Real Estate Specialist

Are you passionate about optimizing real estate assets to create sustainable value? Do you want to shape strategies that drive operational efficiency and long-term growth?

We are looking for a Real Estate Specialist to manage and optimize our real property portfolio and assets.

In this role, you’ll lead strategic initiatives, high-value transactions, and stakeholder engagement to ensure our real estate portfolio supports organizational goals. This role is instrumental in enabling effective operations, delivering measurable outcomes, and driving continuous improvement across our real estate strategy.

How you’ll make a difference: You’ll help create a sustainable workplace that allows people to thrive.

Where you’ll work

At WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.

• Develop and implement tactical plans for lease renewals, space optimization, and asset lifecycle management aligned with strategic goals.
• Conduct asset optimization and benchmarking to maximize value and ensure competitive positioning.
• Manage real estate transactions including acquisitions, disposals, leasing, and licensing, ensuring compliance and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Draft, negotiate, and administer real property contracts, including high-value leases and amendments.
• Provide financial oversight, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to support strategic decision-making.
• Consistently models the appropriate level of organizational behaviours expected of all WorkSafeBC employees: responsive, respectful, fair, collaborative, accountable, and forward thinking

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has strong expertise in real estate portfolio management and contract negotiations.
• Demonstrates analytical skills with the ability to interpret market trends and apply data-driven insights.
• Thrives in stakeholder engagement and can build collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Possesses excellent organizational and project management skills to handle multiple priorities effectively.
• Is proactive, detail-oriented, and committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

Your background and experience

• A degree in real estate, business administration, finance, economics, or a related discipline.
• Relevant certification, such as a Certified Property Manager (CPM), Real Property Administrator (RPA), or a commercial property management license in Canada.
• A minimum of 6-9 years (real time) of directly related experience in commercial real estate or commercial property management, including business planning, portfolio management, financial oversight, real estate finance, contract management, negotiations, and stakeholder relations experience.

We’ll consider equivalent combinations of education and experience.

Who we are

At WorkSafeBC, we promote safe and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability. When work-related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.

What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?

It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.

Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflect the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.

Learn more: Discover who we are.

Our benefits

As a member of our team, you’ll have access to services and benefits that help you get the most out of work — and life.  Along with a competitive salary, your total compensation package includes:

• Defined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of service
• Extensive health care and dental benefits
• Optional leave and earned-time-off arrangements
• Development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, and more)

Learn more: Find out what we offer.

Salary: $41.55 - $50.37/hourly

Want to apply?

• Applications are welcomed immediately; however, must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. PST on the closing date.
• Please note that we will be starting assessments prior to the closing date.

We encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.