Senior Real Property Valuation Advisor – Québec

Alto; Quebec; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alto seeks a Senior Advisor, Real Property Valuation, to provide strategic valuation leadership for the Québec acquisition program. You will oversee appraisal work, review external reports, and deliver defensible valuation advice to support negotiations and settlements.

You will help develop consistent methodologies and quality assurance while collaborating with Legal, Finance and Project Delivery to navigate complex expropriation matters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, real estate, urban planning or a related field.
• 8 years of progressively responsible experience in real property valuation, appraisal review or valuation advisory services.
• Member in good standing of the Appraisal Institute of Canada or Ordre des Évaluateurs Agréés du Québec and holder of the AACI or É.A. designation.
• Advanced knowledge of recognized real property valuation methodologies and professional appraisal standards.
• Strong knowledge of Québec real estate markets and regulatory environment for property acquisition and expropriation.
• Ability to critically review complex appraisal reports, market evidence, assumptions, financial analyses and technical documentation.
• Sound professional judgment and the ability to provide clear, defensible recommendations in uncertain situations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in both French and English, with professional proficiency in French and functional proficiency in English.
• Experience with linear projects, agricultural properties or expropriations is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a high volume of complex valuation assignments supporting Alto’s property acquisition program, with a primary focus on Québec properties.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert in developing and improving valuation methodologies, standards, templates and QA controls.
• Manage appraisal assignments and oversee external valuation service providers.
• Review appraisal reports, market analyses and property cost estimates for completeness and technical soundness.
• Provide valuation advice to acquisition teams during negotiations and settlement discussions.
• Prepare valuation opinions, briefs and recommendations to support acquisition strategies and approvals.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Project Delivery on valuation, acquisition and expropriation matters.
• Support valuation disputes through review of evidence and mediation preparation.
• Monitor schedules, quality, service-provider performance and risks, proposing mitigations.
• Represent the Real Property team in committees and with external partners and regulators.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer and mentoring within Real Property.
• Perform other duties in support of Alto’s Real Property mandate.

Skills

Valuation expertise

Appraisal review

Analytical reasoning

Communication skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or real estate

AACI / É.A. designation holder

Job description

Alto seeks a Senior Advisor, Real Property Valuation, to provide strategic valuation leadership for the Québec acquisition program. You will oversee appraisal work, review external reports, and deliver defensible valuation advice to support negotiations and settlements.

You will help develop consistent methodologies and quality assurance while collaborating with Legal, Finance and Project Delivery to navigate complex expropriation matters.