Senior Contract Manager - Energy & Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Turner & Townsend; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to support a major UK infrastructure and energy programme. You will lead contract change activities, work with senior commercial stakeholders, and ensure governance and compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.

This role sits in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and complex stakeholder landscapes, requiring robust commercial acumen and proactive risk management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in contract management on major infrastructure, engineering or energy programmes.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end contract lifecycle management principles.
• Experience managing medium to high-value, high-risk and complex contracts.
• Experience negotiating contract variations and commercial settlements.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract changes across multiple commercial workstreams.
• Govern and implement contractual changes with governance requirements.
• Manage change control including cost, schedule, risk, and operational impacts.
• Support negotiation of changes with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Oversee contract lifecycle including mobilisation, delivery, performance, change control, and close-out.

Skills

Contract management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Risk assessment

Education

Quantity Surveying

Commercial Management

Engineering or related degree

Tools

NEC

FIDIC

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to support a major UK infrastructure and energy programme. You will lead contract change activities, work with senior commercial stakeholders, and ensure governance and compliance throughout the contract lifecycle.

This role sits in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and complex stakeholder landscapes, requiring robust commercial acumen and proactive risk management.