Job Description 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.

CPG’s 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 CPG GO/UP Commercial Management team is looking for a Senior Manager to join the team! You will lead and provide commercial oversight on a diverse portfolio of projects that are at various stages of the delivery lifecycle, providing stakeholder management, vendor management, and project reporting. You will also provide commercial options and strategic advice to the Director, Commercial Management, and other Metrolinx partners and leaders.

What will I be doing?

• Act as the primary representative of the owner (i.e. Metrolinx) sitting outside the project alliance, ensuring the owner’s interests, goals, and objectives are effectively communicated and upheld.
• Collaborate with alliance partners to maintain alignment with the project's overarching strategic vision and outcomes.
• Provide leadership in the development, negotiation, and management of commercial frameworks, ensuring they align with alliance principles and objectives, and adhere to Metrolinx policies and procedures to minimize corporate liability and risk throughout the contract lifecycle.
• Oversee financial management processes, including budgeting, forecasting, cost tracking, and reporting, to ensure fiscal discipline and transparency.
• Support the development and leads the execution of the overall strategy for commercial management to ensure successful outcomes and value for money.
• Provide expertise in contractual interpretation and guidance to the alliance in the management of procurement, risk, change orders, timing, notifications, and dealing with disagreements.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.
• Effectively deal with significant commercial issues, including complex engineering, operational and business challenges to ensure the completion of key projects and strategies.
• Foster strong relationships with alliance partners, stakeholders, and key project participants to promote trust, collaboration, and mutual accountability.
• Participate in risk identification, assessment, and mitigation efforts, ensuring risks are managed in a way that aligns with the alliance’s risk-sharing framework.
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and oversee their monitoring to ensure the project delivers agreed-upon value for all stakeholders.
• Provide regular, transparent reporting to the owner and alliance leadership on project progress, commercial performance, and any emerging issues.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Bachelor’s degree in business, commerce, engineering, construction management, or a related field. Advanced qualifications (e.g. masters) in business, commercial management, accounting, finance, engineering, are highly desirable.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial management and administration of major construction/infrastructure contracts in a public sector environment. Training or accreditation in alliance contracting or collaborative project delivery is beneficial.
• Sound knowledge and proven experience of commercial management and contract administration principles, procedures, and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of contract administration and project delivery using alliance contracting terms & risk transfers and an understanding of relevant contract law/regulations.
• Relevant certifications such as Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and/or Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) designation would be an asset.
• Ability to plan, set priorities, schedule, and manage deliverables for immediate and future needs.
• Skilled in managing complex stakeholder relationships and fostering collaboration in an alliance environment.

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 is 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.