EMEA Senior Contract Manager - Data Centre Pre-Construction

Turner & Townsend; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Contract Manager based in Paris, France, to provide EMEA-wide contract administration and governance for data centre projects. You will ensure compliant processes across pre-contract and procurement activities within a major client framework.

In this role, you will lead contract negotiations, track all active agreements, engage stakeholders, and coordinate with project teams to maintain governance and timely delivery across multiple sites in the

Responsibilities

• Provide EMEA wide administration support and project-level contractual expertise.
• Attend project kick-off meetings where contractual support is required, engaging with all relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure contract intake processes are completed by the appropriate project teams for all required construction agreements.
• Identify whether vendors have current governing agreements in place and provide tailored advice where they don’t exist.
• Review requested contract amendments against established requirements and best practice.
• Lead negotiations with vendor commercial and legal representatives to framework conclusion.
• Maintain and manage an up-to-date tracker of all contracts being negotiated and drafted.
• Attend weekly procurement calls, provide review checklists, maintain comment trackers, and escalates unresolved issues for resolution.

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Contract Manager based in Paris, France, to provide EMEA-wide contract administration and governance for data centre projects. You will ensure compliant processes across pre-contract and procurement activities within a major client framework.

In this role, you will lead contract negotiations, track all active agreements, engage stakeholders, and coordinate with project teams to maintain governance and timely delivery across multiple sites in the