Pizza Nova Looking for Real Estate Manager at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

Purpose:

Reporting to the President, the Real Estate Manager will oversee the development and delivery of fully integrated franchising and real estate strategies for Pizza Nova, and will act as a resource for the rest of the business. This position requires close collaboration and influence of the senior leadership team within Pizza Nova to ensure strategic alignment.

Key Accountabilities:

• Negotiate, manage and track all new lease and lease renewal activities, and a wide variety of real estate transactions.
• Work with property management and owners on maintenance issues, operating costs disputes and leasing issues.
• Evaluate potential markets for new store development and redevelopment of existing sites based on demographic trends, market visits, networking, managing consulting brokers, and a thorough understanding of competitors’ locations and future growth strategies and plans within each assigned market.
• Coordination of all construction and renovation projects; and site plan approvals for renovations and additions.
• Lead all aspects of securing of early renewals, additional tenure; landlord and municipal approvals.
• Managing and supervising of property and tenant portfolio including required appraisals, lease renewals, disposition or leasing of vacant sites, property management and site maintenance issues all with a view to improve the value of and the returns for these assets.
• Provide accurate and prompt responses to franchisees on term for conditions of sale.
• Ensure required lease reviews are conducted for any special projects.

Key Qualifications: 

• 5 to 10 years of experience in Canadian Retail/Commercial Real Estate
• Bachelor’s degree, College Diploma or equivalent is considered an asset.
• Experience in/with QSR or Franchise business.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Results driven with strong problem solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
• Strong team building and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic and detail oriented.
• Must be able to work under pressure and multi-task in an environment with multiple and at times competing priorities.
• Proficient in MS office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook).

If interested, please apply directly to careers@pizzanova.com and write Real Estate Manager Opportunity in subject line.

About Pizza Nova

Founded in 1963, Pizza Nova is a leading pizza franchise with approx. 150 locations servicing Southern Ontario. Pizza Nova’s success as a brand can be attributed to a strong set of core values, with product quality and customer service being its primary goals.

Pizza Nova’s commitment to quality is evidenced in the introduction of their RWA (Raised Without Antibiotics) platform. Pizza Nova is the only Canadian pizza company to offer pepperoni, bacon, smoked ham, grilled chicken, chicken wings and chicken pollini all sourced from animals raised without the use of antibiotics. For more on quality check out The Puro Promise https://pizzanova.com/puro-promise/

The company is family owned and maintains a staff of 2,000+ in the broader system; which has built a culture of family and collaboration.

As a result, Pizza Nova is a brand very committed to community involvement with initiatives such as “That’s Amore Pizza for Kids Day” in support of Variety Village and also has major partnerships with the Toronto Blue Jays, TIFF and the CNE.