Senior Real Estate Manager, Ontario

at  McDonalds

Company Description:
At McDonald’s, we are committed to being the best, and that starts with finding the best people. We have built a team of extraordinary people from around the world. We are problem solvers, risk takers, innovators, and thought leaders that take our work seriously, but have fun doing it. We challenge ourselves to get smarter and sharper every day, we value personal and professional growth, and believe in rewarding and celebrating our successes.
Job Description:
Position title: Senior Real Estate Manager
Department: Restaurant Development
Position band: Management/Advisory (Global Grade 4)
Reports to: National Development Director
Type of position: Full-time, permanent
Location: Toronto

• Fosters the Team approach to Development within the region.
• Develop, maintain, and execute a comprehensive, strategic market plan for a defined territory and manage aggressive new store growth goals.
• Managing a defined territory that includes maintaining a strong market knowledge and an understanding of coverage gaps, opportunities, trends, projected home/work/shop growth, competition, and other factors that contribute to knowledgeable real estate decisions.
• Manage a team of Area Real Estate Managers to identify potential sites for new restaurant development.
• Identifying and acquiring real estate for freestanding locations, which requires effective negotiation skills and a strong network of brokers, developers, and other industry contacts.
• Negotiates terms and conditions of real estate agreements (up to the executed LOI) and if required, partners with the Real Estate Transaction Manager to optimize the site development and internal approval processes (e.g., financial analysis, Leadership approvals, development permits, zoning, etc.)
• Provides effective consulting and maintains effective working relationships with National & Regional leadership, Owner Operators, other McDonald departments, alliance partners and other outside organizations.
• Communicates and implements corporate policies and procedures.
• Collaborates with key customers to create, maintain and update the 3 Year Strategic Plan
• Vision Planning - Gathers and analyzes information on the potential of the market and each restaurant in assigned geographical area
• Assists with presentation of site packages to management for approval.
• Coordinates the presentation of development opportunities to Owner Operators/McOpCo
• Aligns goals and objectives with the Department, Regional, and Corporate strategies.
• Partners with the Area Construction Manager to prioritize development opportunities to ensure best use of capital (e.g., timing, funding and returns) within the region.
• Creates, and executes the development plan to meet portfolio returns and goals of the Development Team
• Ensures best location/best value for all real estate acquisition