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About the Role

Alto is transforming Canada's future with a high-speed train project connecting Quebec City and Toronto. This innovative project aims to improve quality of life, strengthen community ties, and stimulate economic growth. We are seeking a Director, Real Property Relations to lead the real property engagement strategy for this major project.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the real property engagement strategy for Ontario and Quebec, tailored to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Oversee landowner and land-related stakeholder engagement across all project phases.
• Manage the private developer partner’s real property engagement activities.
• Develop, review, and deliver training, briefing materials, scripts, FAQs, and other tools for land agents and partner teams.
• Establish regular reporting on landowner engagement, outreach progress, themes, risks, complaints, commitments, and unresolved issues.
• Oversee land portal matters, including content requirements, issue tracking, and privacy-sensitive handling of landowner inquiries.
• Facilitate regular communication and feedback loops with affected communities and interest groups.
• Support social acceptability by integrating landowner and community concerns into real property strategies and mitigation plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders: provinces, municipalities, utilities, farming unions and associations, citizen groups, and regulatory authorities.
• Lead negotiations for land-related agreements in coordination with legal, technical, and environmental teams.
• Represent the real property workstream on internal and external committees and ensure transparent and proactive follow-up on issues raised.
• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team, including internal staff, external consultants, land agents, and private developer partner resources.
• Develop and oversee delivery tools, including landowner-facing communications, meeting materials, speaking engagement content, issue logs, portal content, and reporting dashboards.

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in land acquisition, stakeholder consultation/engagement, or community/government relations for linear infrastructure or major capital projects.
• Deep knowledge of Ontario and Quebec’s municipal, regulatory, and agricultural contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex negotiations involving diverse stakeholder interests and political sensitivities.
• Experience developing consultation/engagement tools and engagement products tailored to affected communities.
• Experience overseeing partner or consultant teams delivering landowner engagement, including training, quality control, reporting, and escalation of sensitive issues.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout Ontario and Quebec.
• Experience with regulatory processes (federal or provincial) related to land acquisition or environmental assessments (asset).
• Familiarity with railway, public transit, or other large-scale public infrastructure sectors (asset).

Skills

• Bilingualism in French is a strong asset.

Location

• Montreal
• Toronto
• Ottawa
• Quebec City

Work Type

• Hybrid work mode

Experience Level

• Minimum 10 years of experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Economics, Real Estate, Law, Public Administration, or a related field (Master’s preferred).

Benefits

• Basic paid group insurance for you and your family: medical, dental, life, disability, etc.
• Access to wellness and health accounts to support your lifestyle.
• Flex-Alto account of $500 to encourage a healthier approach and a more sustainable mode of transportation.
• A retirement plan and savings options (RRSP and TFSA).
• Vacations based on experience, available upon hiring.
• An incentive compensation program.

About the Company

• At Alto, we are actively contributing to the transformation of Canada's future with our high-speed train project connecting Quebec City and Toronto.
• With the support of the Government of Canada, this innovative project aims to improve the quality of life of our citizens, strengthen ties between communities and stimulate economic growth.
• We work to create high-performance, diversified teams.
• At Alto, we believe in the power of diverse teams.
• We aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone can develop and flourish.

Equal Opportunity

• Alto offers equal employment opportunities to all and invites qualified individuals, regardless of their identity, origin or situation, to apply.
• Please let us know if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. We will do our utmost to provide you with a fair and pleasant experience, while keeping any adjustments confidential.