Senior Contract Manager

JDL Recruitment; Milano; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

JDL Recruitment is partnering with a leading data centre developer to recruit a Senior Contracts Manager based in Milan. The role requires fluent Italian and English and strong contract management oversight across complex engineering programmes.

You will draft and negotiate contracts, lead risk, change and dispute processes, and ensure governance across internal teams and external partners. A senior stakeholder-facing position offering strategic influence.

Competenze

• 10+ years' relevant professional experience on data centres or complex engineering projects across the full project lifecycle.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status.
• In depth expert knowledge of contract management, construction processes and commercial management.
• Experience with client side delivery of both pre and post contract commercial activities.
• Experience on global projects and multicultural project teams.
• Experience developing and leveraging strategic relationships across the supply chain.
• Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to collaborate across internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills.

Mansioni

• Provide contract and commercial management on complex engineering projects from inception to completion.
• Draft, review and manage contracts across data centre construction projects.
• Lead contract negotiations with vendors and contractors to secure favourable terms.
• Develop project-specific contracting approaches and documentation.
• Lead changes, variations and claims in line with change control processes.
• Administer contracts and issue notices to maintain compliance.
• Provide monthly reporting visibility against each contract and project.
• Identify risks and develop mitigation strategies for review and approval.
• Develop dispute avoidance strategies and support resolution with Legal.
• Manage vendor relationships and promote constructive collaboration.

Conoscenze

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Risk management

English fluency

Italian fluency

Formazione

Bachelor's degree

Professional qualification/chartered status

Descrizione del lavoro

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading data centre developer as they look to expand their team with a Senior Contracts Manager in Milan.

Applicant must be based in Milan and speak both Italian & English fluently.

Responsibilities

• Provide contract and commercial management on complex engineering projects and programmes from inception to completion, supporting internal delivery teams throughout
• Draft, review and manage all contracts across data centre construction projects, including vendor, main contract, subcontract and consultant service agreements
• Lead contract negotiations with vendors, main contractors, subcontractors and consultants to secure favourable terms, cost effectiveness and appropriate risk allocation
• Develop project specific and portfolio wide contracting approaches
• Prepare supporting contract and commercial documentation in line with procurement processes and timelines
• Lead the identification, evaluation and recommendation of contract changes, variations and claims in line with change control processes
• Administer contracts proactively, drafting and issuing all required notices and correspondence to maintain contractual and governance compliance
• Provide monthly reporting visibility against each contract and project
• Identify and evaluate contractual and project risks, developing mitigation strategies for review and approval
• Develop and implement dispute avoidance strategies and lead the resolution of contract related disputes, claims and potential litigation alongside Legal
• Manage vendor and contractor relationships, promoting conflict resolution and providing visibility of contractual performance
• Work collaboratively with project management, finance, cost and commercial, procurement, governance and legal teams
• Monitor change, contract and risk impacts on project forecast costs against budget, identifying cost reduction and performance improvement opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement of contract and commercial management systems and practices
• Act as technical expert and provide strategic support to the Senior Director on contract and commercial matters

Requirements

• 10+ years' relevant professional experience, including delivery of data centres or other complex engineering projects across the full project life cycle
• Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification or chartered status
• In depth expert knowledge of contract management, construction processes and commercial management
• Experience with client side delivery of both pre and post contract commercial activities
• Experience on global projects and within multicultural project teams
• Experience developing and leveraging strategic relationships across the supply chain
• Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to collaborate across internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written, interpersonal and communication skills