Vice President Commercial

AtkinsRéalis; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Canada is seeking a Vice President Commercial to lead the Nuclear Canada Business Unit's commercial functions during a period of growth. This executive role shapes strategy, governance, and risk management across domestic and international markets.

You will build high-performing teams, drive major contracts, and mentor the next generation of commercial leaders while partnering with clients, regulators and partners to ensure value and sustainable delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience leading commercial, contractual, and risk management in complex projects.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and negotiate effectively.
• Track record of developing talent and building high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive leadership to the Commercial function and build capability.
• Lead commercial, contractual, proposal, and risk management strategies across nuclear projects.
• Develop forward-looking commercial strategies including contracting models and procurement.
• Advise execs on commercial risk, governance, and margins.
• Represent AtkinsRéalis in negotiations with clients, partners, suppliers, regulators.
• Oversee governance with bid and contract approvals and risk reviews.
• Develop future commercial leaders through recruitment and mentoring.

Skills

Executive leadership

Commercial strategy

Contract management

Risk management

Job description

Vice President Commercial

Location: CA.ON.Mississauga.2251 Speakman Drive

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Join AtkinsRéalis as Vice President Commercial and lead a critical function within our Nuclear Canada Business Unit during a period of significant growth and transformation. This executive leadership role offers the opportunity to shape commercial strategy, strengthen governance, support major nuclear programs, and develop high-performing teams that drive sustainable business success across domestic and international markets.

Your Role

• Provide executive leadership to the Commercial function, ensuring the organization has the capability, structure, succession plans, and performance culture required to support growth.
• Lead commercial, contractual, proposal, and risk management strategies across a portfolio of complex nuclear projects throughout their full lifecycle.
• Develop and implement forward-looking commercial strategies, including contracting models, procurement approaches, risk allocation, and commercial controls.
• Advise executive leadership on commercial risk, liabilities, margin protection, governance, and strategic decision-making.
• Represent AtkinsRéalis in complex negotiations and engagements with clients, partners, suppliers, regulators, and other senior stakeholders.
• Oversee commercial governance frameworks, including bid approvals, contract approvals, risk reviews, and major commitment assurance processes.
• Develop future commercial leaders through recruitment, mentoring, succession planning, and performance management.

About You

• Ability to provide executive-level leadership in commercial, contractual, risk, and governance functions within complex project environments.
• Proficiency in commercial strategy, contract management, claims, procurement, risk allocation, and project delivery assurance.
• Ability to influence senior executives, clients, partners, suppliers, and external stakeholders on critical business decisions.
• Aptitude for leading high-performing teams, developing talent pipelines, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Ability to translate complex commercial, contractual, and risk matters into clear recommendations that support strategic business objectives.

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada.

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.

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About AtkinsRéalis

We’re https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/, 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.

https://careers.atkinsrealis.com/

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. 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.