Senior Manager, Commercial - Metrolinx, Toronto

Position Summary

Metrolinx is dedicated to connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe through its operations, including GO Transit and UP Express, the PRESTO fare payment system, and significant rapid transit expansion projects. As an agency of the Government of Ontario, Metrolinx is building new and improved transit infrastructure, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to enhance mobility for residents. Equity, diversity, and inclusion are central to Metrolinx’s values.

The Rapid Transit Commercial Management Office is seeking a Senior Manager, Commercial to join their team, specifically supporting the critical Ontario Line project. This leadership role involves providing oversight of commercial governance and decision-making, offering strategic advice to Senior Leadership and Metrolinx partners, and coordinating commercial activities across the corporation for major transit projects.

Your Impact

As Senior Manager, Commercial, you will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of the Ontario Line project and other significant transit initiatives. Your responsibilities will include:

• Identifying emerging commercial hot topics, issues, and risks, reporting contractual claims, and leading the management and resolution of legal and/or commercial disputes.
• Developing and implementing commercial strategies and management plans to maximise value while minimising risk to Metrolinx, supporting the management and implementation of commercial issues.
• Communicating strategies to Senior Executives and monitoring and reporting on performance to optimise value and support continuous improvement initiatives; providing approval and/or recommendations for approval on recommended changes or enhancements.
• Leading the resolution of issues of corporate significance, as required, to recover or protect Metrolinx’s commercial reputation and ensure value for money and sound commercial decision-making.
• Building and managing relationships with a broad number of external stakeholders/partners, including third-party revenue partners, provincial/federal/municipal governments, agencies, and/or communities, leveraging those relationships to advance commercial objectives.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and partners in developing schedules and plans that maximise efficiency and timeliness; partnering and managing relationships with internal cross-functional departments (e.g., Legal, Operations, Project Delivery Team, Finance etc.) to ensure progression of projects and programs into operational service.

Requirements

To succeed in this Senior Manager, Commercial role, Metrolinx is looking for candidates with a strong blend of education, experience, and leadership skills:

• Completion of a degree in Applied Science, Engineering, Architecture, Business, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Extensive experience in business roles related to the planning, procurement, design, and construction, including experience managing large, complex, multi-year transit or infrastructure development projects. Experience in the transportation industry and public sector is an asset.
• Professional Engineer Ontario (P.Eng.), Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.), Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), Project Management Professional (PMP), and/or Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA) designation would be an asset.
• Experience in developing, structuring, procuring, negotiating, and implementing progressive contracts, including leading commercial negotiations to deliver target price objectives and risk analysis/allocation in complex infrastructure contracts.
• Detailed understanding of different procurement strategies and project delivery models (traditional, P3, and collaborative) and the associated benefits and risk transfer implications would be an asset.
• Prior experience of working on a progressive design-build contract or alliance model would be an asset.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, professional or technical practices and precedents (e.g., Metrolinx Act, Places to Grow Act, Planning Act).
• Knowledge of regulatory, legislation, building codes, legal, and financial issues and government bodies, external agencies, and partnering transit organisations involved in developing public transportation systems, knowledge of construction engineering principles and best practices.
• Broad knowledge of budgetary processes and cost and schedule management.
• Demonstrated relationship management and influencing skills and experience to build partnerships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders for the achievement of results on complex large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong negotiating skills to navigate between multiple parties with differing perspectives.
• Highly developed written communication skills to develop briefs and presentations for executive management with a clear and succinct definition of the issues.
• Strong interpersonal and verbal/consultation/presentation skills to present complex and/or new ideas with clarity and simplicity; to liaise with all levels within the organisation and in the field; to work effectively with specialists across multiple sectors.

What's on Offer

Join Metrolinx’s Capital Projects Group (CPG), a workforce of driven and dedicated professionals committed to delivering infrastructure and making a positive impact in communities. This highly collaborative team values in-person co-creation, relationship building, and hands-on partnership with leaders across the organisation. Metrolinx encourages applications from all interested individuals, including members of equity-deserving communities, and is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible environment.