Prime Contract Manager
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Mississauga, ON
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Category
- Legal
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Construction Management or related field, with formal training in contract law, contract administration, commercial management, negotiation, change management, and
- 15+ years of progressive experience on large, complex construction or infrastructure projects (preferably rail/transit or regulated environments), including 7+ years in senior contract administration,
- Strong expertise administering complex prime contracts across the full lifecycle (design through close-out), including change management, contractual notices, commercial entitlement, payment, audit, a
- Experience working with public-sector owners and in collaborative delivery models (JV, consortium, alliance, open-book/target-cost), with proven ability to prepare executive-level materials, manage hi
- Proficiency with key tools and systems including Aconex (or equivalent), MS Office, SharePoint, contract registers and dashboards, cost/ERP and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI), and other supporting p
Full description
Prime Contract Manager
The Prime Contract Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day administration, interpretation, and governance of the Project Alliance Agreement and its associated documents, ensuring the Alliance’s contractual and commercial position is protected while supporting timely, best-for-project decisions within an open-book, collaborative environment.
Acting as the primary contract adviser to the AMT and delivery teams, the role provides guidance on Owner directions, scope variations, adjustment events, payments, reporting, audit, risk/reward, completion, and issue resolution, while working closely with the Owner’s Representative, Alliance leadership and management teams, the Alliance Auditor, legal counsel, project controls, finance, procurement, and package teams. The position also serves as deputy to the Commercial and Governance Manager when required and is expected to build the capability necessary to step into the role as a future successor.
This role is based out of office in Toronto, ON.
What You Will Be Working On
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- Lead the day-to-day administration and interpretation of the Project Alliance Agreement and incorporated documents; provide clear, practical advice on obligations, approvals, authorities, rights, timelines and required records.
- Review proposed and issued Owner directions; determine whether they may constitute scope variations or adjustment events; coordinate cost, schedule, risk and technical assessments; prepare required reports and secure approvals before implementation.
- Draft, review and issue contractual notices, responses, reservation-of-rights letters and formal correspondence; maintain response deadlines and ensure early notification of emerging issues.
- Prepare and quality-check papers, recommendations and decision records for Alliance management and leadership forums; confirm compliance with delegated authority, governance plans and decision requirements.
- Lead cross-functional commercial reviews with delivery, design, construction, planning, project controls, risk, finance and procurement to establish entitlement, mitigation, value for money and implementation strategy.
- Support and challenge the application of Actual Cost, Fee, payment, holdback, target cost adjustments, final account and risk/reward mechanisms; coordinate with finance, cost control and the Alliance Auditor.
- Maintain the prime contract obligations matrix and change, notice, direction, decision, approval and issue registers; ensure records are complete, traceable, secure and audit-ready.
- Lead commercial discussions and negotiations with the Owner’s Representative and Alliance participants; resolve issues at the lowest practical level and prepare escalations or expert referrals when required.