Director, Commercial Management

Sccsinternational; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Sccsinternational in Calgary seeks a director-level commercial appointment to lead the team on seven project strands, aligning commercial strategy with client objectives and project goals.

The role oversees contract management, risk and claims, financial oversight, change management, and serves as the primary interface with clients, partners and regulators, while leading a team of contract administrators, QS and commercial managers.

Qualifications

• Degree in law, business, engineering or quantity surveying required.
• 15+ years in commercial management on large-scale mining or energy projects.
• Record in contract negotiation, claims management and dispute resolution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement seven-strand commercial strategy aligned with project objectives.
• Oversee contract management, subcontracts and supplier agreements with compliance.
• Identify, assess and mitigate commercial risk; lead claims preparation and dispute resolution.
• Provide financial oversight: cost forecasting, cash flow and commercial reporting.
• Manage change control and the commercial effects of scope changes.
• Act as primary commercial interface with clients, partners and regulators.
• Lead a team of contract administrators, quantity surveyors and commercial managers.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Dispute resolution

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in law, business, engineering or quantity surveying

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

A director-level commercial appointment on the consultancy's Calgary team. The posting divides the work into seven strands. Commercial strategy is developed and implemented to match project objectives and client requirements.

Contract management covers:

• administration of major contracts
• subcontracts and supplier agreements
• with compliance against their terms
• conditions

Risk and claims management is named directly: identifying, assessing and mitigating commercial risk, and leading claims preparation, negotiation and dispute resolution. Financial oversight supports cost forecasting, cash flow management and commercial reporting alongside the finance and project controls teams. Change management covers the commercial effect of scope changes and variations, with change control maintained throughout.

The holder is the primary commercial interface with clients, partners and regulatory bodies and reports at executive level. Team leadership covers a team of contract administrators, quantity surveyors and commercial managers. The employer asks for a degree in law, business, engineering or quantity surveying, with a master's degree or MBA preferred, and fifteen years or more in commercial management on large-scale mining or energy projects.

It asks for a record in contract negotiation, claims management and dispute resolution on projects exceeding one billion dollars, knowledge of contract law, procurement strategy and commercial risk management, and familiarity with fixed price, target price and unit rate compensation models. No salary figure is published.