Senior Manager, Commercial Projects

1 day ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver Airport Authority Full time

At the Vancouver Airport Authority, we're seeking a highly skilled Senior Manager, Commercial Projects to lead our commercial capital programs. As a key member of our Passenger Commercial team, you'll be responsible for delivering projects from concept to delivery, ensuring timely and budget-friendly execution.

Company Overview

We're more than just an airport – we connect our province to the world. We're leaders and trailblazers for change and innovation, so no matter your department or team, your work matters. At YVR, we value flexibility and customer excellence. If you have any accessibility concerns or questions about applying, please reach out.

Estimated Salary Range: $118,000 - $161,400 per annum, based on a 37.5 hour work week, tailored to reflect your experience and qualifications.

Salary Benefits: Eligible for an annual bonus target at 15% of your annual salary, as well as comprehensive benefits including vacation days, health benefits, retirement savings matching, wellness programs, community engagement, commuting support, and continuous learning opportunities. Learn more at YVR Careers.

Job Description

We're looking for a detail-oriented project manager with technical leadership skills to analyze facility scenarios, evaluate design options, and deliver improved commercial experiences. Your excellent analytical skills will help troubleshoot and improve design and equipment. You'll also be responsible for leading site evaluations, construction feasibility analysis, securing consultants, reviewing reports, and making recommendations. Proven experience leading and motivating teams is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Owning, managing, and delivering commercial projects through the lifecycle, collaborating with working groups, leading design and construction meetings, and overseeing site development and construction practices.
  • Working closely with business partners to understand their vision and provide support in bringing it to life, including design, coordination related to base-building services, maintenance, access, support through airport permitting process, construction support, and closeout.
  • Working closely with Engineering Services, Maintenance, and Asset Management groups, and other stakeholders, in the preparation of funding applications and requirements related to base-building scope, as well as tenants' capital improvement and development projects.
  • Defining and developing scope, deliverables, work plan, budget, and timing for new commercial initiatives in line with department outcomes and objectives.
  • Overseeing site evaluations and construction feasibility analysis; securing consultants for architectural, MEP surveys; reviewing and analyzing reports and making recommendations regarding proposed development projects.
  • Leading the validation and approval of all concepts, innovations, prototypes, template sets, guidelines impacting Base-Building scope, as well as Tenant Design Criteria.

Key Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent, with a minimum three years' management experience, including technical leadership skills for problem-solving and conflict resolution; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Five years' recent, related experience in a project management role, preferably in a capital project environment, while being responsible through the project lifecycle from concept to delivery.
  • Excellent program and project management skills, including cost analysis and product design methods.
  • Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to troubleshoot, process, change, and improve design and equipment.
  • Ability to understand a business problem and derive the necessary information to make a recommendation or decision.
  • Proven experience leading and motivating a highly skilled team of professionals with the ability to nurture a work environment that is proactive, flexible, and responsive to change, as well as solid relationship-building skills with all levels of an organization, both internally and externally.


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