Description
Join our Transportation Systems team in Ontario as a Commercial Manager, supporting the commercial and contractual management of transportation and infrastructure projects.
Reporting to the Senior Commercial Manager, you will work across projects and corporate initiatives, bringing commercial insight to contracts, bids, negotiations, risk management, project financial health, change management, claims, and project close-out.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing commercial agreements, including teaming agreements, Memoranda of Understanding, Joint Venture Agreements, Internal Consulting Agreements, Consultant Agreements, and subconsultant/subcontractor agreements.
- Guiding opportunity and bidding decisions by supporting bid/no-bid evaluations, preliminary risk reviews, delegation-of-authority requirements, commercial strategy, partner screening, and internal approvals.
- Supporting and leading negotiations with clients, partners, and subcontractors, including reviewing and qualifying commercial terms and conditions in conjunction with in-house legal counsel.
- Strengthening project commercial performance by supporting as-sold budgets and work breakdown structures and working with Project Controls and Finance to oversee schedule, cost, billing, and subconsultant receivables.
- Driving effective change management by identifying scope deviations, developing change narratives and justification, assessing schedule and cost impacts, preparing change packages, and maintaining change logs.
- Supporting the resolution of disputes and claims.
- Supporting corporate governance and influencing risk mitigation.
- Advancing continuous improvement and project close-out, including commercial analysis, lessons learned, vendor evaluations, project records, and required client waivers and releases.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- 10+ years of commercial or contract management experience in a similar role.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. French would be an asset.
- Post-secondary diploma or undergraduate degree in project management, construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, finance, business, or a related discipline preferred.
- Knowledge of construction contracts and Canadian construction law, with contract administration and claims-management experience considered an asset.
- Experience with consulting engineering environments, and/or both Owner and Contractor roles considered assets.
- Strong commercial judgment and analytical thinking, with demonstrated ability to navigate deadlines, ambiguity, changing priorities, and complex project requirements.
We offer competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for growth and development.
The salary range for this position is:
- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $101,200 - $134,100
- MB & ON: $92,400 - $127,200
- NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $91,400 - $121,400