Land Management Lead - Montreal or Ontario Canada

Land Management Lead -- Montreal or Ontario Canada

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

When it comes to environmental consulting, we’re helping our clients protect our world’s natural resources. Pave the way for your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. You'll impact the world around you by helping us solve real-life challenges.

Based out of Montreal or from your remote office in Ontario, you’ll have the opportunity to work as part of multi-disciplinary project teams to contribute directly to all phases of government and privately-owned infrastructure projects. This position is Full-time. Bring your enthusiasm for learning and desire to work with a multi-disciplinary team of technical experts, and we’ll help you grow!

Responsibilities of the Role:

• Work on a team responsible for supporting a client with the acquisition of property for a capital infrastructure project.

• Prepare and implement a Lands Management Plan which includes identifying property acquisition requirements, Permissions to Enter, and reducing financial and environmental risk.

• Support the client with the negotiation of Land Agreements with Indigenous communities, provinces, municipalities and other public agencies, private companies, and private landowners.

• Lead property valuations exercises and prepare documents required to support project cost estimation.

• Work with other disciplines within the project team to understand the effects on surrounding properties within the project boundaries and offer solutions on how to minimize disruption.

• Work with other disciplines to capture property acquisition timelines and create a schedule for property acquisitions.

• Identify risks associated with property acquisition and develop, implement, and monitor risk mitigation strategies.

Here's what you'll need

• Experience in Land Management is an asset.
• Bachelors in Urban Planning or equivalent
• Minimum 10 years related experience in right of way public infrastructure projects
• International Right of Way Association designation a plus
• Extensive experience and knowledge of real estate principles, including some knowledge of urban planning and policy as it relates to property and development potential
• Strong entrepreneurial, leadership and communication skills
• Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of project management
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to interpret and apply specifications, contracts, design documents, test plans and coordinate contracted technical projects
• Experience in the use of MS Office Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access, etc.
• Familiarity inGeographic Information System (GIS) and GeoWarehouse
• Bi-lingual is an assetin Ontario and required in Montreal
• Must have driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract.
• Experience in a variety of project delivery models considered an asset