Senior Commercial Lead, Data Centre Projects (FIDIC)

Signet Recruitment and Retention; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Signet Recruitment and Retention is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead commercial, contractual and financial management for a major data centre development under FIDIC terms. You will provide senior commercial leadership across procurement, contract administration, cost control, variations, claims and final account close-out.

The role requires deep FIDIC experience, including notices, determinations, payment mechanisms, EOT assessments and dispute avoidance, with strong governance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• 15-20+ years in commercial, contract management, or QS in large-scale projects.
• Experience administering FIDIC-based contracts through full lifecycle.
• Experience in data centre, infrastructure or mission-critical projects is desirable.
• MRICS/MCIOB/FIDIC certs are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial management across procurement, contract administration and final account close-out.
• Administer FIDIC main contracts, notices, time bars and variation mechanisms.
• Lead claims strategy, EOT assessments, disruption and prolongation cost reviews.
• Manage cost forecasts, budgets, cash flow and funding approvals.
• Develop commercial governance, trackers and contract registers.
• Coordinate with legal, planning, procurement, finance and operations teams.

Skills

FIDIC contracts

Commercial acumen

Claims strategy

Cost forecasting

MEP data centre

Contract writing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation skills

Document control

Scheduling systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in QS

Tools

Primavera Unifier

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

Signet Recruitment and Retention is seeking a Senior Commercial Manager to lead commercial, contractual and financial management for a major data centre development under FIDIC terms. You will provide senior commercial leadership across procurement, contract administration, cost control, variations, claims and final account close-out.

The role requires deep FIDIC experience, including notices, determinations, payment mechanisms, EOT assessments and dispute avoidance, with strong governance and