Director, Property Management in Calgary

The Director, Property Management is accountable for the strategic and operational oversight of a significant portfolio of industrial and office assets across the Calgary area. This role drives portfolio performance, operational excellence, tenant satisfaction, and client outcomes while leading high-performing property management teams. This is an onsite position located in Calgary, AB.

What You Will Do

• Drive sustainability, corporate responsibility, and operational integrity across BGO’s property management operations.
• Optimize property and portfolio performance by increasing revenue, controlling operating expenses, managing tax exposure, and implementing value-add initiatives.
• Lead and develop Property Managers and teams through clear direction, mentorship, accountability, and performance feedback.
• Oversee strategic planning and financial management, including business plans, budgets, forecasts, reporting, and variance analysis.
• Partner cross-functionally with Leasing, Asset Management, Accounting, Tenants, and other stakeholders to align operational execution with portfolio and client objectives.
• Enhance tenant experience and service quality through strong relationships, proactive communication, operational excellence, and responsive engagement.
• Ensure effective risk, safety, security, compliance, and governance to protect clients, tenants, assets, and BGO’s reputation.
• Provide strategic and values-driven leadership by improving processes, advancing best practices, leading special projects, and ensuring consistent, efficient day-to-day property operations.
• Other duties as required.

Who You Are

• Key Qualifications
• Education - University/College degree, and Certified Property Management (CPM) and/or Real Property Administrator (RPA) supplemented with leadership workshops and relevant industry courses.
• Hold in good standing a Real Estate License through Real Estate Council Alberta (RECA) in Calgary.
• Experience - Minimum 10 years in the real estate industry in property management capacity, including hands-on property management and multiple property responsibilities.
• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting, budget planning, forecasting and working knowledge of property management.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, exercise sound independent judgment, solve complex problems, and make effective decisions while balancing competing priorities.
• Computer Skills – Advanced skills in Microsoft Office.
• Other Skills And Behaviours
• Relationship/Leadership Skills: Team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong team skills but able to work independently. Ability to influence all levels: senior management, peers and direct reports, and ability to establish strong relationships with customers (tenants and clients).
• Organizational/Multi-Task Skills: Efficiently manage multiple tasks and objectives with varying deadlines and prioritize competing demands effectively. Excellent project planning/organizational skills. Strong ability to handle changing client needs and deliver successful results. Effectively manage a high volume portfolio by prioritizing tasks and providing strong leadership.
• Decision Making Skills: Solid strategic problem solving and analytical skills.
• Police Clearance – A criminal verification check is required for employment.

Who We Are

BGO is a global leader in real estate investment management, partnering with more than 750 institutional clients to invest in and manage high-quality real estate across office, industrial, residential, retail, and hospitality sectors. With a presence in 28 cities across 12 countries, BGO combines deep local expertise with global reach to unlock value in real estate markets worldwide. As part of SLC Management and Sun Life, BGO brings the strength, scale, and trusted expertise of one of the world's leading financial services organizations.

Why Join Us

At BGO, you'll be part of a collaborative team that values your growth, supports your success, and empowers you to make a meaningful impact. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including comprehensive benefits and an annual discretionary bonus. You'll work in a supportive, team-oriented environment with access to ongoing learning, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to help you grow your career.

Thinking About Applying?

The Expected Base Pay Range: $175,000 - $190,000 per year. The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. BGO values the contribution of our employees and our compensation structure may vary based on the geographical location of successful candidates, as well as their experience, skills or qualifications. In addition to base pay, eligible BGO employees participate in various incentive compensation plans, based on individual and business performance as well as a broad range of competitive benefits.

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.

Application Deadline: we will be accepting applicants for this role until October 25, 2026.