Manager, Real Estate and Facilities

Manager, Real Estate and Facilities - Western Canada

CBI Health is Canada's leading community-based healthcare provider, delivering both rehabilitation and home health services. Our integrated, interdisciplinary network delivers physical and mental health services in clinic, home and facility settings and remotely through virtual care/telehealth. With over 12,000 dedicated staff supporting over 800 communities across the country, we deliver proven outcomes that meet the healthcare needs of Canadians.

As the Manager, Real Estate and Facilities, you are a multidisciplinary real estate professional who acts as the Real Estate, Facilities and Project Management SME for all business leaders within a particular geographical region. (+/- 75 retail and office locations). The Manager, Real Estate and Facilities will work closely with local operations management and corporate services personnel to ensure that external service providers, landlords and third-party suppliers deliver effective and value-added facility support.

This role is remote - based, with some travel between office locations in Western Canada.

Take an inside look at what you’ll do each day

• Act as the single point of escalation for property management issues and concern with Landlords


• In consultation with third party vendors, monitor trends in local commercial real estate markets.


• Conduct feasibility studies, site evaluation, project development, conceptual & detailed engineering design and construction


• Support the Real Estate, Design and Planning, functions in the evaluation of potential sites and the scope or work associated with converting existing buildings or new developments


• Maintain a thorough understanding of lease terms to ensure accuracy of lease documentation, key dates and occupancy expenses across the portfolio


• In conjunction with Procurement/Facility Service desk personnel manage supply and service vendors/contracts to ensure cost effective and quality service delivery to local operations


• Provide strong technical building systems guidance and troubleshooting expertise to operations, project managers and service desk personnel.


• Facilitate emergency response where required due to security, maintenance, or health & safety incidents


• Maintain active awareness of industry advancements in facility planning coordination and maintenance


• Collaborates with stakeholders and external suppliers to identify and develop project scope, design, business requirements, schedules, and costs


• Provide cost estimates and analysis to support Finance with development of business cases for expansion, relocation, and renovation projects


• Mentor, train and develop project management and facility personnel to meet established goals, including key performance criteria


• Provide creative solutions and alternatives that optimize the physical environment


• Prepare recommendations for Management approval based on established scope and expectations

Here’s what you’ll need to be successful

• Post-Secondary education in Business, Design or Engineering


• A minimum 10 years of experience in Real Estate, Property or Facility Management


• RPA/FMA or CPM designation considered an assets


• Experience with the coordination and execution of contracts and/or projects nationally.


• Familiar with corporate real estate transactions and the implications (to a project)


• PMP certification would be an asset


• Knowledge of commercial building practices and national and regional building code(s)

What CBI Health offers you

• Training and mentoring from a national network of experts


• Competitive compensation with comprehensive benefits and rewards package, including group health, dental and vision benefits, paid 100% by the employer


• Flexible hours, which allow work-life balance and focus on quality of life

About Us

For millions of Canadians, CBI Health is where better begins. We are Canada’s leading community healthcare provider, reliably delivering innovative rehabilitation and home care programs that help our clients achieve their health goals. With 250+ locations and supporting more than 800 communities, people are at the heart of what we do. Every day, all across the country, our 13,000 staff work together to make a meaningful difference in our clients’ lives and help shape healthcare for the better. Learn more at cbihealth.ca.

CBI Health is committed to providing a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe and accepted as their authentic selves. We actively seek qualified candidates who share our commitment to equity and inclusion and contribute to the diversification of ideas and perspectives that help us innovate and provide the best possible care to our clients.

We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other characteristics that make each of us different.