When you join Suncor, you become part of a company that has built a solid foundation for both business and employee success. We are a place where talented people thrive. As part of our team, you play a vital role in delivering energy we all rely on, and you'll make a meaningful impact in the communities where we live and work.

Join a high-impact temporary one-year role leading project contract strategy across the full lifecycle, from planning and sourcing through negotiation, award, commercial management, and close-out. You’ll drive contract changes, resolve claims, support warranty management, and help deliver strong commercial outcomes while partnering with teams across Commercial, Legal, Finance, EH&S, and Category Management. This is an exciting opportunity for someone energized by negotiation, problem-solving, and influencing key business decisions.

Minimum Requirements:

A Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business or Supply Chain
10 years of related professional experience and/or a combination of commercial and technical work experience
Excellent skills in Microsoft Office Products and SAP
Strong financial and business acumen and commercial capabilities, ability to lead others in connecting ideas, events and circumstances to identify effective business solutions in a complex environment
Understanding of the interfaces with project teams
Skilled in contract management, contract and procurement law

Don’t have all the qualifications listed? That’s ok! Apply anyway. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills.

Responsibilities:

Lead project contract strategy and execution across the full lifecycle, including planning, sourcing, negotiation, contract formation, change management, commercial management, claims, warranty support, and close-out.
Manage contract changes, contractor claims, back-charges, and warranty issues, developing negotiation strategies and consulting with cross-functional stakeholders on complex matters.
Review, certify, and approve contractor invoices in accordance with established procedures and signing authorities.
Develop and oversee contractor performance assessments and ensure completion prior to contract close-out.
Maintain contract tracking and control systems, ensuring compliance with project plans, sourcing and commercial strategies, procurement and contracting requirements, and approval authorities.
Provide SCM leadership and guidance to the integrated project team, ensuring adherence to SCM processes, alignment with project deliverables and gated processes, and escalation of execution irregularities as needed.
Build strong relationships across project and functional teams to align priorities, facilitate stakeholder discussions, and support effective project execution.

Location and other Key details:

This is an office-based role. You will work out of our Calgary head office, located in the Suncor Energy Centre at 150 – 6th Ave S.W.
Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday
Our business professional roles follow internal compensation guidelines and the pay band will generally be based years of experience and scope of work
This is a temporary position for a period of 12 months

Think we are a fit? Apply now!

Suncor is committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and building an inclusive, results-oriented and high-performance culture where all members of our team feel safe, valued and respected.