Commercial Project Manager

Department: Finance & Administration

Reports to: Team Lead Commercial Project Management

Location: Remote within Canada

 
Help shape the commercial success of projects transforming transportation across North America.

About the Opportunity

At DB E.C.O. North America, we partner with clients to shape the future of rail and public transportation. Our teams provide consulting and engineering expertise across transportation planning, infrastructure, fleet, operations, and mobility programs.

We are looking for a Commercial Project Manager who combines financial expertise, commercial judgment, and a collaborative, hands-on mindset to help our projects succeed.

Working at the intersection of Consulting, Finance, and Legal, you will be a trusted commercial partner to our Project Owners, Contract Owners, and Pursuit Leads. You will help them understand financial performance, navigate contractual requirements, identify commercial risks, and make informed decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

This role goes beyond traditional project controlling and administration. You will combine financial analysis, commercial and contractual coordination, and hands-on operational execution, helping strengthen commercial discipline, financial transparency, and effective project delivery.

You will support a diverse portfolio of professional services projects and pursuits, gaining exposure to different clients, contractual environments, and commercial challenges while contributing to the continued development of our Commercial Project Management function.

Your Role and Impact:

Drive Commercial and Financial Performance

• Monitor and analyze project financial performance, including budgets, revenue, costs, burn rates, margins, WIP, and receivables. Investigate variances, support forecasting, and provide reliable financial information and actionable insights to Project and Contract Owners.
• Proactively identify financial trends, potential profit erosion, and commercial risks, challenge assumptions where appropriate, and work with Project and Contract Owners to develop corrective actions.
• Evaluate the financial and commercial implications of scope changes, staffing decisions, subcontractor utilization, schedules, and contractual deviations.

Be a Trusted Business Partner

• Serve as a trusted commercial partner to Project Owners, Contract Owners, and Pursuit Leads, providing practical guidance and supporting informed decisions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in project performance reviews and collaborate with Consulting leadership, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to resolve commercial challenges, balance competing priorities, and escalate material matters through Commercial leadership when appropriate.

Manage Commercial and Contractual Administration

• Review and interpret client contracts, task orders, amendments, and subcontractor agreements, assessing commercial terms, financial obligations, contractual risks, and compliance with the company's commercial framework and approval requirements.
• Support client contract negotiations, execution, and modifications, coordinating commercial activities through contract award and project activation in collaboration with Project and Contract Owners, Commercial leadership, and Legal.
• Draft, negotiate, and administer subcontractor agreements and related commercial documents, including teaming agreements, NDAs, and amendments, while supporting subcontractor onboarding, compliance, and project-related procurement administration.
• Support bids and proposals through pricing, cost calculations, rate schedules, commercial compliance, contractual risk assessments, and coordination of required legal and conflict-of-interest reviews.
• Monitor contractual obligations, funding, milestones, and compliance, proactively identifying deviations, scope changes, claims, and disputes for coordination with relevant stakeholders.

Ensure Financial Integrity and Billing Excellence

• Own and coordinate project billing processes, ensuring accurate and timely invoicing, monitoring WIP and receivables, and managing payment follow-up in accordance with contractual and client requirements.
• Establish and maintain accurate project financial structures, budgets, funding, rates, and billing arrangements, translating contractual requirements into effective financial controls.
• Manage and execute essential commercial and financial activities, including subcontractor billing reviews, cost reconciliations, project updates, and closeout, ensuring accurate financial information and alignment between project management and accounting systems. Coordinate standardized and transactional tasks with internal teams and shared-service resources.
• Coordinate with Finance on accounting treatment, financial governance, and project adjustments, and with Legal on contractual matters requiring legal advice or determination. Maintain reliable project records and documentation to support contractual compliance, audit readiness, and project closeout.  

Contribute to Continuous Improvement and Digitalization

• Help strengthen and standardize commercial project management processes, leveraging digital tools, data analytics, and automation to improve transparency, efficiency, and decision-making while contributing to a scalable, forward-looking Commercial Project Management function.

What you bring:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Approximately 2–5 years of experience in commercial project management, project controlling, project finance, project accounting, or a related discipline.
• Solid understanding of project financial management, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, profitability analysis, and financial reporting.
• Ability to understand and interpret commercial contracts and translate contractual requirements into effective project management practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn financial information into meaningful business insights.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence working with financial and project management systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to collaborate with financial and non-financial stakeholders.
• A proactive, structured, and accountable working style, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• A hands-on, solution-oriented mindset, with the ability to balance commercial analysis and business partnering with the practical execution of day-to-day project management activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in professional services, consulting, engineering, infrastructure, or project-based organizations.
• Familiarity with public-sector or government contracts, including complex billing arrangements, subcontractor management, and contractual compliance.
• Experience with project management and financial systems such as Kantata and Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualization and reporting tools.
• Exposure to transportation, rail, transit, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting commercial negotiations, bids and proposals, or project risk management.

Working Conditions and Travel:

You may work from your home office and/or a well-lighted, heated and air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.  Minimal overnight travel by land and air.

Physical Requirements, with or without a reasonable accommodation:

• Ability to work at a computer workstation for periods up to 4 hours at a time
• Ability to speak on the telephone for a total of up to 3 hours per day
• Ability to sit for up to 3 hours without breaks at meetings
• Ability to walk and stand for up to 4 hours without breaks at program site visits and meetings

 We offer an annual gross salary between $90,000 and $93,000 CAD + bonus for full-time employment, depending on professional qualifications and experience.