THE WORK

As part of a growing and dynamic commercial team, the Commercial Mortgage Underwriter is responsible for underwriting CMHC-insured and conventional commercial mortgages. The Underwriter must adhere to established policies and underwriting standards, meeting compliance and control requirements, while finding creative solutions in a timely manner in order to achieve service goals as well as annual target volumes. Additional credit-related and administrative duties are also required such as reporting and pipeline management as well as networking with external business partners along with various staff within the Commercial department & other internal departments.

• On a daily basis, the incumbent will analyze and underwrite CMHC-insured commercial credit facilities ranging in size from $30MM-$150MM together with additional credit related and administrative duties, for all mortgage product types. Attention must be made to ensure that compliance with the company’s established lending guidelines and procedures are followed with recommendations submitted for approval to management. The incumbent is responsible to ensure all lending criteria have been satisfied on deals underwritten and outstanding documentation/conditions, if any, are being met in a timely manner (60%).
• On a daily basis, the incumbent will communicate with external contacts (origination partners) and internal contacts (funders, managers, administrators, and commercial mortgage sales staff) to ensure transactions are processed in a timely and efficient manner in order to deliver superior customer service and funding deadlines. (20%).
• On a daily basis, the incumbent is responsible for time management of their deal flow in order to meet prescribed deadlines (10%).
• On a monthly basis, the incumbent will be responsible for various administrative and reporting duties required for the department/Company which will be relied upon by Senior Management (10%).