Senior Real Estate Specialist, Development (Western Canada)

What You’ll Do:

The Senior Real Estate Specialist is a key member of the Western Canada Development team, responsible for supporting the end-to-end execution of real estate projects across multiple retail banners.

This role plays a hands-on part in project delivery, including budget management, timeline tracking, financial analysis, and cross-functional coordination. The Analyst works closely with Real Estate/Development Managers to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and aligned with strategic priorities.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with project management discipline and the ability to translate complex inputs into clear, actionable insights.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Project Support

• Support the full lifecycle of real estate projects, including new developments, relocations, renewals, and asset optimization initiatives
• Partner closely with the Development Manager and Real Estate Managers to track project milestones, risks, and key deliverables
• Ensure alignment across internal stakeholders from deal inception through to project completion

2. Budget Management & Cost Oversight

• Develop and manage project budgets, tracking capital spend against plan and forecasting costs through to project completion
• Keep project budgets current as scope, costs, and assumptions evolve
• Identify risks and opportunities that could affect project budgets and recommend practical ways to address any gaps
• Support capital approval processes and help maintain consistent budget discipline across projects

3. Schedule & Timeline Management

• Monitor project timelines and key milestones (e.g., approvals, entitlements, construction start, store opening)
• Identify potential delays and proactively escalate risks with recommended mitigation strategies
• Support coordination across Development, Construction, Finance, and external partners to maintain project momentum

4. Site & Deal Analysis Support

• Analyze site opportunities, lease structures, and deal terms in partnership with Development Managers
• Provide data-driven insights to support site selection, relocations, and strategic decisions
• Support preparation of materials for internal approvals and governance processes

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Real Estate/Development Managers on deal structuring, negotiations, and project strategy
• Partner with Finance, Construction, Legal, and CT REIT teams to align assumptions and execution plans
• Support coordination with external stakeholders (landlords, brokers, consultants, municipalities) as required

6. Reporting & Process Improvement

• Develop and maintain project trackers, dashboards, and pipeline reporting tools
• Provide regular updates on project status, capital deployment, and key risks/opportunities
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, standardize reporting, and enhance data-driven decision-making
• Own the management and continuous maintenance of precedent and prototype documentation, ensuring all materials are accurate, up to date, and reflective of current standards and practices across the portfolio

What You Bring:

• 5–8+ years of experience in real estate, development, finance, or project delivery
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (advanced Excel required)
• Experience managing budgets, tracking timelines, and supporting complex, multi-stakeholder projects
• Solid understanding of real estate development lifecycle and commercial real estate fundamentals
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment

Location: Quarry Park, Calgary, (Hybrid: In-office 4 days a week)

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well-being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Broadband Salary Range: $64,000 – $106,000 CAD.
Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

#LI-AK1

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market-leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits-eligible employees and their families, including total well-being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide-ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.