Senior Contract Manager - Data Centre Program

Turner & Townsend are leaders in professional construction services to the Data Centre sector globally. Due to the continued success and expansion of our Data Centre business in the Europe we are currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Contract Manager, based in France.  In this role you will provide EMEA program-level contract negotiation and contract administration support, delivering contractual expertise across multiple projects while ensuring compliance, consistency, and effective contract governance throughout the pre-contract lifecycle for one of our global key clients.  Key responsibilities: • Provide EMEA wide administration support and project-level contractual expertise.   • Attend project kick-off meetings where contractual support is required, engaging with all relevant stakeholders.   • Ensure contract intake processes are completed by the appropriate project teams for all required construction agreements.   • Identify whether vendors have current governing agreements in place and provide tailored advice where they don’t exist.  • Review requested contract amendments against established requirements and best practice.   • Lead negotiations with vendor commercial and legal representatives to framework conclusion.   • Maintain and manage an up-to-date tracker of all contracts being negotiated and drafted.  • Attend weekly procurement calls, provide review checklists, maintain comment trackers, and escalate unresolved issues for resolution.  • Support stakeholders by highlighting and explaining contract deviations during tender analysis and recommendation stage.  • Manage jurisdictional nuance and compliance requirements.  • Review change orders in line with established service level agreements (SLAs).   • Support the onboarding and training of new team members.   • Create and update guidance documentation relating to site-level contract administration.  • Collaborate with global and regional stakeholders to support development of reporting templates and provide regular program-level performance reporting and metrics.  Required skills & experience • Degree in Law, Business, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field. • Proven experience in contract administration, contract management, procurement, or commercial management within complex construction projects. • Strong understanding of contract law and the commercial implications of contractual clauses. • Demonstrated experience reviewing, negotiating, and administering supplier and service agreements. • Proven capability in navigating complex supplier negotiations and managing cross-functional stakeholders. • Strong understanding of procurement and tendering processes. • Excellent written communication skills and a high level of personal organisation. • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment. • Experience supporting contract compliance and jurisdiction-specific requirements. • Fluent in English and French, both written and spoken. Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in 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 and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at  www.turnerandtownsend.com/ #LI-NE1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:  Twitter Instagram Link