{"id":1152295,"url":"https://alion.io/job/veolia-environnement-sa-execution-contract-manager-3","title":"Execution Contract Manager","company":{"id":3493,"name":"Veolia Environnement SA","domain":"veolia.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/veolia-environnement-sa","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":453,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.993,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":25,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Legal","role_family":"Legal","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Oakville, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":76000,"max_usd":211000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":14},"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-23T17:59:14Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-23","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T06:55:08Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia Group designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.\nWithin this framework, Veolia's Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.\n The Execution Contract Manager manages contracts from project initiation through closeout, balancing customer needs, commercial objectives, and contractual risk. This role partners with Project Management, Legal, Procurement, Finance, and other stakeholders to support project execution, resolve contractual issues, and protect the company’s interests.\nKey Responsibilities\nAdvise Project Managers and execution teams on complex contractual and commercial matters.\nLead contract reviews at project initiation and closeout, including risk and opportunity assessments, milestones, Incoterms, liquidated damages, claims, settlements, lien waivers, and releases.\nSupport EP and EP+ project delivery, including contractor and subcontractor agreements, flow-down contracts, project controls, and quality management.\nIdentify, assess, and mitigate contractual, financial, and operational risks.\nPrepare and lead negotiations related to change orders, claims, disputes, and contract settlements with customers and suppliers.\nLead claims management activities, including delay analysis, impact assessments, claim documentation, responses, and counterclaims.\nTrack liquidated damages, penalties, and other contractual exposures.\nInterpret contract requirements and advise stakeholders on contractual rights, obligations, compliance, and best practices.\nPartner with Legal and cross-functional teams to resolve disputes and contractual issues.\nProvide training and guidance on contract management practices.\nShare lessons learned and best practices to improve contract management across projects.\n What We're Looking For\nBachelor’s degree in Legal Studies, Business, Engineering, or a related field.\n10+ years of commercial contract management, transactional, or contract negotiation experience.\nStrong knowledge of commercial contract terms and conditions, particularly in the North American market.\nExperience with Design-Build, EP, or EPC contracts.\nDemonstrated experience negotiating with customers, suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors.\nExperience working in a matrix organization with multiple stakeholders.\nStrong understanding of contractual risk, claims, change orders, and dispute resolution.\nExcellent written and verbal communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.\nStrong commercial judgment, financial acumen, and problem-solving ability.\nFluency in English; French is an asset.\nApproximately 20% travel, including some international travel.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with EP+ projects, including subcontractor management, flow-down agreements, project controls, and quality controls.\nFamiliarity with water treatment technologies and related customer industries.\nExperience working across different cultures and geographies.\n At Veolia, we realize diverse teams make smarter decisions, deliver better results, and build stronger communities. We’re an organization that champions diversity and inclusion at every rung of the ladder and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We offer challenging and meaningful careers, with competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.\nOur competitive benefits package that includes:\nCompensation: the compensation range is tied to the market for similarly benchmarked roles. The range is not an absolute, but a guide, and offers will be based on the individual candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and market conditions, as well as internal peer equity. Depending upon all the preceding considerations for the final selected individual candidate, the offer may be lower or higher than the stated range: CAD $103,000.00 - $110,000.00.\nMedical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Starting Day 1!\nRetirement program: RRSP - Veolia matches your contribution at 50% up to a maximum of 3% of your pay and DCPP (after 1 year) - Contribute 4%, and Veolia will match your contribution at 50% up to a maximum of 2% of your pay.\nLife Insurance\nPaid Holidays\nParental Leave\nTuition Reimbursement.\nArtificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure: We do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position.\nVacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy.\nDisclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.\n****Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in Canada. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for Canadian work authorization (e.g. closed work permit) for this opportunity****\nVeolia does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting firms. All vendors must have a current and fully executed MSA on file before submitting candidates. Any unsolicited resumes and candidate profiles will be deemed the property of the company, and no fee will be due.\nAs an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5678,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Life insurance","Parental leave","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Canada","iso":"CA","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Food & Beverages","Waste Management"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-23T18:25:14Z"}],"liveness":{"score":63,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.632,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":25,"reasons":["conf:5","stale_co","velocity","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/veolia-environnement-sa-execution-contract-manager-3","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/veolia-environnement-sa-execution-contract-manager-3.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T08:03:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}