Commercial Manager

Snc-Lavalin; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Competitive compensation

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Commercial Manager to own the end-to-end commercial aspects of engineering services projects. You will interface with project teams, finance, legal, procurement, and senior leadership to manage risk, change, and financial performance.

We require a 10-15+ year track record in commercial roles within engineering or construction, with expertise in contract forms and strong client-facing leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Law.
• 10-15+ years of progressive experience in commercial, contract, or project controls roles within engineering, construction, or professional services.
• Expert knowledge of contract forms (CCDC, FIDIC, EPC, PPP/P3) with experience in matrix and project-based organizations.
• Strong understanding of project economics, cost structures, profitability drivers and financial forecasting.
• Proven experience managing commercial risk and complex claims including variations, claims and financial performance.
• Strong dispute resolution and negotiation capabilities with ability to influence senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Interpret complex contractual terms and advise stakeholders on risks and obligations.
• Lead cost control, forecasting, and commercial monthly cost reporting processes.
• Ensure robust change management and variation controls.
• Support project teams in achieving commercial and financial targets.
• Oversee claims management, including preparation, evaluation, and negotiation.
• Lead dispute avoidance strategies and resolution processes.
• Act as primary commercial interface with clients, partners, and subcontractors.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Finance/Law

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is hiring a Commercial Manager to join our growing team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Commercial Manager is responsible for overseeing the commercial, contractual, and financial aspects of engineering services projects and portfolios. The role ensures that contracts are administered effectively, risks are managed proactively, and commercial strategies support profitable delivery while maintaining strong client relationships. The Commercial Manager acts as a key interface between project teams, finance, legal, procurement, and senior leadership, End-to-end commercial ownership for projects or portfolios, Client-facing commercial leadership, Risk, change, and financial performance management.

Your role

Contract Management & Negotiation

• Interpret complex contractual terms and advise stakeholders on risks and obligations.


• Lead cost control, forecasting, and commercial monthly cost reporting processes.


• Ensure robust change management and variation controls.


• Support project teams in achieving commercial and financial targets.

Claims & Dispute Resolution

• Oversee claims management, including preparation, evaluation, and negotiation.


• Ensure proper documentation of contractual entitlements.


• Lead dispute avoidance strategies and resolution processes.


• Support litigation, arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) when required.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary commercial interface with clients, partners, and subcontractors.


• Build and maintain strong client relationships.


• Collaborate with engineering, project management, finance, procurement, and legal teams.


• Support executive reporting and decision-making.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, Law, or a related discipline.


• 10-15+ years of progressive experience in commercial, contract, or project controls roles within engineering, construction, or professional services.


• Expert knowledge of contract forms (CCDC, FIDIC, EPC, PPP/P3) with experience working in matrix and project-based organizations.


• Strong understanding of project economics, cost structures, profitability drivers with strong financial analysis and forecasting capability.


• Strong understanding of contract forms (e.g., lump sum, reimbursable, alliance, DB, EPC, professional services)


• Proven experience managing commercial risk and complex claims including managing variations, claims, and financial performance


• Strong dispute resolution and negotiation capabilities, ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape strategy.


• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills with excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills including ability to manage diverse internal and external stakeholders.

Rewards & benefits

• Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs.


• Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.


• And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life.


• Find out more.

Expected compensation for this role is between $140,000 - $170,000 CAD annually. Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

Worker Type Employee Job Type Regular

We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital.

The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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