Commercial Manager

**The Opportunity**

**WSP Canada**is seeking a **Commercial Manager**to join its **Commercial & Risk**team in Vancouver and the surrounding area.

**Reporting to the Senior Director, Major Projects and Commercial & Risk**, the incumbent will be responsible for the development and support of commercial management for business opportunities and major projects.

Why choose WSP?
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of **inclusion**and **belonging**:

- Our **Flexible**Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A **Canadian**success story - we're **proud**to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- **Enhance**the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- **Outstanding**career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to **your**ideas and trying **new**things.
- A phenomenal **collaborative**culture and a workforce filled with genuinely **good**people**who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.

We offer attractive pay, flexible work options, a great corporate culture, comprehensive and employee-focused benefits including virtual healthcare and a wellness platform as well as great savings programs, and a clear vision for the future.

**WeAreWSP**

**What you can expect to do here**
- **Opportunities selection**:Assist the bidding teams in identifying and selecting business opportunities for major projects at WSP.
- **Call for tenders review**:Study call for tenders for major projects and assist teams with the review and approval of bids.
- **Negotiations**:Support project teams during negotiations and lead the negotiations if needed.
- **Performance reviews**:Evaluate and support major projects’ team performance and strategy from a commercial and risk perspective, including contracts, clients, partners, and supply chain management.
- **Change Management**:Manage changes, negotiations and claims prevention by collaborating with commercial resources.
- **Performance Indicators**:Implement, apply, and assess key performance indicators, and assist project teams in achieving them.
- **Cross-service collaboration**:Collaborate closely with other project support services, for example, Procurement, Legal Affairs, Finance, and Health and Safety.
- **Project review**:Take part in major projects reviews.
- **Commercial network**:Act as an integral part of WSP Canada’s commercial network.
- **Representation**:Represent the Senior Director in the Vancouver office and the surrounding area and keep him informed.
- **Commercial governance**:Support WSP Canada’s commercial governance updates and compliance.

**What you’ll bring to WSP**
- **Education**:Degree in Engineering, Finance, Law or in a related field.
- **Important asset**:Training or relevant experience in project management in one of the following areas: engineering, finance, legal services, governance, contract management, or negotiation.
- Mastery of the project’s procurement method, project delivery, as well as client relationships, partnerships, project agreements, and other project-related documents.
- **Experience**:More than 10 years of experience in supporting engineering projects, including opportunity selection, partnerships, bids, contract negotiations, project delivery, commercial management, change management, claims and governance.
- **Major Projects**:Experience in a similar role for major projects in engineering or construction.
- **Team Management**:Experience managing multidisciplinary teams and mediating problems of varying complexity.
- **Risk management**:Experience in identifying, qualifying, quantifying, managing, and mitigating risks in major projects.
- **Procurement model**:Knowledge of the various procurement models and major project execution, including PPP, collaborative models, alliances, progressive design-build, EPCM, and EPC.
- **Business skills**:Strong business acumen and ability to navigate the different spheres of a business.
- **Conflict resolution**:Excellent conflict and issue resolution skills.
- **Communication**:Excellent communication and presentation skills, in both oral and written English. Fluency in French is an asset.

**Compensation**

Expected Salary (all locations): $ 105,800 - $145,400

**WSP**est l’une des plus importantes firmes de services professionnels à travers le monde. Notre mission est d’assurer la pérennité de nos villes et nos environnements.

Notre équipe compte plus de 65 000 membres dans le monde. Au Canada uniquement, nous sommes plus de 12 000 personnes impliquées dans tous les domaines; de l'assainissement de l'environnement à la planification urbain