Commercial Specialist

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

Systra is seeking a Commercial Management specialist to join the team for a Rail & Transit project in Toronto. 

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 Team 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 and contractor.
• Support in the definition of Allowable Costs, assessment of incentive reward payments, and verifying eligible costs.
• Control, manage, and report contractual obligations from procurement to final account, including contract administration involving Early Warnings and Change Control.
• Support aspects of contract administration, including payment certification, reconciliations, cost reporting, change management and reporting on progress.
• Training and development, mentoring of junior staff
• Supports teams understanding of the Contract.
• Liaison with the Independent Certifier on Payment Certification.
• Support to Control, manage, and report contractual obligations, including contract administration involving Early Warnings and Change Control.
• Participates in the evaluation of claims for delay and additional costs.
• Support aspects of contract administration, including payment certification, reconciliations, cost reporting, change management and reporting on progress.

Profile/Skills

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

Years of experience: Minimum 5-10 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.
• Skilled in Variation and claim analysis.
• Potential leadership and employee engagement skills
• Proficient in MS Office tools
• Digitally competent.
• Team player. Strong presentation and problem-solving skills

Personal & soft skills:

• Dynamic leadership and employee engagement skills

The salary range of this role is between $120,000 - $145,000. 

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.

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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