Position Title: Senior Advisor, Real Estate Portfolio Management (T & I) (Telework/Hybrid) Status of Employment: Permanent Position Language Requirement: English, French Language Skills: English (Reading - B - Intermediate), English (Speaking - B - Intermediate), English (Writing - B - Intermediate), French (Reading - B - Intermediate), French (Speaking - B - Intermediate), French (Writing - B - Intermediate) Work at CBC/Radio-Canada At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians. Unposting Date: 2026-07-28 11:59 PM Behind the scenes, but ahead of the curve: help us develop the next-generation public service media organization. Technology & Infrastructure (T&I) is the backbone and the future-forward arm of CBC/Radio-Canada. Our purpose is to constantly innovate to evolve and maintain the Corporation’s technology and infrastructure. We are the people that make stuff work. We make connections between media content, systems, people and places. We are the space in between. A place with purpose. CBC/Radio-Canada has always been a highly regarded pioneer of media technology — not just in Canada but around the world. Today, we are transforming ourselves into a modern and agile public service media organization. Technology is the driving force, and we are the team making it happen. This is a hybrid position with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines. Your role Reporting to the Value Management Delivery Office (VMDO), the Real Estate Senior Portfolio Manager plays a pivotal matrix leadership role. Operating without direct hierarchical authority, you will act as the strategic and tactical orchestrator of the Corporation's real estate transformation. Your mission is to oversee the entire investment portfolio (Capex/Opex), ensuring rigorous alignment with corporate objectives, resource optimization, and standardized risk management. As the key facilitator for the instances of the new real estate governance model, you will bridge the gap between technical teams, operations, service provider, and senior executive leadership. You are seen as someone who: Fosters and maintains alignment among diverse stakeholders. Balances strategic thinking with execution and delivery. Demonstrates and encourages continuous improvement and value creation. Effectively reports out to and works with other areas including Finance and Executive Governance. The opportunity CBC/Radio-Canada is implementing a rigorous portfolio approach to its real estate assets to achieve critical strategic objectives. This role offers the opportunity to be a driving force in ensuring that financed real estate projects align with the corporation's strategic goals, while maximizing the efficiency of financial resources. You will champion transparency, resource optimization, and risk management while supporting critical executive reporting. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Governance, Facilitation, and Strategic Alignment Committee Leadership: Act as the primary leader and facilitator for the Steering Committee (SteerCo) and the operational Portfolio Sync instance. Actively support the executive Governance Committee. Strategic Alignment (100% Target): Deploy and maintain an evaluation framework to ensure that 100% of funded real estate projects directly align with corporate priorities. Arbitrage and Continuity: Structure prioritization and trade-off files throughout the year to ensure dynamic allocation of financial and human resources during monthly and quarterly reviews. Capacity Management and Resource Optimization Integrated Roadmap Planning: Maintain global and centralized visibility of the short-, medium-, and long-term real estate roadmap (annual and 5-year plans). Demand/Capacity Balancing: Continuously assess internal and external team workloads against capacity envelopes to proactively anticipate bottlenecks and plan future requirements effectively. Interdependency Management: Cross-analyze critical dependencies across different groups (Facilities Planning, Asset Management, Engineering, Leasing, Major Construction Projects) to eliminate operational conflicts. Delivery and Synchronization Dashboards and Visibility: Develop and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and visual tracking tools to provide stakeholders with real-time visibility into costs, timelines, and expected benefits. Data Integrity: Ensure the collection, centralization, and modeling of operational and financial portfolio data to support informed, value-driven decision-making. Escalation process: Identify and resolve escalated tactical issues impeding project delivery, preparing files for the Governance Committee when required. Identify risk or issues that require escalation to the SteerCo for resolution. Standardized Risk Management and Partner Tracking Risk Management Process: Based on a risk-wise approach, drive informed risk management strategies, tracking action plans to reduce overall portfolio exposure. Partner Performance Monitoring: Monitor the tactical and operational performance of PDS service provider, ensuring adherence to CBC/Radio-Canada’s quality control and compliance standards. We are looking for a candidate with the following: Seven (7) or more years of experience in project/program management, with at least three (3) years acting in a portfolio management or senior leadership role on complex initiatives. Experience delivering large Real Estate projects and a strong understanding of what is involved in the maintenance of assets, modernization of workspaces, and transformation of owned/leased portfolios. Strong financial acumen and understanding of both capital and operating expenditures within a real estate portfolio. Expert ability to adapt communications and maintain alignment among diverse audiences, bridging the gap between highly technical teams, operational groups, and executive governance. Strong proficiency in utilizing data tools to track portfolio performance metrics, turning complex, multi-location information into tailored summaries and comprehensive dashboards. Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills (internal and external) to navigate seemingly-conflicting requirements and manage expectations. Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent experience and training. Functional bilingualism (English/French). Experience with Jira, Power BI, MS Project or similar tools is an asset. Some travel may be required. Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes: A mandatory Criminal record check. Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position. CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca. You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest. Primary Location: 1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2 Number of Openings: 1 Work Schedule: Full time At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.