Summer Student, Sustainability
Location:
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S5
Position Title: Summer Student, Sustainability
Term Length: Summer 2026 (May – August)
Work Model: 3 days in office
Position Overview
Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a real impact? Choice is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented summer student to support our ESG reporting and benchmarking efforts. The role will play a key part in implementing our BOMA BEST certification program across our retail and industrial portfolio.
As a Sustainability summer student, you will gain hands-on experience in sustainable real estate operations and development. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of internal and industry experts across a variety of property types. The successful candidate will have excellent data management and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, and a strong work ethic.
Responsibilities
At Choice Properties, we embed best practices in everything we do by focusing on two areas where we can make a difference: Fighting Climate Change and Strengthening Communities to Prosper.
Fighting Climate Change - We believe that embedding environmentally sound practices wherever we can in our business is good for us, our tenants and the communities in which we operate. As part of Choice Properties' net-zero targets, which were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative in 2022, we are beginning to execute our plan to meet our near and long-term targets. That includes completing asset-specific net-zero transition plans, implementing green leases with tenants to promote energy efficiency, using renewable energy and furthering low-carbon designs.
Strengthening Communities to Prosper - As one of Canada’s largest property owners, we help to create strong and vibrant communities where our tenants and site visitors can prosper. We embed this in our work by ensuring that our properties reflect and add to the strength of the community where they are located, helping support Canadian businesses wherever possible, and spurring local and diverse economic development. Fostering and promoting a diverse workforce, deeply engaged in our mission, provides us with the benefit of different perspectives, experiences and skills, which we harness to create enduring value.
About Choice Properties
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner, manager and developer of well-located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Choice Properties' portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket-anchored shopping centers.
Choice Properties’ strategy is to create value by enhancing and optimizing its portfolio through high quality transactions, strategic development and active property management. We mainly focus on necessity-based retail, and high-quality industrial and mixed-use assets. In particular, we have a strategic relationship with Loblaw, our largest tenant, that provides us with access to high quality investment opportunities.
Our established operating platform with a proven track record of success also provides us with access to a transformational development pipeline that we believe supports superior long-term value creation and growth. A commitment to continuous learning and development is a strong part of our culture.
Additional Information
Choice Properties REIT recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.
In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.
Number Of Openings
1
Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.
Hiring Range / Échelle Salariale à L’embauche
$35,000.00 - $40,000.00 / 35.000,00$ - 40.000,00$ (per year / par an)
A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S5
Position Title: Summer Student, Sustainability
Term Length: Summer 2026 (May – August)
Work Model: 3 days in office
Position Overview
Are you passionate about sustainability and eager to make a real impact? Choice is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented summer student to support our ESG reporting and benchmarking efforts. The role will play a key part in implementing our BOMA BEST certification program across our retail and industrial portfolio.
As a Sustainability summer student, you will gain hands-on experience in sustainable real estate operations and development. You will have the opportunity to work with a diverse group of internal and industry experts across a variety of property types. The successful candidate will have excellent data management and interpersonal skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, and a strong work ethic.
Responsibilities
- Respond to the annual Ontario Energy and Water Reporting & Benchmarking regulation, City of Montreal By-law on GHG emissions disclosure, and City of Toronto Energy and Water Reporting By-law reporting
- Support the preparation and submission of annual ESG disclosures which may include Choice’s ESG Report and CDP
- Assist with coordinating submissions for BOMA BEST, LEED and other building certification programs
- Research decarbonization measures in support of our net-zero target
- Pursuing a degree or diploma in Engineering, Architecture, Sustainability Management, Accounting or another related field
- Be in good academic standing
- Strong knowledge of Excel, data management and quality control practices
- Demonstrated passion in green building design and/or corporate environment, social and governance programs
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work with colleagues from all different functions of the company (i.e. Accounting, Operations, Development, Human Resources, etc.)
At Choice Properties, we embed best practices in everything we do by focusing on two areas where we can make a difference: Fighting Climate Change and Strengthening Communities to Prosper.
Fighting Climate Change - We believe that embedding environmentally sound practices wherever we can in our business is good for us, our tenants and the communities in which we operate. As part of Choice Properties' net-zero targets, which were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative in 2022, we are beginning to execute our plan to meet our near and long-term targets. That includes completing asset-specific net-zero transition plans, implementing green leases with tenants to promote energy efficiency, using renewable energy and furthering low-carbon designs.
Strengthening Communities to Prosper - As one of Canada’s largest property owners, we help to create strong and vibrant communities where our tenants and site visitors can prosper. We embed this in our work by ensuring that our properties reflect and add to the strength of the community where they are located, helping support Canadian businesses wherever possible, and spurring local and diverse economic development. Fostering and promoting a diverse workforce, deeply engaged in our mission, provides us with the benefit of different perspectives, experiences and skills, which we harness to create enduring value.
About Choice Properties
Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is an owner, manager and developer of well-located retail and commercial real estate across Canada. Choice Properties' portfolio spans approximately 65 million square feet of gross leasable area and consists of over 700 properties primarily focused on supermarket-anchored shopping centers.
Choice Properties’ strategy is to create value by enhancing and optimizing its portfolio through high quality transactions, strategic development and active property management. We mainly focus on necessity-based retail, and high-quality industrial and mixed-use assets. In particular, we have a strategic relationship with Loblaw, our largest tenant, that provides us with access to high quality investment opportunities.
Our established operating platform with a proven track record of success also provides us with access to a transformational development pipeline that we believe supports superior long-term value creation and growth. A commitment to continuous learning and development is a strong part of our culture.
Additional Information
Choice Properties REIT recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation’s evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and employees with disabilities.
In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.
Number Of Openings
1
Please Note: If you have Employee Self Service (ESS) on Workday, apply to this job via the Workday application.
Hiring Range / Échelle Salariale à L’embauche
$35,000.00 - $40,000.00 / 35.000,00$ - 40.000,00$ (per year / par an)
A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.