Senior Manager, Commercial at Metrolinx in Canada, CA

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

This role is an in office position based at our 2 Queen St. E location. Our team is highly collaborative, and much of our work benefits from in person co creation, relationship building, and hands on partnership with leaders across the organization.

Our Capital Projects Group (CPG) workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

Our Rapid Transit Commercial Management Office is looking for a Senior Commercial Manager to join the team to support the Ontario Line project. You will lead and provide oversight of commercial governance and decision-making including coordination across the corporation, provide commercial options and strategic advice to Senior Leadership and Metrolinx partners and leaders.

What will I be doing?

• Identify emerging commercial hot topics, issues, and risks, report contractual claims, and lead the management and resolution of legal and/or commercial disputes.
• Develop and implement commercial strategies and management plans to maximize value, while minimizing risk to Metrolinx while supporting management and implementation of commercial issues.
• Communicate strategies to Senior Executives and monitor and report on performance to optimize value and support continuous improvement initiatives; provide approval and/or recommendations for approval on recommended changes or enhancements.
• Lead the resolution of issues of corporate significance, as required to recover or protect Metrolinx’s commercial reputation, and ensure value for money and sound commercial decision-making.
• Build and manage relationships with a broad number of external stakeholders/partners, including 3rd party revenue partners, provincial/federal/municipal governments, agencies and/or communities, leveraging those relationships to advance commercial objectives.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and partners in developing schedules and plans that maximize efficiency and timeliness; Partner and manage relationships with internal cross-functional departments (e.g. Legal, Operations, Project Delivery Team, Finance etc.) to ensure progression of projects and programs into operational service.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Applied Science, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Extensive experience in business roles related to the planning, procurement, design, and construction, including experience managing large, complex, multi-year transit or infrastructure development projects.; experience in the transportation industry and public sector is an asset.
• Professional Engineer Ontario (P.Eng.), Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.), Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) designation would be an asset.
• Experience in developing, structuring, procuring, negotiating and implementing progressive contracts, including leading commercial negotiations to deliver target price objectives and risk analysis/allocation in complex infrastructure contracts.
• Detailed understanding of different procurement strategies and project delivery models (traditional, P3, and collaborative) and the associated benefits and risk transfer implications would be an asset.
• Prior experience of working on a progressive design build contract or alliance model would be an asset
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, professional or technical practices and precedents (e.g., Metrolinx Act, Places to Grow Act, Planning Act).
• Knowledge of regulatory, legislation, building codes, legal, and financial issues and government bodies, external agencies, and partnering transit organizations involved in developing public transportation systems, knowledge of construction engineering principles and best practices.
• Broad knowledge of budgetary processes and cost and schedule management.
• Demonstrated relationship management and influencing skills and experience to build partnerships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders for the achievement of results on complex large scale infrastructure projects;
• Strong negotiating skills to navigate between multiple parties with differing perspectives.
• Highly developed written communication skills to develop briefs and presentations for executive management with a clear and succinct definition of the issues.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/consultation/presentation skills to present complex and/or new ideas with clarity and simplicity; to liaise with all levels within the organization and in the field; to work effectively with specialists across multiple sectors.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement? If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team. We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation: We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com.

Application Process: All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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