Contracts Specialist

Turner & Townsend; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Canada is seeking an experienced Contracts Analyst to enhance their contract management processes. The role requires 5–7 years of experience, strong contract management expertise, and excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills. The successful candidate will monitor contract compliance, manage budget forecasting, and streamline processes. This position also involves occasional travel to project sites, ensuring a dynamic work environment and contribution to impactful projects.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Career development opportunities

Inclusive corporate culture

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of post-graduate experience in contract management.
• Experience managing complex installation, supply, consulting services, and construction contracts.
• Familiarity with Cost Plus or Cost Reimbursable Contract delivery model.

Responsibilities

• Review procurement plans and draft RFP/RFT documents.
• Handle day-to-day contract management activities and monitor schedules.
• Track and validate payment requests and contract performance.

Skills

Contract management expertise

Attention to detail

Strong interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Organizational skills

Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Education

Business-related degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Analyst with 5–7 years of post-graduate experience or equivalent, who is ready to take the next step in their career or currently performing a similar role in a comparable environment. This position requires strong contract management expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to influence stakeholders while ensuring compliance and optimizing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Review procurement plans, contracting strategies, scopes of work, specifications, and draft RFP/RFT documents
• Perform day-to-day contract management activities including attending or chairing progress meetings, monitoring schedules, expediting deliverables, and drafting change documents
• Monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with terms, conditions, and regulatory requirements
• Track and validate payment requests, manage accrual reporting, and forecast contract spend
• Maintain accurate and organized records of all contract documents, correspondence, and change orders
• Identify and accelerate potential risks, disputes, or deviations from contract obligations
• Facilitate and negotiate changes, claims, and disputes as required
• Assist in designing and implementing innovative strategies to enhance vendor relationships and optimize contract spend
• Monitor, analyze, and report monthly expenditures across all contracts
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes and improve efficiency

Qualifications

• Business-related degree or equivalent experience (relevant experience in lieu of degree will be considered)
• Demonstrated experience managing complex installation, supply, consulting services, and construction contracts
• Familiarity with Cost Plus or Cost Reimbursable Contract delivery model is an asset
• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and organizational skills
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage risk, and optimize costs through innovative solutions
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

The successful candidate will be required to travel to project sites occasionally.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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