SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.

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Context

You’ll guide commercial strategy for Systra's key rail and transit projects, partnering with senior leaders and delivery teams to uphold contractual best practices and advance outcomes that matter to communities.

Missions/Main Duties

The Commercial Manager will be responsible for managing the detailed day-to-day tasks and streamlining the commercial management processes:

• Support the Commercial Director in the delivery of the commercial objectives for the project.
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative working relationships, developing mutual trust and understanding with the client contractor and members of the Client/ Project team.
• Support the procurement of the various Contractors through RFP to financial close on behalf of the Client.
• Support the leadership during Development phase in Target price negotiations.
• Support on definition of Allowable Costs, assessment of incentive reward payments, verifying eligible cost.
• Control, manage, and report contractual obligations from procurement to final account including contract administration involving Early Warnings and Change Control
• Continuously improving tender reports, protocols and documentation including the following key deliverables.
• Budget planning, forecasting and cost management.
• Support aspects of contract administration including payment certification, reconciliations, cost reporting, change management and reporting on progress.
• Provide substantial input to performance measurement systems, Key Result Areas/ KPIs, implement long term improvement processes and monitor the results.
• Training and development, mentoring of junior staff

Profile/Skills

Education: Degree in engineering, accounting, business administration, construction management, project management, or equivalent

Years of experience: Minimum ten (10) years of relevant experience in large infrastructure and rail transit projects with renowned construction or consulting company(s)

Technical competencies:

• Experience with analysis, construction and design scope
• Experience with change management and implementation within a production environment
• Highly skilled in understanding the cost base and profit driver of a sophisticated Contracting organization
• Proven track record in articulating complex construction issues and communicating concise positions to business directors and teams.

Personal & soft skills:   

• Dynamic leadership and employee engagement skills

The reference Salary Range is between $145,000 - $160,000. 

The salary range provided below serves as a general guideline and reflects typical offers for this position.

It is not intended as a strict range; in certain situations, actual compensation may vary when justified. The components of Bonus and Benefits are additional.

SYSTRA Canada is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.

Note: In this description, the masculine gender is used for easy reading purposes and includes the feminine.

We use AI-enabled tools in our recruitment platform (iCIMS) for tasks like resume parsing and candidate matching. These tools do not make hiring decisions; all applications are reviewed by a human recruiter, and final decisions are made by our hiring team.

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