Contracts Manager

The future you want is within reach.

At PCL, your personal and professional growth is our passion. We're excited to help you discover what's next in your journey so you can build a legacy that you're proud of. With locations and projects across North America and beyond, exciting opportunities are waiting for you in dozens of cities.

We're also looking at what's next for you and how we can help you build a career you're proud of. PCL is Canada's largest general contractor, regularly named one of North America's Best Managed Companies.

You could be part of a company that is 100% employee-owned, and that is expanding in Montreal and the Quebec market.

Here is how a Contracts Manager for our Montreal office contributes to our team:

• Completes necessary insurance reports required by the districts and corporate offices.
• Responsible for subcontract process including SDI and subcontract management. Identifies any potential/real claims for project and notifies manager, Finance, and Commercial Risk.
• Supports manager, Finance, and Commercial Risk, with implementing, monitoring, and ensuring adherence to district/company policies and procedures to ensure the continued effectiveness of the district.
• Provides monthly/quarterly reporting on all open claims and provides legal expenses reports for year-end reporting.
• Evaluates, monitors, and ensures that all insurance requirements are being met to meet contract and corporate requirements.
• Identifies opportunities where special insurance requirements/benefits may be developed or may exist.
• Places insurance and bonds on new projects and monitors on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates the SDI qualification process and ensures all standards guidelines are being followed met to identify/measure risks associated with potential trade partners, existing workloads of trade partners.
• Actively revisits and makes improvements to procedures to ensure the SDI process is up to date.
• Coordinates SDI claims and claims management to mitigate losses to PCL.
• Coordinates resolution of disputes and provides assistance when resolving contract disputes, as required.
• Assists with the interpretation, negotiation, and approval of deviations from an existing supplier, consultant, and subcontract form, including specialty clauses, and ensures risks are mitigated.

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in a related discipline.
• Accounting designation an asset.
• 8 years of progressive experience with direct project administration and accounting in the construction or related industry with 2 years of exposure to risk management and legal issues preferred. On-site project experience is an asset.
• Understands and complies with all labor agreements, government legislation, and PCL policies and procedures. Intermediate ability to draft/review and negotiate various forms of contract language, as required.
• Intermediate knowledge of bid and contract securities and insurance as they relate to risk management, claims management, pricing, and accounting.
• Intermediate risk interpretation, negotiation skills, and strategic thinking to ensure PCL interests are protected in all contractual and subcontract agreements.
• Intermediate knowledge of contract/construction law in relation to tender documents and project contracts.
• Understanding of the commercial terms of the contract and the district/corporate management reports.
• Expert understanding of subcontract PO terms, including insurance and subcontractor default insurance (SDI) and bonding requirements.
• Advanced understanding of owner contracts as they relate to payment terms, billing requirements, audit rights, cost-of-work definition, insurance, and bonding.
• Understanding of Lean principles and process improvement.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.

PCL is an innovative, employee-owned company comprised of people who find passion in their profession and take pride in doing great work every day. Our work powers the infrastructure and utilities that are essential to daily life and our projects are the scene of vacations, careers, education and healing. We are consistently ranked among the best companies to work for because we are committed to supporting and developing our teams.

The PCL Companies celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating equitable opportunities and an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We make employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status.

PCL combines numerous pay and benefit strategies to provide a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package. Any salary range displayed by a job board is an estimate. Your salary, which considers your unique qualifications and experience, is just one component of the robust total rewards you'll enjoy at PCL. This may include an employee share purchase offering, discretionary annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits and wellness programs, retirement plan plus matching, and career development programs.

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Together, we can build success and a better future. Let's get started

Employee Status: Regular Full-Time

Company: Construction PCL Inc.

Primary Location: Montréal, Quebec

Job: Contracts Manager

Requisition: 10140