Contract Manager (All Grades) – Contract Services
Hybrid · Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Contract Manager to lead and manage contract management on major projects and programmes within Turner & Townsend's Programme Advisory - Contract Services. The role includes leading contract governance reviews (variations, extensions, change control, dispute management), providing strategic commercial advice, producing clear commercial analysis to support decision-making, managing client relationships and deliverables, supporting business development and marketing of the service proposition, overseeing contract performance management (KPIs, SLAs, service credits, escalation protocols, risk mitigation), and running contract management activities including performance reviews and contract review boards. The opportunity involves hybrid working in the UK (Manchester), travel nationally and internationally to service blue-chip client engagements, and encouraging accreditation in contract management while delivering services across Defence, Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources, and Real Estate sectors.
Required Qualifications
- Strong background in contract management within major projects and programmes (Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy & Natural Resources, Defence)
- Understanding of commercial strategy, and contract law principles
- Proven experience across negotiation, commercial and contract drafting, and contract administration and risk management
- Experience in multi-vendor contract environments and performance management frameworks
- High level of contract and commercial acumen with strong financial and analytical skills
- Experience of developing and using various forms of contracts with particular focus on NEC and JCT
- Experience of using Contract Management Systems (e.g. CEMAR, Sypro, Asite, etc.)
- Understanding of regulated procurement, in particular the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contract Regulations 2015
- Has achieved, working towards or willing to work towards Contract Management accreditation(s)
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