Planning Advisor - Real Estate Development Projects

Job Title

Planning Advisor - Real Estate Development Projects

Organization

Real Estate Strategy and Housing Service / Real Estate Solutions Division

Recipients

City employees and external candidates

Job Type

Permanent position

Application Period

August 3 to 16, 2026

Salary

Salary Scale (2023): $65,937 to $110,907 | Pay Group: 29-002

The salary scale will be updated upon renewal of the collective agreement. Notice of Change

Job Category: General Professional | The job title listed in the collective agreement is: Planning Advisor (302240)

Hours: 35 hours/week - possibility of remote work

Address: 303 Notre Dame Street E | Nearby subway station

This process aims to fill 1 position (104525). For employees belonging to the General Professionals accreditation, the eligibility list from this process will be used to fill all positions for this function within the Real Estate Solutions Division of the Real Estate Strategy and Housing Service, whose requirements are the same or similar. OUR OFFER

The Real Estate Strategy and Housing Service is responsible for developing, implementing, and recommending real estate strategies and transactions in an investment optimization context for the entire territory of the City of Montreal.

The service's mandate integrates the Montreal 2030 agenda for the creation of sustainable and innovative living environments. In this context, it collaborates with other City services to achieve major objectives, including the provision of affordable housing, the development of major urban sectors, and the protection and enhancement of natural environments, among others.

Join our team that undertakes diverse mandates in the field of real estate development, within an organization that promotes teamwork and human values!

Your Mandate

Reporting to the Real Estate Solutions Division, in a multi-project environment, you will be responsible for providing all necessary support in the general administration of real estate development projects and promoting the profitable marketing of strategic sites owned by the City while developing and maintaining internal and external partnerships to achieve successful, innovative real estate projects for the benefit of the citizen population.

You have a strategic and integrated vision of real estate development and ensure a comprehensive understanding of the issues, opportunities, risks, and impacts of projects, in order to guide the orientations, investment decisions, and alignment of initiatives with the City's organizational priorities.

More specifically, you will:

• plan, implement, and control the activities of real estate development projects under your responsibility at the planning phase (development plan, modeling, financial and technical feasibility, business model, etc.), the project call, tender, sale, or other processes;
• coordinate the implementation of investment scenario studies (cost-benefit analysis, profitability, cost of goods sold, etc.), real estate analyses (property tenure, pros and cons, etc.), due diligence, technical studies, and other agreements and contracts to support recommendations and decisions;
• develop and monitor project charters, implementation schedules, governance frameworks (committees with internal and external stakeholders), and financial planning (funding sources, subsidy programs) for projects under your responsibility, according to the City's project methodology;
• develop, recommend, and implement innovative and effective real estate strategies, solutions, and business models for mandates under your responsibility, in line with your clients' business plans, to support real estate development in the City;
• present files and recommend real estate solutions to various instances (General Management, CE, CM, elected officials, etc.) in support of major orientations, prepare communications, follow-ups, or situation reports in response to questions from elected officials, the media, and other instances;
• develop and recommend the awarding of professional service contracts related to the implementation of mandates under your responsibility (development plan, modeling, profitability analysis, etc.) and assume their administrative and contractual management.

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent academic) in business administration, real estate finance, urban planning, architecture, or any other relevant field
• 4 years of experience in planning and coordinating real estate development projects
• Experience in coordinating and consulting with various partners (matrix work), desirable
• Good knowledge of the Montreal real estate market and different investment models, desirable

OUR BENEFITS

• Challenging opportunities
• A career serving the Montreal population
• Competitive remuneration and benefits
• Work-life balance
• Opportunity to advance your career

Be proud to work for the largest employer in the metropolitan region and the largest francophone metropolis in North America. The City of Montreal, it's nearly 30,000 talents who contribute every day to the growth of the City and make a difference for the population and the public good.

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Considering diversity as a true richness, the City of Montreal invites women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities to submit their applications. Please identify yourself during the application.

For more information on our recruitment processes, visit https://montreal.ca/careers. For any other questions, email dotation@montreal.ca with the job offer number in the subject line.

Ensure to attach all documents proving that you meet the requirements and include all relevant information for your application directly in your resume. We invite you to follow the evolution of your application in your online application file. We will only communicate with the candidates whose applications are selected. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The City of Montreal offers a workplace where respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.

With its employment equity program and employment integration programs, the City takes concrete measures to increase diversity within its workforce.

Inclusive, the City strives to remove barriers in the workplace faced by people with disabilities and implements measures to facilitate accessibility. In this regard, accommodations during the skills assessment process may be offered upon request.

Thank you for contributing to diversifying and enriching the Montreal public service!