Commercial Manager

Turner & Townsend • Calgary, AB

72d • Hybrid

About The Position

As the Commercial Manager, you will be involved in developing and implementing commercial strategies aligned with project objectives and client requirements. This role focuses on improving project profitability and cost efficiency, supporting business decisions through financial and commercial analysis, and ensuring compliance with company policies and governance frameworks. You will lead contract management, including preparation, review, negotiation, and administration of major contracts, subcontracts, and supplier agreements. Additionally, you will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating commercial risks, leading claims preparation, negotiation, and dispute resolution, and coordinating with legal advisors. Financial oversight includes supporting cost forecasting, cash flow management, and commercial reporting, analyzing cost trends, and reviewing cost reports. You will manage the commercial impacts of scope changes and variations, collaborate with procurement teams on sourcing and contracting strategies, participate in tender evaluations, and monitor supplier commercial performance. This role also involves acting as the primary commercial interface with clients, partners, and regulatory bodies, providing executive-level reporting, and supporting negotiations. Finally, you will lead and mentor a team of contract administrators, quantity surveyors, and commercial managers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Engineering, or related field (Master’s or MBA preferred).
• 10+ years in commercial management for large-scale infrastructure or real estate projects
• Proven track record in contract negotiation, claims management, and dispute resolution on projects exceeding $1B.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, procurement strategies, and commercial risk management.
• Familiarity with NEC, FIDIC, or similar contract frameworks.
• Strong experience with EPC, EPCM, construction, and mining services contracts
• Exceptional negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in remote environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement commercial strategies aligned with project objectives and client requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve project profitability and cost efficiency.
• Support business decisions through financial and commercial analysis.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, governance frameworks, and delegated authorities.
• Lead the preparation, review, negotiation, and administration of contracts.
• Oversee administration of major contracts, subcontracts, and supplier agreements; ensure compliance with terms and conditions.
• Ensure contractual obligations are clearly understood and appropriately managed.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial risks; lead claims preparation, negotiation, and dispute resolution.
• Coordinate with legal advisors where required.
• Assess contractual, financial, operational, and market risks.
• Implement mitigation strategies to reduce project exposure.
• Provide commercial input into project risk reviews.
• Support cost forecasting, cash flow management, and commercial reporting in collaboration with finance and project controls teams.
• Analyze cost trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Review cost reports, commitments, accruals, and forecasts.
• Manage commercial impacts of scope changes and variations; maintain rigorous change control processes.
• Collaborate with procurement teams on sourcing and contracting strategies.
• Participate in tender evaluations and commercial assessments.
• Review commercial terms and conditions of supplier agreements.
• Support vendor negotiations and contract awards.
• Monitor supplier commercial performance.
• Act as the primary commercial interface with clients, partners, and regulatory bodies; provide executive-level reporting.
• Support negotiations with key stakeholders.
• Provide commercial guidance to project leadership and functional teams.
• Lead and mentor a team of contract administrators, quantity surveyors, and commercial managers.

Benefits

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
• RRSP option with company matching
• Annual learning and development budget
• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
• Vacation, flex and sick days
• A flexible, hybrid work approach

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior