Career Opportunities: Senior Assurance Specialist (13918)

Requisition ID: 13918
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: Commercial Management (20001220) - Head & Staff - Commercial Management (30000598)
Salary Information: 100,318.40 - 125,434.40
Pay Scale Group: 09SA (CAN/S/J/09SA)
Employment Type: Regular
New or Existing Vacancy : New

Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: Day
Posted On: November 5, 2026
Last Day to Apply: November 19, 2026

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

Looking to make a meaningful impact on contract governance, commercial accountability, and organizational performance? Join the TTC's Commercial Management team as a Senior Assurance Specialist, where you'll play a key role in strengthening governance frameworks, monitoring contract compliance, validating commercial performance, and driving continuous improvement across major commercial and capital programs.

This role is ideal for a commercial, contract management,



or governance professional who enjoys balancing analytical review, stakeholder engagement, risk management, and operational improvement in a complex public-sector environment.

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Manager, Governance & Assurance, you will support the oversight of commercial governance, contract compliance, and assurance of commercial activities across the TTC's contract portfolio. You will ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled, vendor performance is monitored, financial transactions are validated, and commercial risks are proactively identified and addressed.

Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting contract assurance reviews to verify compliance with contractual obligations, policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
- Monitoring vendor performance, deliverables, claims, payments, change activities, and commercial outcomes to ensure accuracy, accountability, and value for money.
- Investigating discrepancies, overpayments, non-compliance issues, and commercial risks while developing corrective actions and recommendations.
- Supporting audits, compliance assessments, governance reviews, and assurance programs, including documenting findings and preparing management reports.
- Reviewing contract documents, scopes of work, specifications, commercial terms, claims,



and related documentation to identify risks and opportunities.
- Developing and improving governance frameworks, procedures, templates, controls, reporting tools, and assurance processes.
- Collecting, analyzing, and reporting on governance KPIs, compliance metrics, performance trends, and risk indicators.
- Facilitating meetings with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve issues, negotiate outcomes, and maintain positive working relationships.
- Supporting lessons learned initiatives, corrective action programs, continuous improvement activities, and staff training programs.
- Collaborating closely with Procurement, Finance, Legal, Commercial Management, Project Teams, and external stakeholders to ensure consistent application of governance and commercial management practices.

What Qualifications Do You Bring?

- University degree or college diploma in a related discipline such as Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Contract Law, Construction Management, Business Administration, Commerce, Procurement, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Solid experience in contract management, commercial management, contract administration, governance, assurance, compliance, claims management, or procurement environments.
- Demonstrated expertise interpreting and applying complex contract terms, commercial conditions, specifications, drawings, and legal requirements.
- Strong knowledge of contract law, commercial governance principles, and Ontario legislation, including the Construction Act, Professional Engineers Act, contract regulations, and industry-standard procurement and contracting practices.

📌 Senior Assurance Specialist (Toronto)
🏢 TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)
📍 Toronto