, the application of market valuation to real estate rights transactions, the use of real estate and legal documents, real estate practices and procedures.
• Requires experience to be familiar with the processes involved in valuing and acquiring fee, easement or other real estate interests in land, granting rights on owned, easement or statutory right properties (e.g. licenses, leases, easements), selling properties and interpreting associated drawings, plans and surveys and preparing standardized documentation and legal agreements.
• Requires experience in completing assessments,reports, estimates and similar documents in undertaking transmission or distribution project reviews, project real estate rights and resourcing cost and/or other estimates and other similar reviews and assessments related to real estate management and/or disposal programs and/or projects.
• Requires experience in understanding Company operational, technical and business requirements and assessing these against real estate acquisition, management and/or disposal project/program requirements. A period of over 4 years and up to and including 6 years is considered necessary to gain this experience.

At Hydro One we understand that the success and strength of our business rests with our people. When we develop their skills, we are investing in both their success and ours. To secure the best talent, we seek to create a workforce that reflects the diverse populations of the communities where we live and work and to create a culture based on safety, innovation and inclusiveness.

We are honoured to be recognized by Forbes in its list of Canada’s Best Employers for 2026.

"Employer of the year 2026"

Deadline: November 9, 2026

The base salary for this role considers a variety of factors, including candidates' knowledge, skills, experience, education, and any applicable collective agreement requirements for union-represented positions. Hydro One provides an extensive offering of programs to promote a culture of safety, wellbeing, inclusivity, and sustainability to enable our employees to be the best version of themselves. For management roles, compensation is based on the principle of pay-for performance compensation philosophy, and the amount of annual adjustments and incentive payments depends on how well you and the company perform (subject to plan terms). We encourage open dialogue about compensation with our Talent Acquisition Team, who can provide more detailed information specific to this role.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Hydro One uses AI tools to assist in the screening and assessing candidates for this role. Our use of AI does not replace human decision-making.

We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Hydro One; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

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