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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.\nOur capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.\nWe 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.\nPlease visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com\n 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.\nIn 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.\nKey responsibilities:\nProvide EMEA wide administration support and project-level contractual expertise.\n\nAttend project kick-off meetings where contractual support is required, engaging with all relevant stakeholders.\n\nEnsure contract intake processes are completed by the appropriate project teams for all required construction agreements.\n\nIdentify whether vendors have current governing agreements in place and provide tailored advice where they don’t exist.\n\nReview requested contract amendments against established requirements and best practice.\n\nLead negotiations with vendor commercial and legal representatives to framework conclusion.\n\nMaintain and manage an up-to-date tracker of all contracts being negotiated and drafted.\n\nAttend weekly procurement calls, provide review checklists, maintain comment trackers, and escalate unresolved issues for resolution.\n\nSupport stakeholders by highlighting and explaining contract deviations during tender analysis and recommendation stage.\n\nManage jurisdictional nuance and compliance requirements.\n\nReview change orders in line with established service level agreements (SLAs).\n\nSupport the onboarding and training of new team members.\n\nCreate and update guidance documentation relating to site-level contract administration.\n\nCollaborate with global and regional stakeholders to support development of reporting templates and provide regular program-level performance reporting and metrics.\n\n Required skills & experience\nDegree in Law, Business, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.\nProven experience in contract administration, contract management, procurement, or commercial management within complex construction projects.\nStrong understanding of contract law and the commercial implications of contractual clauses.\nDemonstrated experience reviewing, negotiating, and administering supplier and service agreements.\nProven capability in navigating complex supplier negotiations and managing cross-functional stakeholders.\nStrong understanding of procurement and tendering processes.\nExcellent written communication skills and a high level of personal organisation.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, international environment.\nExperience supporting contract compliance and jurisdiction-specific requirements.\nFluent in English and French, both written and spoken.\n 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.\nWe 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.\nTurner & 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.\nPlease find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/\nJoin our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:\nTwitter\nInstagram\nLinkedIn\nIt is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. 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