Senior Transaction & Leasing Project Manager to drive lease deals and renewals through the pipeline

Our banking client is seeking a Senior Transaction & Leasing Project Manager to drive lease deals and renewals through the pipeline with strict process rigor and executive-ready reporting (Hybrid, Calgary/Edmonton AB)[-99].

Overview:

This role supports a strategic initiative to optimize a corporate and branch real estate portfolio of + leases. You will manage 10-20 concurrent mini-projects, including new lease deals and renewals, and act as the central project engine between real estate leadership, legal counsel, brokers, landlords and cross-functional teams.

Must-Haves:

• 5+ years as a Project Manager, with strong process and project management leadership
• Experience managing 10-20 concurrent small projects or deals, owning the pipeline from start to finish with structured workflows and accurate master tracking
• Proven track record producing executive-ready deliverables (decision memos, executive summaries, deal trackers, status reports) that are % accurate, properly formatted and free of errors
• Proven ability to track critical path dates 30-60 days ahead (notice windows, condition removals, renewals) and bring a recommended course of action, not an open question
• Experience enforcing deadlines and keeping external partners and cross-functional stakeholders aligned, with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with commercial real estate or leasing, including lease abstracts and term sheet summaries

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience working with brokers, landlords, legal counsel and vendors
• Experience overseeing document control and quality assurance of legal contracts (LOIs, lease agreements, amendments)
• Experience managing contract execution through DocuSign
• Experience with an IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management System) or similar tracking platform, and comfort learning a new one
• Experience working with brokers, landlords, legal counsel and vendors

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing standardized real estate and leasing project management practices across corporate and branch initiatives
• Owns master schedules and critical path milestones, including contingency dates, execution targets and notice windows
• Manages multiple lease deals and renewals concurrently, from first request through execution
• Responsible for keeping tracking sheets and the IWMS accurate and up to date
• Coordinates due diligence and synthesizes incoming requests into structured recommendations and next steps for leadership
• Responsible for document control, executive status reports and the execution process (DocuSign, contract logging, senior management memos)
• Works with real estate strategy, project delivery, construction, design, facilities and operations teams