Senior Contracts Manager - Transport Infrastructure

Sccsinternational; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner and Townsend in Dublin is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager for Transport Infrastructure to lead pre-contract and post-contract work on a major infrastructure framework.

You will oversee NEC-based contracts, coordinate procurement and legal reviews, manage work orders from award to handover, and monitor KPIs while guiding disputes resolution.

The role demands fifteen years in contract and cost management, with at least seven on NEC, and experience with CEMAR and Unifier.

Qualifications

• Fifteen years in contract and cost management.
• At least seven years on NEC.
• Experience building performance management frameworks and KPI libraries.
• Knowledge of CEMAR and Unifier.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-contract and post-contract requirements on NEC-based framework agreements.
• Govern work orders from award through to completion and take-over.
• Monitor contractor performance against agreed KPIs and manage disputes.
• Coordinate with procurement, legal teams, and advisers to support negotiations.

Skills

Contract management

Cost management

NEC experience

Claims management

Performance management

Tools

CEMAR

Unifier

Job description

Senior Contracts Manager - Transport Infrastructure

Turner and Townsend

Employer Turner and Townsend Location Dublin, Ireland Contract Not stated Level Senior Salary Salary not published Closes Not stated

What the role covers

A senior contracts appointment on an infrastructure portfolio in Dublin, running the pre contract and post contract requirements of framework agreements and the work orders called off under them.

Before award the holder works with the contracting entity's procurement and legal team and supports programme directors on engaging contractors and consultants under the entity's own procedures and procurement strategy, reviews draft contracts for fitness and tailoring, coordinates legal, technical and financial advisers, and leads contractual negotiations, advising the project or services manager and the programme director.

After award the holder administers work orders from award through to completion, take-over of the works and final assessment, supports the review and acceptance of subcontractors and their documents, and monitors contractor and consultant performance against the agreed key performance indicators, contributing to the management of any disputes.

The posting names the NEC suite as the contract form, asks for targets to be set for the key performance indicators in NEC incentive schedules, and requires delay damages calculations where these are needed.

Experience stated is fifteen years or more in contract and cost management and administration with at least seven of them on NEC, significant experience of claims management, and experience of building performance management frameworks and a library of key performance indicators. The posting names CEMAR and Unifier among the systems it expects understanding of.