Co-Op Student, Real Estate Asset Management

Contract up to 4 months starting in May 2026

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Real Estate Management department withinIntegrated Delivery Division (IDD) is looking for a Co-op Student Real Estate Asset Management to assist in the development and implementation of asset management and data management processes and strategies including data collection systems data visualizations and process mapping for Real Estate and Development departments processes. You will report to Director Real Estate Asset Management.

• Helps with consolidating and aggregating real estate asset information developing asset management protocols (asset registry defining asset classes asset information standard).
• Helps with development of data management strategies and data collection systems including the design and development of relational databases for real estate information management and retrieval that optimize statistical efficiency data quality and supports evidence-based decision making.
• Imports cleans transforms validates and models data to improve data quality and ensure data is accurate and relevant and fosters understanding of operational business and system issues/trends while advising on data issues including quality availability and usability.
• Identifies analyses and interprets trends or patterns in complex data sets for data gathering and analysis activities using internal and external benchmarking comparable industry trends and various financial and economic indicators(operating/financial statements vendors data service desk data building condition assessments capital projects and other applicable metrics).
• Helps with real estate asset management reporting through the preparation and consolidation of integrated reporting and produce ongoing and ad hoc reports and dashboards that identify issues provide insight into results and outline recommendations for process improvements to resolve operational business and system issues.
• Conducting interviews and meetings with all partners to understand business processes and requirements.
• Helps with documenting and mapping existing processes including process flows inputs outputs and resources.
• Helps with development of new process documents playbook and procedures such as asset information standard (data dictionaries) data governance procurement process support document centralisation file naming convention etc. and maintains and updates all existing process documents to reflect improvements in procedures.
• Evaluates existing business operations workflows and functions to optimize processes and determine how well they achieve strategic goals.
• Recommends improvements through analysis involving technology and business process automation to streamline processes add efficiencies save time and cut costs.
• Presents data reports and information and communicates changes and process improvements to stakeholders.
• Manages progress tracking duties related to REAM initiatives financial targets and other essential measures.
• Consults with Metrolinx management to identify project priorities based on our organizations business goals.
• Team player demonstrating the ability to work within cross-functional teams in a support role.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Must be attending school full-time and returning to an academic institution.
• Must be at least 15 years of age before starting employment.
• Enrolled in a degree program in Applied Science/Engineering or Engineering Technology Real Estate Architecture Computer Science or Information Management Business/Financial Management or Business Administration or a related discipline
• Project management skills to effectively manage work and resources.
• Ability to analyze information/data and interpret complex datasets including experience with software/computer applications includingPower BI Tableau MS Office Excel (Pivot tables Power Pivot formulas such vlookups xlookups VBA) SQL queries.
• Demonstrated ability to perform both quantitative and qualitative research.
• Competence in software such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook Project Access Visio PowerPoint SharePoint).
• Technical skills including knowledge of software applications such as Oracle Primavera Unifier Oracle e-Business Suite including iProcurement/procure-to-pay HxGN EAM EDRMS OpenText GIS and/or other enterprise asset management (EAM) applications etc.
• Experience with process modeling and process mapping tools.
• Highly organized and flexible with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet deadlines often with frequent interruptions and changing circumstances in a high volume and fast paced environment.
• Self-directed problem-solver taking initiative and proactively addressing issues working with minimal oversight.

Dont Meet Every Requirement

If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: or email@.

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.