Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting Full Time NEW

The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) has 1 (one) exciting indeterminate opportunity within the Corporate Services branch at the CATSA Headquarters.

This position represents an opportunity for career-driven individuals seeking a position within an organization that inspires growth and promotes excellence to make a difference and contribute to CATSA’s unique culture as it strives to excel in air transport security.

Why is CATSA a great fit for you?

CATSA is a world leader in aviation security, mandated to protect the public by delivering security screening operations at 89 designated airports across Canada. As a Crown corporation, CATSA is accountable to Parliament through the Minister of Transport.

We champion innovation and creativity and offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace where employees can be their true selves and take pride in being part of a mission that matters.

If you are a motivated professional seeking a position within a multifunctional and collaborative environment and you are looking for the next great adventure, CATSA is the place for you!

Summary of responsibilities:

The Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting is responsible for providing advice, and leading the full procurement life-cycle for complex, high-value, and strategically important requirements, often involving sensitive or high-impact considerations, necessary to support the organization in meeting its operational objectives with considerable autonomy. The position is responsible for developing and implementing procurement strategies that promote transparency, openness, fairness, and value for money, while ensuring compliance with CATSA’s Procurement and Contracting Policy, applicable procedures, trade agreement obligations, approval authorities, and broader Government of Canada initiatives as implemented by CATSA. The Senior Advisor, Procurement and Contracting performs all other duties and responsibilities related to the position as required.

What you need to succeed

To qualify for the position, you must have:

– Graduation from a recognized college or university with a specialization in Commerce, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, or another speciality relevant to the duties of the position.

– A minimum of six (6) years of experience in the procurement field.

– A minimum of four (4) years of experience providing procurement advice and assistance to clients and interpretating policies and procedures.

– In-depth knowledge and experience of the full procurement life cycle for goods and services, including analyzing requirements, determining procurement method, preparing procurement documents, requests for proposals (RFPs), evaluation processes, negotiations, and contracts.

– Experience formulating, reviewing, and writing complex contracting documents, including requests for proposals, evaluation reports, contracts, and standing offers.

– Experience leading negotiations with external parties.

– Knowledge of emerging trends and best practices in procurement and contracting.

This position is best suited to individuals with the following skills and abilities:

– Strong customer service orientation.

– Strong teamwork orientation.

– Strong negotiation skills.

– Strong analytical skills.

– Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear, concise and defensible procurement documents, recommendations and briefing materials.

– Ability to understand clients’ needs and motivate, engage, influence, persuade and liaise effectively.

– Ability to multi-task and identify priorities; strong organizational skills.

– Ability to provide creative solutions.

– Meticulous and thorough; high detail orientation.

– Adaptability and flexibility.

Valuable skills include:

– Experience working in a federal public sector, Crown corporation or regulated procurement environment.

– Experience applying trade agreement obligations, Buy Canadian requirements, Canadian content considerations, supplier eligibility rules or domestic preference measures in procurement planning and solicitation documents.

– Experience using procurement systems, enterprise resource planning tools, document management systems, reporting tools or data analytics to support procurement planning, tracking, and reporting.

– Supply Chain Canada certification or other certification relevant to the duties of the position.

– Knowledge of the Government procurement environment.

– Knowledge of contracting for IT related goods and services.

– Knowledge of acts and regulations that govern procurement and contracting activities in Canada, such as Official Languages, Accessibility, Privacy, Contractor Security.

– Knowledge of CATSA’s mandate and priorities, as well as an awareness of relevant legislations impacting CATSA

– Knowledge of the aviation industry and the related regulatory and security issues.

Specific work requirements :

– Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance; and

– Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

How to apply:

If you feel you are the ideal candidate for this position, please click on the following link to submit your application before July 20, 2026 by 11:59pm EST.

Additional information:

Please note that candidates that meet all the position requirements, including the language profile, will be given first consideration however, we invite all interested candidates to submit their applications;

While we appreciate all the candidates’ interest, only those being considered in the process will be contacted;

CATSA will use this opportunity to establish a candidate pool that may be used to staff permanent or fixed-term positions with similar responsibilities and qualifications.