Senior Project Manager, Corporate Real Estate

Company Overview

Manulife is a leading international financial services provider helping people make decisions easier and lives better. Help shape the future you want to see and discover that better can take you anywhere you want to go.

Role Summary

The Senior Project Manager Real Estate will lead the planning governance and delivery of complex corporate real estate projects that support Manulifes workplace strategy operational priorities and business transformationobjectives. This role is accountable for managing end-to-end project delivery aligning cross-functional stakeholders overseeing budgets and vendorsidentifyingand mitigating risks and ensuring projects are delivered on time within scope and in alignment with business expectations. The role will also provide direct leadership prioritization coaching and oversight to a Project Coordinator who supports project administration documentation reporting scheduling and tracking activities.

Position Responsibilities

Project Leadership and Delivery

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex corporate real estate projects including workplace renovations office relocations space optimization initiatives consolidations and workplace transformation programs.
• Develop andmaintainproject charters integrated project plans schedules budgets risk registers governance routines communication plans andimplementationroadmaps.
• Define project scopeobjectives milestones dependencies success measures and decision points in partnership with business and functional stakeholders.
• Drive disciplined execution across multiple workstreams ensuring project deliverables are completed on time within budget and aligned to approved scope and quality expectations.

People Leadership and Project Coordination Oversight

• Provide direct leadership direction coaching and performance support to a ProjectCoordinatorreporting into the role.
• Set priorities and delegate project coordination activities including project documentation meeting coordination action tracking status reporting budget tracking support and maintaining project artifacts.
• Ensure the Project Coordinator has clear expectationsappropriate context and effective routines to supporttimelyandaccurateproject execution across workstreams.
• Review and quality-check coordinator outputs to ensure project materials trackers decisions risks and follow-ups areaccurate complete and executive-ready.

Stakeholder Management and Governance

• Partner with senior leaders business units Corporate Real Estate Finance Technology Procurement HR Risk Legal and external partners to align project outcomes to business needs.
• Facilitate decision-making forums and provide clear project updates recommendations risks trade-offs and escalation items to steering committees and executive sponsors.
• Build alignment across diverse stakeholder groups influencing priorities and resolving issues that mayimpactdelivery timelines costs resources or adoption.

Financial Budget and Resource Management

• Manage project budgets capital expenditures forecasts cost tracking variance reporting and financial governance in partnership with Finance and business stakeholders.
• Monitor project performance against approved budgets and timelines proactivelyidentifyingcost pressures financial risks and opportunities for efficiency.
• Support business case development cost-benefit analysis and investment recommendations for real estate initiatives asrequired.

Vendor Consultant and Partner Management

• Lead and coordinate external vendors consultants contractors architects design partners construction partners and service providers to ensure delivery against project expectations.
• Partner with Procurement and Legal to support vendor selection onboarding statement of work development contract adherence and issue resolution.
• Hold internal and external partners accountable for deliverables timelines quality standards and budget commitments.

Risk Issue and Change Management

• Identify assess and manage project risks issues dependencies assumptions and constraints escalating appropriately with clear mitigation options and recommendations.
• Ensure projectscomply withcorporate policies real estate standards governance requirements security expectations and applicable risk controls.
• Supportchange management activities associated with workplace and real estate projects including stakeholder engagement communications readiness planning and adoption support.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement

• Prepare executive-ready project materials dashboards status reporting meeting materials decision logs and steering committee updates.
• Maintainaccurateproject documentation including plans budgets actions decisions risks and key deliverables.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of project management practices governance frameworks tools templates and delivery standards within Corporate Real Estate.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business Project Management Engineering Architecture Construction Management Real Estate Facilities Management or a related discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 7 years of progressive project management experience withdemonstratedownership of complex cross-functional projects.
• Experience delivering corporate real estate workplace facilities construction capital improvement relocation or infrastructure-related projects.
• Experience leading mentoring or directly managing project coordination resources including assigning priorities reviewing deliverables and developing project support capability.
• Proven ability to manage project budgets timelines risks vendors stakeholders governance routines and executive reporting.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence challenge constructively and align senior stakeholders across business and functional teams.
• Strong analytical and financial acumen including experience with forecasting budget tracking variance analysis and decision support.
• Excellent communication facilitation presentation problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Advancedproficiencywith Microsoft Office tools including Excel and PowerPoint; experiencewith project management tools such as Microsoft Project Smartsheet Planview or similar platforms is an asset.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP or other relevant project management certification preferred.
• Experience within financial services insurance corporate real estate workplace strategy facilities operations or a large matrixed enterprise environment.
• Experience supporting hybrid workplace occupancy strategy space planning employee experience or business transformation initiatives.
• Familiarity with vendor contracts procurement processes leasehold improvements capital planning or construction project delivery.
• Priorpeopleleadership experience including managing coaching or developing junior project management or project coordination professionals.

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.
• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.
• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

The role being advertised is an existing vacancy.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us visit is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Manulife/John Hancock we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment retention advancement and compensation and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race ancestry place of origin colour ethnic origin citizenship religion or religious beliefs creed sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) sexual orientation genetic characteristics veteran status gender identity gender expression age marital status family status disability or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process contact .

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Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge skills qualifications experience and education/training. If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location please contact for the salary range for your location.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits including health dental mental health vision short- and long-term disability life and AD&D insurance coverage adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays 3 personal days 150 hours of vacation and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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