Infrastructure & Capital Projects - Contract Manager (6-Month Contract), COM
Accenture
Toronto, ON-
Number of positions available : 1
- Salary To be discussed
- Published on July 8th, 2025
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Starting date : 1 position to fill as soon as possible
Description
- (Internal Title-Contract Administration and Procurement III)
- Perform a support and development role focused on auditing, training, and developing procedures, leveraging prior experience in contract management and knowledge of the rail transit industry to ensure effective implementation and compliance
- Develop a contract governance framework tailored to the rail transit industry
- Communicate and implement governance policies specific to rail transit projects
- Set up performance monitoring and review systems aligned with rail transit industry standards
- Outline the process to conduct contract compliance audits within the rail transit sector
- Maintain governance documentation and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) relevant to rail transit operations
- Assist with review and reconciliation of variances in system balances versus expected balances in rail transit projects
- Assist with review and follow-up on backlog of approvals for Authorization To Recruit (ATR) forms
- Contract Lifecycle Optimization
- Assist with the development of standardized procedures for managing Technical Advisor (TA) contracts
- Assist with the rollout of training across project
- Define Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) based on contracts
- Follow up on approvals from Project Budget Owners for onboarding new Technical Advisors
- Facilitate the management and coordination of advanced contract administration and procurement activities associated with contracts under various programs and projects
- Lead the commercial team members in performing commercial management and administration of contracts and procurements
- Manage team dynamics and performance-related issues including the review and approval of timesheets, vacation requests, employee evaluations, employee engagements, etc.
- Liaise with the client representatives on team performance and overall deliverable issues
- Develop new commercial plans, processes, or administration and reporting methods in consultation with all applicable stakeholders
- Determine the human and material resource requirements to successfully administer and manage procurements, contracts, or other commercial elements
- Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work against various contracts, claims, procurements, or other commercial issues
- Exercise authority in managing the work and controlling the management of contracts and procurements per the commercial and procurement management plans
- Monitor commercial and procurement staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines, policies, and procedures
- Review and ensure adherence to the overall commercial terms, schedule, and budget
- Identify commercial risks and implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans through both the procurement and administration process of the contracts
- Track, analyze, and report on performance against commercial requirements, schedules, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), and address issues with corrective actions as appropriate
- Evaluate and assure contractual requirements and effectiveness by consulting with clients and commercial staff
- Working Conditions
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Office-based
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Requirements
Level of education
undetermined
Work experience (years)
undetermined
Written languages
undetermined
Spoken languages
undetermined