Senior Contract Administrator, Construction

JOB INFORMATION Requisition ID: 13915 Number of Vacancies: 1 Department: Commercial Management (20001220) - Head & Staff - Commercial Management (30000598) Salary Information: 100,318.40 - 125,434.40 Pay Scale Group: 09SA (CAN/S/J/09SA) Employment Type: Regular New or Existing Vacancy : New Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: Day Posted On: November 4, 2026 Last Day to Apply: November 19, 2026 The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides: Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future. Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone. Career Opportunity Looking to administer complex construction and consulting contracts that support some of the TTC's largest capital infrastructure programs? Join the TTC's Commercial Management Department as a Senior Contract Administrator, Construction, where you will provide expert post-award contract administration, commercial management, and contract advisory services in support of major projects delivered by the Engineering, Construction & Expansion (EC&E) group. This role is part of the Commercial Management team and is responsible for ensuring contracts are administered effectively throughout the post-award lifecycle. Working closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Consultants, Contractors, Legal, Procurement, Finance, and EC&E stakeholders, you will help protect TTC's commercial interests while supporting successful project delivery across a portfolio of capital construction and infrastructure projects. What You Will Do Reporting to the Manager, Commercial Management, you will be responsible for the end-to-end post-award administration of construction, design, engineering, and professional services contracts supporting projects across the Engineering, Construction & Expansion (EC&E) portfolio. As a commercial subject matter expert, you will provide guidance to project teams throughout the contract lifecycle, ensuring contractual obligations are understood, risks are proactively managed, claims are mitigated, and commercial matters are resolved efficiently and fairly. Key responsibilities include: Managing the full post-award contract administration lifecycle for construction, engineering, consulting, and infrastructure contracts. Providing commercial support and contract administration expertise to EC&E Project Managers, Engineers, Project Controls teams, and project stakeholders. Reviewing, interpreting, and administering contract terms, specifications, drawings, schedules, and commercial requirements. Evaluating and processing work plans, work assignments, contract amendments, change directives, invoices, claims submissions, notices, and contractual correspondence. Administering contract changes, commercial negotiations, amendments, payment applications, holdbacks, certificates of payment, and contract close-out activities. Assessing and negotiating contractor and consultant claims, proposed pricing adjustments, scope changes, schedule impacts, and entitlement issues. Supporting claims avoidance strategies, dispute mitigation efforts, commercial negotiations, and formal dispute resolution processes where required. Monitoring contractor performance and advising project teams on contractual obligations, risk management strategies, and compliance requirements. Preparing commercial analyses, estimates, forecasts, recommendations, and…

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