Commercial Project Manager

Overview

This role supports commercial and financial success for professional services projects and pursuits related to rail and public transportation. Working across consulting, finance, and legal stakeholders, you will help project owners and pursuit leads understand financial performance, manage contractual requirements, identify commercial risks, and support informed decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

The position is remote within Canada and reports to the Team Lead Commercial Project Management.

Responsibilities

Drive Commercial and Financial Performance

• Monitor and analyze project financial performance, including budgets, revenue, costs, burn rates, margins, WIP, and receivables.
• Investigate variances, support forecasting, and provide reliable financial information and actionable insights to project and contract owners.
• Proactively identify financial trends, potential profit erosion, and commercial risks; challenge assumptions where appropriate and develop corrective actions.
• Evaluate the financial and commercial implications of scope changes, staffing decisions, subcontractor utilization, schedules, and contractual deviations.

Be a Trusted Business Partner

• Partner with project owners, contract owners, and pursuit leads to provide practical guidance and support informed decisions across the project lifecycle.
• Participate in project performance reviews and collaborate with consulting leadership, finance, legal, and other stakeholders to resolve commercial challenges, balance competing priorities, and escalate material matters through commercial leadership when appropriate.

Manage Commercial and Contractual Administration

• Review and interpret client contracts, task orders, amendments, and subcontractor agreements, assessing commercial terms, financial obligations, contractual risks, and compliance with the company’s commercial framework and approval requirements.
• Support client contract negotiations, execution, and modifications; coordinate commercial activities through contract award and project activation in collaboration with project and contract owners, commercial leadership, and legal.
• Draft, negotiate, and administer subcontractor agreements and related commercial documents, including teaming agreements, NDAs, and amendments; support subcontractor onboarding, compliance, and project-related procurement administration.
• Support bids and proposals through pricing, cost calculations, rate schedules, commercial compliance, contractual risk assessments, and coordination of required legal and conflict-of-interest reviews.
• Monitor contractual obligations, funding, milestones, and compliance; proactively identify deviations, scope changes, claims, and disputes for coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Ensure Financial Integrity and Billing Excellence

• Own and coordinate project billing processes, ensuring accurate and timely invoicing.
• Monitor WIP and receivables and manage payment follow-up in accordance with contractual and client requirements.
• Establish and maintain accurate project financial structures, budgets, funding, rates, and billing arrangements, translating contractual requirements into effective financial controls.
• Manage and execute essential commercial and financial activities, including subcontractor billing reviews, cost reconciliations, project updates, and closeout; ensure accurate financial information and alignment between project management and accounting systems.
• Coordinate standardized and transactional tasks with internal teams and shared-service resources.
• Coordinate with finance on accounting treatment, financial governance, and project adjustments; coordinate with legal on contractual matters requiring legal advice or determination.
• Maintain reliable project records and documentation to support contractual compliance, audit readiness, and project closeout.

Contribute to Continuous Improvement and Digitalization

• Strengthen and standardize commercial project management processes using digital tools, data analytics, and automation to improve transparency, efficiency, and decision-making.
• Contribute to a scalable, forward-looking commercial project management function.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Approximately 2–5 years of experience in commercial project management, project controlling, project finance, project accounting, or a related discipline.
• Solid understanding of project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, profitability analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to understand and interpret commercial contracts and translate contractual requirements into effective project management practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn financial information into meaningful business insights.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence working with financial and project management systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• Proactive, structured, and accountable working style, able to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Hands-on, solution-oriented mindset balancing commercial analysis and day-to-day execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in professional services, consulting, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based organizations.
• Familiarity with public-sector or government contracts, including complex billing arrangements, subcontractor management, and contractual compliance.
• Experience with project management and financial systems such as Kantata and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization and reporting tools.
• Exposure to transportation, rail, transit, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting commercial negotiations, bids and proposals, or project risk management.

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual gross salary between $90,000 and $93,000 CAD + bonus for full-time employment, depending on professional qualifications and experience.

Canada Health & Wellness Benefits

• Comprehensive, company-paid benefits program for employees and eligible dependents, including Basic Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Dependent Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability, extended Health and Dental coverage, and access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• RRSP support: company subsidizes a Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) of your choice with a contribution equal to 5% of your basic salary.
• Competitive vacation time plus 11 paid company holidays.

Working Conditions and Travel

• Work may be performed from a home office and/or a well-lighted, heated and air-conditioned indoor office with adequate ventilation.
• Minimal overnight travel by land and air.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work at a computer workstation for periods up to 4 hours at a time
• Ability to speak on the telephone for a total of up to 3 hours per day
• Ability to sit for up to 3 hours without breaks at meetings
• Ability to walk and stand for up to 4 hours without breaks at program site visits and meetings

Equal Employment Opportunity

The organization provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or genetics. The organization complies with applicable nondiscrimination laws.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.