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National Real Estate Manager

Your role and responsibilities

As a Regional Real Estate Manager (Project Management), you will manage leasing/buying transactions and major projects over the Canadian real estate portfolio. You will be the main point of contact to provide internal businesses optimal working/production/warehousing environments. This role requires a dynamic leader who can build productive relationships with internal/external stakeholders and ensure compliance with company policies and relevant legal requirements.This role is contributing to the Electrification Business Area and is located in Saint-Laurent.The work model is hybrid with one day per week at the office. You will have to travel across Canada 10%-15% of the time.•\tBuilds strategic relationships with local division leadership to understand their future real estate related supply and demand requirements.•\tParticipate on the real estate strategic development plans for all business areas and divisions to enhance the local division facilities for both current and prescribed future needs.•\tParticipate on the creation of a real estate strategic plan with required investments and space requirements to meet the business strategies.•\tOversee the acquisition, development, and management of real estate assets to support business operations and growth.•\tLead real estate portfolio review with the business for location base in your region on a regular basis during the year. (Cost efficiencies, strategy). •\tResponsible of the action plan define with the business to ensure deadlines are met and communicated.•\tLead and manage all real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and lease/sublease negotiations.•\tOversee the planning and execution of facility-related projects and renovations.•\tProvide regular updates and reports to senior management on the status of ongoing transactions and projects.•\tHires and manages third party, consultants and professionals.•\tBuilds intuitive business cases, project charter and to be able to effectively communicate them to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications for the role

Business StrategyMarketing, Sales and Product Management\\HSE ManagementBudget & Performance TargetsCommunications & Public Affairs\\Portfolio ManagementData AnalyticsFinance\\SystemsProject ManagementCommunications & Public Affairs\\SustainabilityWorkplace Strategy

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Our mission in Real Estate (RE) is to enable ABB businesses to perform at their best through a global real estate management that covers the full end-to-end lifecycle from site selection, management and maintenance to site termination. We have a passion for operational excellence and make every effort to create value for ABB businesses. Our efforts grow out of a commitment to provide healthy and engaging work environments, improve energy efficiency and sustainability and optimize space efficiency for all our buildings in more than 100 countries all over the world. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. For the ninth consecutive year, ABB Canada has been recognized as one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine. Consistently ranked as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, Montreal's Best Employers, Canada's Best Employers for Young People, Canada's Greenest Employers and a long-time recipient of the Women in Governance Parity Certification, ABB's culture and commitment is to provide a caring workplace where everyone collaborates, feels valued, respected, included and supported. Also committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to the applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process. ABB's Military Reservist Policy offers Canada's Reserve Force members the flexibility to undergo military training and activities while maintaining job security, seniority, pay, benefits, and privileges as ABB employees, including up to 15 paid working days per year for training, as well as extended leave for operations both in Canada and abroad, ensuring seamless career integration with our nation's defense forces.