Sr. Contract Management Consultant
Term: 6 -12 months
Anticipated Start Date: April 01, 2026
Hours of Work: Monday to Friday at 40 hours per week
Location of Work: Hybrid, Remote and as required Site attendance at Chalk River
Security Clearance requirements: Must hold active, reliability level security clearance
The Senior Contract Management Consultant will support the organization for a period of 6-12 months, commencing April 2026. The consultant will assume operational responsibility for a complex major-construction contract, stabilize a deteriorating commercial environment, restore compliance, and re-establish effective governance. Following stabilization, the consultant will lead the development of future contracting models, procurement templates, and commercial structures for leadership consideration. In this role you will:
- Act as the embedded contract manager for the project.
- Enforce contract terms, notices, obligations, and commercial controls.
- Restore commercial discipline across PMT, Contract Administration, Commercial Management, Supply Chain, and Project Controls.
- Establish an executable Contract Recovery Plan that addresses gaps, bottlenecks, and high-risk practices.
- Repair failing change management processes, cost substantiation practices, and obligations tracking.
- Provide immediate recommendations and implement corrective actions to stabilize project delivery.
Mandatory Requirements
- Extensive hands-on experience managing large, complex construction contracts (e.g., EPC, EPCM, construction management, design-build, or multi-prime contracting).
- Demonstrated capability in contract stabilization, commercial recovery, governance repair, and turnaround of distressed major projects.
- Proven experience enforcing contractual obligations, managing contractor performance, and driving commercial discipline across multi-disciplinary project teams.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience working within the nuclear sector, or other heavily regulated, safety-critical, or security-sensitive environments.
- Familiarity with regulatory frameworks, strict documentation standards, and heightened assurance practices typical of nuclear or similar industries.
- Experience supporting organizations operating in government-owned, contractor-operated (GoCo) or public-sector construction environments.