Contract Reconciliations Specialist

SYSTRA Canada is part of the SYSTRA group, an international consulting and engineering group, a world leader in the design of transport infrastructures. SYSTRA Canada is an engineering and consulting firm whose primary focus is to offer transportation solutions, whether for passengers or goods: feasibility studies of building a new railway line, increasing the capacity of the existing infrastructure, privatization of a railway.
This role will be a part of the DeliveryPpartner consortium on Yonge North Subway Extension embedded into the Client team (Metrolinx).
The Contract Administrator will be responsible for initiating and leading tasks and processes, taking responsibility and being accountable, where relevant for the work and roles of others whilst exercising broad autonomy and judgement within broad parameters in there are of responsibility.

• Responsible to the Lead administrator or Commercial Manager for relevant commercial/ contract administration/ cost aspects of the project.
• Ensure that the CA’s/DP’s commercial position is protected using in depth understanding and experience of contractual, commercial, contract administration and cost processes.
• Some responsibility for effective client relationship management to encourage smooth commercial and contract administration progression of the contract.
• Some responsibility for effective DevCo relationship management to encourage smooth, collaborative commercial and contract administration progression on the contract.
• Expected to help manage and provide development and support to the other commercial/ contract administration team members.
• Responsible for planning and managing own work and helping that of other commercial/ contract administration team members.
• Demonstrates and maintains a high level of integrity, commercial and technical knowledge and works closely with the CA, DP team and the DevCo to develop techniques and solutions to meet business and customer needs.
• Understands the impact of commercial and technical changes at strategic level withing the CA’s business industry/ sector.
• Anticipates and plans change in resources within the project.
• Provides commercial/ cost support to the estimating department.
• Has a good degree of understanding and working knowledge of project start up procedures and is actively involved in the implementation of those procedures when required.

Budget planning, forecasting and cost management. Cost benchmarking reports, provide elemental cost analysis information for benchmarking purposes.

• Overseeing all aspects of contract administration including payment certification, cost reporting, change management and reporting on progress.
• Preparing periodic invoice and reconciliation reports tracking data such as staff, labour, materials and indirect costs.
• Ensuring accuracy of all costs (baseline, forecast, commitment and incurred) are being captured, verified and reported.
• Preparing graphs, diagrams, and other exhibits to illustrate cost status and forecast requirements for Project team.
• Participation in Service Definition work planning (and ASP) drawing upon the functional teams in Project Controls, Production, Interface Management, Field Services, Quality, and Safety.
• Responsible for analysing and validating the RACI matrix for the project as it pertains to commercial issues.
• Manages prompt preparation and settlement of final accounts across the task activities, subcontractors, design firms and wider supply chain.
• Champion of Continuous Improvement, utilizing Lean manufacturing tools, specifically pertaining to changeover, efficiency and costing.
• Monitor resources and costs to ensure that the project meets and/or exceeds its targets.
• Establish and maintain accurate and robust reporting structures and monitor resources and costs to ensure the project meets and/or exceeds targets.
• Provide substantial input to performance measurement systems, KRA/KPIs, implement long term improvement processes and monitor for results.
• Participate in key decision making, risk analysis and assessments.
• Help identify value engineering savings within the project designs and construction methods designs.
• Facilitate a project environment which is collaborative, inclusive, diverse and celebrates our differences.
• Training and development, mentoring of junior staff

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in contract administration within construction, infrastructure, or engineering projects.
Experience on major infrastructure, transportation, or large-scale development projects is preferred.
Good understanding of construction contracts and contract administration principles.Commercial acumen and ability to interpret technical and contractual documents together.
Strong negotiation, analytical, drafting, documentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
High integrity, attention to detail, and ability to manage confidential commercial information.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that values applications from all and offers employment equity based on the merits and abilities of candidates and personnel.
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