Director, Change & Claims Management (Ontario)

Director, Change & Claims Management (Ontario)

02 Sep
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Egis
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Ontario

02 Sep

Egis

Ontario

About Us
Are you ambitious and looking to make the right move in your career? Now is the perfect time to join Egis.We are now over 21,000 engineers, architects, scientists and planners across the world and experiencing substantial growthin North America. This strategic move underscores our commitment to investing in North America, propelling our expansion to new heights.

About the Role
The Director, Change & Claim Management is a senior commercial leadership role responsible for leading change management, claims management, contractual entitlement, and commercial risk activities across major infrastructure projects.

Working within a Joint Venture (JV) or integrated project environment, the Director serves as a trusted advisor to project leadership, ensuring contractual rights are protected, commercial risks are effectively managed, and project changes are identified, quantified, documented, negotiated, and resolved in a timely manner.

The Director collaborates closely with Project Directors, Commercial and project Managers, Project Controls, Engineering, Procurement, Legal Counsel, and Executive Leadership to support successful project delivery while maximizing commercial outcomes and minimizing disputes.

Depending on project requirements, the role may also provide leadership and oversight in contract administration, commercial management, subcontract management, and dispute resolution. The scope of responsibilities may vary depending on project size, complexity, delivery model, and organizational structure. The Director may assume broader commercial leadership responsibilities in addition to their primary accountability for change management, claims management, and contractual entitlement. The job description details include:

Change Management

Lead the development and implementation of project change and claim management frameworks, procedures, and governance processes.

Ensure all change events are identified, documented, quantified, evaluated, negotiated, and closed in accordance with contractual requirements.

Establish and maintain project change registers and reporting tools.

Work closely with project teams to assess schedule, cost, productivity, and resource impacts associated with changes.

Lead change order negotiations with clients, partners, consultants, contractors, and subcontractors.

Develop forecasting and reporting processes to monitor change exposure and recovery.

Claims & Dispute Management

Establish and execute project claims management strategies focused on entitlement preservation and dispute avoidance.

Lead preparation, review, substantiation, negotiation, and resolution of contractual claims and counterclaims.





Ensure compliance with notice provisions and contractual requirements.

Oversee development of entitlement analyses, delay assessments, disruption analyses, and quantum evaluations.

Support mediation, adjudication, arbitration, litigation, and other dispute-resolution activities as required.

Maintain claims registers and provide executive reporting on claim exposure and resolution status.

Contract Entitlement & Risk Management

Provide strategic interpretation of contractual terms, obligations, and entitlement provisions.

Advise project teams regarding commercial risks, opportunities, and contractual positions.

Support development and maintenance of project risk registers and mitigation plans.

Work closely with legal counsel and project leadership to develop claim and defense strategies.

Identify opportunities to improve recovery of costs associated with project changes, delays, disruptions, and scope growth.

Additional Commercial Leadership Responsibilities
Depending on project requirements, the Director may also:

Contract Administration

Support drafting, review, negotiation, and administration of client, consultant, and subcontract agreements.

Review significant contractual correspondence and commercial notices.

Ensure project teams maintain compliance with contractual obligations.

Commercial Management

Support commercial planning, governance, and reporting activities.

Contribute to forecasting, cash flow management, and commercial performance monitoring.

Participate in executive reviews and commercial decision-making processes.

Subcontract & Supplier Management

Support subcontract strategy development and change management processes.

Review major subcontract change orders and claims.

Advise project teams on subcontract risk and entitlement matters.

Project Controls Integration

Collaborate with project controls teams to ensure cost, schedule, productivity, and change data support entitlement positions.

Ensure documentation and recordkeeping practices support effective claims management.

Develop commercial dashboards, KPIs, and executive reporting tools.

Leadership & Capability Development

Mentor commercial, contract, and project teams on change management, contract administration, and claims best practices.

Develop tools, templates, lessons learned, and training programs.





Foster a culture of proactive commercial management and early issue resolution.

What do we need from you
The successful candidate will bring a strong commercial foundation with demonstrated expertise in change management, claims management, contract administration, and commercial risk management within complex project environments.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Business, Law, or a related field.

Minimum 15 years of experience in commercial management, contract management, change management, claims management, or project delivery on major infrastructure or capital projects.

Proven experience managing claims and complex change orders, contractual negotiations, claims, and commercial risk.

Experience working in Joint Venture (JV), Design-Build, progressive delivery models, or similar project delivery environments is an asset.

Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.

Relevant professional designations such as P.Eng., PMP, MRICS, or PQS would be considered as an asset.

Skills & Competencies

Change and Claims Management

Contract Administration and Commercial Management

Contract Interpretation and Entitlement Analysis

Commercial Risk Assessment and Mitigation

Negotiation and Dispute Resolution

Strategic Thinking and Decision Making

Leadership and Team Development

Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management

Strong Communication and Influencing Skills

Financial and Commercial Acumen

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

What's in it for you?
Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a market-competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients.The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.

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📌 Director, Change & Claims Management (Ontario)
🏢 Egis
📍 Ontario

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