Senior Buildings & Safety Advisor — Lead Projects (Hybrid)

Desjardins; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

4 weeks vacation

Defined benefit pension

Group insurance including telemedicine

Telework equipment reimbursement

Job summary

Desjardins seeks a senior advisor for property management, build-out and safety to oversee fire prevention and building safety initiatives in Montreal. You will lead complex projects, influence decisions, and coordinate with stakeholders across functions to strengthen safety, leases, and compliance.

You will develop policies and budgets, negotiate leases, and represent the unit with external partners, ensuring delivery of strategic, high-value initiatives in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Six+ years of relevant experience.
• French language is required.
• English language is required at an intermediate level.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients to plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic projects and initiatives.
• Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues and make recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Negotiate, prepare and draft complex, high-value leases while minimizing transaction costs.
• Develop and update policies, standards, models and programs to support strategic projects.
• Develop budgets and schedules for major projects and monitor them closely.
• Represent the unit before decision-making bodies and external partners.

Skills

French language

English language

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Desjardins seeks a senior advisor for property management, build-out and safety to oversee fire prevention and building safety initiatives in Montreal. You will lead complex projects, influence decisions, and coordinate with stakeholders across functions to strengthen safety, leases, and compliance.

You will develop policies and budgets, negotiate leases, and represent the unit with external partners, ensuring delivery of strategic, high-value initiatives in a hybrid work environment.