Real Estate Specialist

WorkSafeBC; Richmond; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization in Metro Vancouver seeks a Real Estate Specialist to manage and optimize its real property assets. The role includes developing strategic plans for lease renewals and conducting transactions while ensuring compliance with organizational goals. Candidates should have a degree in real estate or business administration, along with relevant certifications and 6-9 years of experience in commercial real estate. This position offers a hybrid work model and extensive benefits, including a pension plan and vacation time.

Benefits

Defined benefit pension plan

3 weeks of vacation

Extensive health care and dental benefits

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6-9 years of experience in commercial real estate.
• Strong expertise in contract negotiations and market trend analysis.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement tactical plans for lease renewals and asset management.
• Conduct asset optimization to maximize value.
• Manage real estate transactions and compliance.

Skills

Real estate portfolio management

Contract negotiations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Degree in real estate or business administration

Certification (CPM, RPA)

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about optimizing real estate assets to create sustainable value? Do you want to shape strategies that drive operational efficiency and long-term growth? We are looking for a Real Estate Specialist to manage and optimize our real property portfolio and assets. In this role, you'll lead strategic initiatives, high-value transactions, and stakeholder engagement to ensure our real estate portfolio supports organizational goals. This role is instrumental in enabling effective operations, delivering measurable outcomes, and driving continuous improvement across our real estate strategy.

How you'll make a difference: You'll help create a sustainable workplace that allows people to thrive.

Where you'll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

What you’ll do

• Develop and implement tactical plans for lease renewals, space optimization, and asset lifecycle management aligned with strategic goals.
• Conduct asset optimization and benchmarking to maximize value and ensure competitive positioning.
• Manage real estate transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and licensing, ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Draft, negotiate, and administer real property contracts, including high-value leases and amendments.
• Provide financial oversight, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Consistently model the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking.

Is this a good fit for you?

• Has strong expertise in real estate portfolio management and contract negotiations.
• Demonstrates analytical skills with the ability to interpret market trends and apply data-driven insights.
• Thrives in stakeholder engagement and can build collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Possesses excellent organizational and project management skills to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Is proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

Your background and experience

• A degree in real estate, business administration, finance, economics, or a related discipline.
• Relevant certification, such as a Certified Property Manager (CPM), Real Property Administrator (RPA), or a commercial property management license in Canada.
• A minimum of 6-9 years (real time) of directly related experience in commercial real estate or commercial property management, including business planning, portfolio management, financial oversight, real estate finance, contract management, negotiations, and stakeholder relations experience.

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire.
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service.
• Extensive health care and dental benefits.
• Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements.
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more).

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $41.55 - $50.37 hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.