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A career-defining opportunity for a transformational leader who has established a Commercial Management function, practices and processes within a major public or private sector organization, and has the experience, expertise and confidence to successfully carry out such a complex mandate within the most visible and vital public transit system of Canada’s largest city. 

About the TTC 

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America’s 3rd largest transit system, has been recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA. Guided by a forward-thinking strategic plan, the TTC vision is to be a transit system that makes Toronto proud. Its recruitment efforts are directly aligned to the mission of providing “a reliable, efficient, and integrated bus, streetcar and subway system that draws its high standards of customer care from our rich traditions of safety, service and courtesy”. The TTC is committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion. In December 2020, the TTC launched a 10-Point Action Plan to build greater diversity and inclusion, this includes attracting a more diverse workforce and positively impacting the diverse communities it serves. 

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About the Candidate 

• This mission-critical mandate would be an exceptional career move for an experienced senior manager with a degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or Quantity Surveying, or an equivalent combination of experience and education. A Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be considered an asset, as would a Certified Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) designation, or a Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) designation, or membership in the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS), or Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). 
• To succeed in this vital role, you will bring experience at the VP level and extensive knowledge of commercial management, procurement principles, methods for large-scale programs and agreements, project management practices, frameworks and standards, preferably in the public sector. 
• You understand the intersection and relationships between contract, financial, project and commercial management. By leveraging this knowledge, you will be a key contributor to the successful delivery of complex, major capital projects that are valued as high as $1.5 billion, as well as critical goods and services provided by third parties that are essential to TTC’s core mandate. 
• Beyond administrative skills and expertise, you exhibit an understanding of, and ability to deftly handle, B2B relationships, working effectively and productively with vendors to deliver the needs of the organization. 
• Given the scope of the position, you must have, or rapidly acquire, a comprehensive knowledge of the TTC organizational structure, operations, policies and practices, and collective agreements applicable to the work being performed, as well as the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders, including disability accommodation and accessibility requirements pertaining to passengers and employees. 

To apply to this senior managerial role in public transit, submit your application to Phelps at careers@phelpsgroup.ca, specifying the job title in the subject line of your e-mail. Application deadline: April 15th, 2022. 
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