Commercial Director

North Vancouver, BC

Since 1971, Carlson Construction Group has been constantly adapting, evolving, and growing to meet the changing needs of the marketplace. Integrating our many areas of expertise allows us to offer our partners and clients innovative end‐to‐end solutions that are unmatched in the market today. A proud and major contributor to large construction projects through Canada, Carlson Construction Group has an expansive list of services and resources unrivalled in the marketplace. With over 100 years of experience, our award‐winning group, which includes Brymark Installations, Corwest Fabrications, Vancouver Pile Driving and Aligned Industrial Services, continues to successfully build our clients’ vision with passion. Carlson Construction Group is wholly-owned and operated by the Carlson Family.

Reporting to the CEO, the Commercial Director will be responsible for Commercial, Contractual, Risk and Project Control functions across all Carlson Group business units.

Key Responsibilities:

General

Takes overall responsibility for commercial, contractual, risk and project controls management of the Carlson Group business units and projects. (CCR&PC)
Hires and assigns necessary resources to the business units and projects to ensure correct commercial, contractual and risk management functioning.
Takes responsibility for end-to-end business CC&R functioning from tendering, through project execution, consolidated business reporting and contract closure including dispute and claim resolution.
Leads claims and dispute resolution management across the Carlson group of companies.
Leads the project controls function across the Carlson Group business units.
Oversees the change management process across the Carlson group business units.
Develops and implements CCR&PC processes, procedures, and practices as necessary.

Specifics

Conducts negotiations of commercial terms and conditions both upstream with clients and downstream with subcontractors.
Acts as a liaison between internal and external parties during contract development and negotiation stages.
Creates language standards for existing and new contracts.
Develops and implements the CCR&PC strategy at Carlson Construction Group (CCG).
Develops and implements CCR&PC processes, procedures, and practices as necessary.
Manages the entire lifecycle of major contracts, from strategy development through to close-out, in accordance with sound principles and practices, company procedures, and appropriate industry standards and contract law.
Leads a culture of continuous improvement in the development and administration of future contracts from the learnings of claims experience and resolution.
Manages claims of significant size or any claims going to formal dispute, ensuring timely responses through the dispute process, and developing business cases.
Develops resource strategies to ensure adequate commercial management resources and tools are in place to meet objectives.
Provides input to and review contract documents with respect to commercial management cost, scope, schedule, and risk.
Proactively identifies risks and mitigates issues to avoid claims and optimize project execution.
Responsible for analyzing issues, evaluating options, and providing recommendations to management (cost, schedule, legal exposure).
Prepares contract notice correspondence to clients and/or subcontractors as necessary to ensure compliance with terms and conditions and effective change management.
Manages complex, high risk commercial issues across contracts including disputes, negotiations, and claims.
Ensures consistent methodology and processes for claims across projects.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualification in Quantity Surveying or a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management; alternatively, a graduate of a post-secondary technical college or university program with additional construction management and financial management training.
10+ years of experience in Contract Administration and management.
Knowledge of construction and procurement laws/regulations.
Experience in working in a multi-national joint venture environment.
Previous experience in construction managing commercial deliverables, including cost control, risk management and contract management on projects worth $10 million or more.
Advanced understanding of contractual and technical terms.
Experience in dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, and litigation support.
Professional contractual and claims preparation, advice, and assistance.
Understands bonding, warranty, insurance requirements and conditions for when they are required in contracts.
Proven track record of successfully building, leading, and managing diverse teams and complex business requirements involving multiple stakeholders.
Exceptional relationship, communication, facilitation, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
Proven track record in dealing with complex negotiations.
Demonstrated ability to work with varying seniority levels, including staff, managers, and external partners.
Strong attention to detail along with the ability to discover potential risks for our company.
Ability to analyze contracts with an eye toward reducing costs and increasing profits, while ensuring compliance with the law.
Excellent reading and language comprehension, including exceptional communication skills, (oral and written).

In return, we offer:

Competitive base salary
Bonus eligible
Company paid RRSP
Professional development
14 statutory holidays
Competitive benefits program
The ability to grow with a family-owned and operated group

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Carlson Construction Group is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Carlson Construction Group Inc. does not accept and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited résumés from agencies. Agencies should not submit resumes in response to this posting to Carlson employees or any associated company location.