Commercial Director, Alternative Delivery

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**Job Description** AECOM Mississauga is hiring a Senior Commercial Manager to join our Alternative Delivery Group.**

**Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:

- Develops and implements robust commercial strategies for major infrastructure programs, aligning with project delivery models and client objectives.
- Leads negotiations with clients, partners, and subcontractors in coordination with project leadership.
- Oversees the project controls function across medium to large-scale projects, including cost, schedule, change, and risk management.
- Reviews and evaluates complex construction contracts and advises on commercial implications, risk exposures, and compliance.
- Prepares and manages project budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics, including monthly project performance reports and earned value analysis.
- Conducts root cause and variance analysis to support corrective action planning and continuous improvement.
- Drafts, reviews, and maintains comprehensive project procedures and commercial documentation.
- Manages the review and approval of contractor invoices, ensuring alignment with scope, progress, and funding authorizations.
- Ensures accurate and timely preparation of project schedules, with expert knowledge of critical path method (CPM), resource loading, and leveling.
- Supports Project Managers in developing incentive frameworks and performance-based compensation programs.
- Collaborates with internal stakeholders across finance, legal, procurement, and technical disciplines to support project governance.
- Oversees and validates change order processes, ensuring full visibility and traceability of scope changes and commercial impacts.
- Establishes and maintains strong relationships with clients, joint venture partners, and key stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration.
- Participates in talent development by mentoring staff, supporting succession planning, and identifying high-potential team members.
- Plays a key role in commercial risk assessments and ensures contractual risks are managed appropriately throughout the project lifecycle.
- Contributes to strategic planning, resource allocation, and staffing decisions for major pursuits and active projects.
- Leads or supports commercial aspects of project pursuits, RFQ/RFP responses, and bid preparations, particularly for complex alternative delivery projects.

**Qualifications** Minimum Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, or a related field.
- 12+ years of progressive experience in project controls, commercial management, or contract administration in an AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) environment.
- Minimum 4 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Professional certification such as PMP or equivalent or PEng.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- 15+ years of experience in commercial/project controls within large infrastructure programs.
- Experience in alternative delivery models (e.g., P3, DBFOM, Progressive Design-Build).
- Professional Quantity Surveyor (PQS) designation or equivalent.
- Membership in the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) is considered an asset.
- Strong working knowledge of applicable software tools such as Primavera P6, Oracle, or equivalent cost/schedule management platforms.

**Additional Information**
Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position

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