Senior Contracts Manager - Transport Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% Pension

Healthcare scheme

23 days Annual leave + 2 Company days

1 volunteering day

Impactful projects

Global career opportunities

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Ireland seeks a Senior Contract Manager to lead pre- and post-contract activities within the Infrastructure Portfolio. You will drive NEC-based contract management, procurement interfaces, and performance reviews with Contractors and Consultants.

With 15+ years in contract/cost management, you will shape contract strategies, monitor KPIs, and support disputes resolution while collaborating with Procurement and Legal teams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of contract/cost management and administration experience.
• Knowledge of monitoring Contractors/Consultants performance.
• Experience with NEC contracts and claims management.
• Ability to develop and implement contract management strategies.

Responsibilities

• Manage pre-contract activities with Procurement and Legal teams.
• Oversee post-contract work orders from award to completion and acceptance.
• Review and accept subcontractors and subcontract documents.
• Monitor contractor/consultant performance via KPIs and KPI library.
• Support dispute management as required.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Negotiation

Report writing

Presentation skills

Computer literacy

Tools

CEMAR

Unifier

Job description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

The Senior Contract Manager will be responsible for managing the pre and post contract requirements of the Infrastructure Department’s Portfolio, ensuring they are being adhered to and fulfilled in line with the requirements of the awarded framework agreements and Work Orders (call-off contracts). Pre-contract, the role holder will work closely with the Contracting Entity’s Procurement and Legal team providing support to the Programme Directors on the engagement of Contractors and / or Consultants in accordance with the Contracting Entity’s procedures and procurement strategy.

Post contract, the Contract Manager will be involved in the management and administration of the Work Orders from award to Completion, take-over of works and final assessment. The Contract Manager shall support in the review and acceptance of subcontractors and acceptance of subcontract documents in line with the contract. The Contract Manager will also oversee the monitoring of Contractor and /or Consultant performance based upon the contractually agreed Key Performance Indicators and contributing to the management of any disputes, as required.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience of contract/cost management and administration with at least 7 years of NEC experience (10+ years experience for Intermediate level)
• Knowledge of monitoring Contractors and / or Consultants performance
• Significant experience in, and understanding of, claims management
• Experience of establishing Contractors and / or Consultants performance management frameworks
• Knowledge of Key Performance Indicators for Contractors and / or Consultants organisations, and experience in building a Key Performance Indicators library
• Experience in administrating contracts, in particular the NEC suite of contracts
• Experience in developing individual contract management strategies, and implementing those strategies

Essential Skills

• Able to lead a team
• Extensive analytical skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Report writing
• Presentation skills
• Computer literacy
• Understanding of CEMAR and Unifier

What we offer you

• Full time, permanent
• Competitive remuneration and attractive range of benefits
• 8% Pension
• Healthcare scheme
• 23 days Annual leave, 2 Company days & 1 volunteering day
• Opportunity to work on impactful and innovative projects
• Career development opportunities both in Ireland and globally
• Opportunity to work with a diverse group of talented and collaborative colleagues

Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.

We champion our people to succeed in both work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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