Manager Contracts jobs in Italy

The Contracts Manager is responsible for overseeing allcontractual aspects of projects and operations, ensuring that contracts arenegotiated, administered, and managed effectively to mitigate risk and maximizevalue. This role leads the contracts team, provides strategic advice oncontractual matters, manages claims and disputes, and ensures compliance withlegal and company requirements throughout the contract lifecycle.

• Develop,implement, and continuously improve contract management strategies alignedwith the company’s commercial and operational objectives.
• Leadand participate in contract negotiations with clients, consultants,subcontractors, and suppliers to achieve commercially favorable termswhile managing risk exposure.
• Advisemanagement and project teams on contractual implications, risk allocation,and commercial strategies.
• Draft,review, and approve contractual documents, including main contracts,subcontracts, consultancy agreements, contract variations, addendums, andamendments.
• Ensurecontract terms are clear, enforceable, and aligned with project scope,pricing, timelines, and risk profiles.

• Overseethe administration of contracts from award to close-out, ensuringcompliance with contractual obligations and timelines.
• Monitorcontract performance, deliverables, milestones, and payment terms.
• Ensureadherence to legal, regulatory, and company policies.
• Supportproject teams in contract interpretation, issue resolution, andcorrespondence with external parties.
• Maintaina robust contract management system and documentation controls.

• Manageand coordinate all contract variations, including evaluation, negotiation,documentation, and approval processes.
• Leadthe preparation, assessment, and negotiation of Extension of Time (EOT)claims, cost claims and Loss and Expense claims.
• Identifypotential disputes early and implement strategies to prevent escalation.
• Liaisewith legal advisors, consultants, and senior stakeholders on disputeresolution matters, including mediation, adjudication, arbitration, orlitigation where required.
• Preparedetailed reports, position papers, and recommendations on claims anddisputes for management decision-making.

• Lead,mentor, and develop the contracts team to ensure high standards ofperformance, professionalism, and compliance.
• Allocateworkloads, set priorities, and provide guidance to ensure timely andaccurate contract administration.
• Coordinatecontract-related activities across projects, departments, and functionssuch as project management, finance, procurement, and legal.
• Fostereffective communication and collaboration between internal stakeholdersand external parties, including clients and subcontractors.

• Proactivelyidentify contractual, commercial, and legal risks throughout the projectlifecycle.
• Developand implement risk mitigation strategies in collaboration with project andmanagement teams.
• Provideregular and ad-hoc contract status reports to senior management,highlighting key risks and issues, claims and variations status,commercial exposure and compliance matters.
• Ensureaccurate record-keeping, audit trails, and documentation of allcontract-related activities.