Manager, Real Estate Delivery – Mackenzie Financial Corporation – Toronto, ON

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $271 billion in total assets under managements. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals. Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie Investments and Investment Planning Counsel.

Under IGM Financial’s unique business model based on leading brands and multi-channel distribution strategy is Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967. Mackenzie Investments is a holistic asset-management partner for thousands of Canadian financial advisors and the investors they support.

At Mackenzie Investments You Can Build Your Career with Confidence

We have a vision and a strategy that will challenge the way business in this industry is done and help Canadians be successful in the ways that mean the most to them. As part of our team, you will do some of your best work, develop some of your most valuable skills and give back in ways that make a difference in the lives of Canadians. We are proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers (2022) by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for empowering our employees with the tools to thrive while working remotely, while also providing resources to ensure physical and mental wellness were put front and centre.

Join an unstoppable team that is embedded in continuous learning, understanding, and knowledge sharing. You will thrive in our supportive environment where you can indulge your curiosity to learn, while receiving the feedback you need to refine your skills and abilities.

Mackenzie Investments is a diverse workplace committed to doing business inclusively – this starts with having a representative workforce! We encourage applications from all qualified candidates that represent the diversity present across Canada – including racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community, gender diverse and neurodiverse individuals, as well as all who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project teams and stakeholders throughout the real estate delivery project lifecycle.
• Define project priorities, objectives, scope and deliverables, in alignment with business goals, working in conjunction with business sponsors and vendors.
• Monitor construction progress to identify and resolve difficult and sometimes complex design or construction issues that are not immediately evident in a timely manner.
• Ensure effective project management tracking and communication standards resulting in transparency of delivery progress and awareness and understanding by key stakeholders.
• Active stakeholder management with focus on building and maintaining strong relationships and ensuring expectations are understood and met.

• Experience with, or interest in, technology as it relates to real estate delivery (e.g. network, physical building security, facility management systems, etc.)
• Delivers business value by leveraging qualitative and quantitative information to guide actions and make recommendations.
• Manages complexity by asking the right questions(s) to analyze situations and able to distinguish which facts are relevant to solving a problem.
• Build and maintain strong relationships; engages and influences others, working transparently and cooperatively with cross-functional teams.
• Executes with excellence by optimizing work processes while driving for results
• Demonstrates perseverance in delivering work and problem solving – can delegate assignments and decisions appropriately.
• Applies industry insights and trends to drive critical initiatives and leverages quantitative and qualitative information to improve performance.
• Focuses on a problem’s root cause(s) and explores a variety of solutions.
• Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments, with some supervisory oversight to review approach and results. Decisions are guided by specific objectives.

• Minimum of 7 years of industry experience in progressively senior positions with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in construction project management as part of a cross functional team.

Please visit our career page by clicking on the following link:
https://www.mackenzieinvestments.com/en/careers

We thank all applicants for their interest in Mackenzie Investments; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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