Strategic Commercial Manager – Infrastructure Projects

WSP USA; Toronto; On-site; CAD 82,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Canada is seeking a Commercial Manager to help enable successful delivery of infrastructure, environmental, and advisory projects. You will partner with Project Managers, Finance, Legal, and commercial leaders to manage contracts, governance processes, and records throughout the project lifecycle.

You will support risk management, bid/no-bid decisions, and develop dashboards for backlog, invoicing, and project performance while ensuring data quality and confidentiality in a collaborative and

Qualifications

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in Business, Finance, Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Approximately 5–7 years of experience in commercial coordination, contract administration, project controls, project coordination, finance, or related commercial function.
• Working knowledge of project lifecycles, contract administration principles, commercial governance processes, and construction-related terminology.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint; experience with Oracle or comparable ERP systems is an asset.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across technical, financial, legal, and operational teams.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain the personnel security status required for assigned Government of Canada projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the intake, triage, tracking, review, approval, and execution of commercial agreements while maintaining service-level expectations and escalating bottlenecks as required.
• Support contract administration activities by preparing standard agreements, amendments, internal consulting agreements, and subconsultant documentation using approved templates.
• Facilitate bid/no-bid and proposal governance processes by consolidating risk information, coordinating approvals, and supporting partner and subconsultant due diligence activities.
• Maintain accurate and controlled commercial documentation, including contracts, approvals, risk registers, insurance records, change logs, and project close-out documentation.
• Support project setup activities by coordinating as-sold budgets, work breakdown structures, and project controls information while ensuring data quality and completeness.
• Prepare portfolio reporting and dashboards related to backlog, pipeline, contract status, invoicing, receivables, changes, risks, approvals, and project performance indicators.
• Administer change management processes by tracking potential changes, coordinating supporting documentation, and escalating material commercial matters in collaboration with Project Managers.
• Support risk management, claims preparation, dispute documentation, project close-out activities, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen commercial operations across WSP.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Oracle

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder management

Organization

Education

Post-secondary diploma/degree in Business or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

WSP Canada is seeking a Commercial Manager to help enable successful delivery of infrastructure, environmental, and advisory projects. You will partner with Project Managers, Finance, Legal, and commercial leaders to manage contracts, governance processes, and records throughout the project lifecycle.

You will support risk management, bid/no-bid decisions, and develop dashboards for backlog, invoicing, and project performance while ensuring data quality and confidentiality in a collaborative and