Lead Contract Manager – Renewable Energy Projects

The Green Recruitment Company.; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Green Recruitment Company is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to join a leading renewable energy business and drive contract performance across Nordic construction projects. You will support Project Managers, manage commercial risk, and guide negotiations from pre-construction through to warranty.

Based in the Nordic region with responsibility for Sweden and Finland, you will champion AI-enabled contract management tools and collaborate with legal, procurement and senior leadership to

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in contract or commercial management on major CAPEX-intensive projects.
• Experience within renewable energy, energy, infrastructure or another complex construction environment.
• Strong experience with claims, variations and dispute resolution.
• Excellent negotiation skills, with the ability to protect commercial interests while maintaining relationships.
• Experience working with complex construction contracts, ideally including FIDIC.
• Strong stakeholder management across cultures and seniority levels.
• Pragmatic, commercially minded and able to challenge when required.
• Interest in using technology and AI to improve contract management.
• Fluent English communication skills.
• Strong MS Office skills; MS Project would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day commercial and contractual support to Construction Project Managers.
• Reviewing construction and supply agreements ahead of project handover, identifying key contractual risks, notice requirements and time bars.
• Establishing and maintaining contract administration processes, including notices, variations, claims and correspondence.
• Leading and supporting negotiations relating to claims, variations and commercial disputes.
• Developing commercial strategies to maximise entitlement and minimise project exposure.
• Working closely with internal Legal teams and managing external legal counsel where required.
• Providing early visibility of significant commercial risks, claims and disputes to senior leadership.
• Supporting project close-out, final accounts and warranty claims.
• Capturing lessons learned and feeding these into future procurement, contracting and project execution.
• Coaching and developing Project Managers in contract awareness, commercial risk and early issue identification.
• Helping to introduce and embed AI-enabled contract management tools across the construction function.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

FIDIC

MS Office

AI in contracts

English fluency

Tools

MS Project

Job description

The Green Recruitment Company is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to join a leading renewable energy business and drive contract performance across Nordic construction projects. You will support Project Managers, manage commercial risk, and guide negotiations from pre-construction through to warranty.

Based in the Nordic region with responsibility for Sweden and Finland, you will champion AI-enabled contract management tools and collaborate with legal, procurement and senior leadership to