Temp Contracts Advisor - Projects

At Suncor, we produce and provide energy.

When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Join a high-impact temporary one-year role leading project contract strategy across the full lifecycle, from planning and sourcing through negotiation, award, commercial management, and close-out. You’ll drive contract changes, resolve claims, support warranty management, and help deliver strong commercial outcomes while partnering with teams across Commercial, Legal, Finance, EH&S, and Category Management. This is an exciting opportunity for someone energized by negotiation, problem-solving, and influencing key business decisions.

Minimum Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business or Supply Chain
• 10 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Products and SAP
• Strong financial and business acumen and commercial capabilities, ability to lead others in connecting ideas, events and circumstances to identify effective business solutions in a complex environment
• Understanding of the interfaces with project teams
• Skilled in contract management, contract and procurement law

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project contract strategy and execution across the full lifecycle, including planning, sourcing, negotiation, contract formation, change management, commercial management, claims, warranty support, and close-out.
• Manage contract changes, contractor claims, back-charges, and warranty issues, developing negotiation strategies and consulting with cross-functional stakeholders on complex matters.
• Review, certify, and approve contractor invoices in accordance with established procedures and signing authorities.
• Develop and oversee contractor performance assessments and ensure completion prior to contract close-out.
• Maintain contract tracking and control systems, ensuring compliance with project plans, sourcing and commercial strategies, procurement and contracting requirements, and approval authorities.
• Provide SCM leadership and guidance to the integrated project team, ensuring adherence to SCM processes, alignment with project deliverables and gated processes, and escalation of execution irregularities as needed.
• Build strong relationships across project and functional teams to align priorities, facilitate stakeholder discussions, and support effective project execution.

Location and other Key details

• This is an office-based role. You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.
• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday
• Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work
• This is a temporary position for a period of 12 months

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.