Senior Manager Contracts Administration
Senior Manager Contracts Administration
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07-04-2025
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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 Torontos 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.
What will I be doing
- Leads the planning development and implementation of CPGs contract management systems standards and operational procedures to ensure the successful outcomes and value for money objectives of the organizations large and complex capital infrastructure initiatives.
- Authors and leads the review and analysis of the Divisions highly complex Capital Project tenders and contract documents to ensure that the appropriate contracting strategy and contractual clauses are applied to reduce risk and protect the interests of Metrolinx.
- Authors oversees and monitors contracts to ensure risk mitigation and management value management and cost control to identify and advise on the resolution of a range of critical issues including contractor performance.
- Identifies analyzes and develops responses to commercial risks and reports on contract performance and contingency utilization.
- Manages the provision of contract administration consultative advice expertise and support to project teams throughout the life of capital projects.
- Advises senior management on contract management and claims mitigation strategies.
- Liaises and works collaboratively with Procurement Services and the corporate legal team to seek advice and prepare complex contractual clauses that meet program and project objectives.
- Identifies opportunities for innovation risk mitigation and continuous improvement for contract management administration and risk control.
- Manages the validation of contractual obligations and monitors completed work by vendors prior to the release of payments by the Cost/Financial team.
- Works with the CPG project team to ensure the delivery of the work described in each contract recognizes and addresses trends to assist in mitigating the risks against delivering largescale projects
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Completion of a degree in Civil Engineering Contract/Construction Law or a related discipline or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent.
- Demonstrated years experience managing the administration of large multibillion dollar construction contractual agreements and teams ideally for an owner/public sector agency involving largescale infrastructure/transit projects.
- Knowledge of construction contract administration and claims management techniques and practices in a large multi project complex construction and infrastructure environment.
- Skilled in the development and communication of internal contract administration policies procedures and best practices.
- Experience in the interpretation of contract law and Ontario legislation (e.g.Construction Lien Act Professional Engineers Act Canadian Construction Documents Committee documents bespoke contract documents specifications and drawings and legal statues and proceedings).
- Experience in using contract administration systems such as Primavera Contract Manager and Oracle Unifier
- Management and leadership skills to manage departmental staff and lead projects and motivate a team of contract administration specialists.
- Influencing skills to convince senior management colleagues clients and vendors of the need to adhere to contract administration control processes.
- Negotiation and oral/written/presentation skills to represent the Program Management Division in dealing with all contract administration issues and to lead claims negotiations with vendors.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt 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 equitydeserving 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:or email .
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 timesensitive 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.
For Internal applicants with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy the internal recruitment process has changed for nonunion roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policybefore submitting your application.
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.
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