Manager, Lease Documentation

Manager, Lease Documentation

Calgary, AB

Join Us to Grow, Connect, and Make an Impact.

At BGO Properties, we’re dedicated to enhancing personal and professional growth, fostering meaningful connections, and giving back to the communities where we operate.

As one of Canada’s premier providers of commercial property management and leasing services, BGO Properties manages a diverse portfolio of over 400 properties, totaling more than 67 million square feet of residential, office, industrial, and retail space. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to deliver innovative real estate solutions that create value and support their success.

As part of the global BGO family, we leverage international expertise and local market insights to provide high-quality services. Our experienced team works across a variety of commercial real estate sectors, which ensure every property we manage is a welcoming and functional destination for tenants.

Whether you’re launching your career or advancing as a seasoned professional, BGO Properties offers opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and leadership development.

Join us and help shape the future of commercial real estate.

The Opportunity: We are looking for someone to join our Lease Documentation team as a Manager, Lease Documentation.

What you will do:

• Manage the Lease Documentation function for a prescribed portfolio of properties with concentration on office, industrial and retail properties, which duties comprise of:
  • Accurately drafting offers, leases, transfers and ancillary documentation from written and verbal instructions; superior drafting skills required
  • Negotiating leases and ancillary documents with brokers, tenants and counsel to ensure minimal client exposure
• Assist in the development of standardized lease documentation policies, procedures and documents and ensuring legal compliance through interface with internal or external legal council
• Assist in the development of precedent step-down language
• Ensure effective delivery of lease documentation services through liaison with other internal departments
• Manage client relations and retention
• Provide due diligence and lease review services in connection with property acquisitions
• Provide estoppel preparation in connection with property dispositions
• Provide leasing file review and interpretation, as required
• Draft miscellaneous legal, lease and property management related correspondence, as required
• Liaise with Asset Management, as required
• Liaise with property management staff, tenants, solicitors, brokers and other leasing staff, as required
• Other duties as required

Who You Are:

• experience – 7+ years of related drafting experience in the field of commercial office/retail real estate. Ability to identify and analyze problems with respect to lease documentation; make informed confident recommendations; able to consider the legal, business and monetary implications of lease provisions.
• Relationship Skills – Excellent oral and written communication skills to communicate effectively and professionally; ability to develop and sustain cooperative working relationships internally with peers and management, and externally; exercises confidentiality; displays enthusiasm; receptive to change, new ideas and opinions.
• education – High school diploma supplemented with post-secondary courses. A related diploma or degree would be an asset.
• Organizational/Multi-Task Skills – Ability to work independently and allocate one’s time effectively, to work under pressure and to manage tight deadlines; ability to handle multiple demands, competing priorities, and to adapt to new ideas and constant changes; must be accurate and detail-oriented; must be willing to learn and to perform in a dynamic environment
• Decision Making Skills – Ability to identify and analyze problems, and take decisive actions and appropriate risks when needed
• Computer Skills – Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
• Police Clearance – A criminal verification check is required for employment.

At BGO, we recognize that each employee’s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners and stakeholders/investors and therefore we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations and life experiences to apply.

BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process. If you require accommodation, please email us at accessibility@bgo.com and include: Job posting #, your name and your preferred method of contact.

We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

BGO Properties is the Canadian real estate property management and leasing division of BentallGreenOak (Canada) Limited Partnership. BGO is a global real estate investment management advisor, real estate lender, and globally recognized provider of real estate services. BGO is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information, please visit www.bgoproperties.com

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