Project Contracts Manager – Data Centres

Are you interested in working on some of the world's most exciting projects, with some of the world's leading businesses?

At Turner & Townsend we're passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices and 47 countries worldwide.

At Turner & Townsend, we offer a wide variety of benefits to our staff to help them inside or outside of the work. We offer true work life balance, working from home arrangements, team events and much more.

1) Arrange and chair and minute meetings with the client stakeholders in order to gain information to prepare a Procurement Strategy e.g.

a) Scope - Design & Construct or Build Only by the Contractor.

b) Pricing - Lump Sum or Guaranteed Maximum Price.

c) Tendering – Contractor shortlist for competitive process and create a schedule of due dates for each detailed task to meet the client's requirements.

2) Perform prequalification checks on potential tenderers and onboard them to the client's systems.

3) Critically appraise contracts documents to ensure requisite quality of the package prior to RFP / Contract.

4) Issue the Request for Proposal (RFP) and arrange chair and minute meetings with the client stakeholders through the tender process utilizing trackers to assure delivery of tasks by internal and external parties within timescales agreed with the client's senior leadership.

5) Draft contract documents and manage the execution of the contract between the client and the contractor.

6) Review and advise the client on all contractual notices during the post-contract build and defects phases drafting responses for the Contract Administrator, including but not limited to:

• From Contractor:

i) Variation claims.

ii) Extension of Time claims.

iii) Requests for Information.

iv) Applications for Sectional or Final Completion certificates.

v) Application for End of Defects Certificate.

vi) Final Account negotiations.

vii) Disputed claims – Advise client on contractual process for dispute resolution.

• From Client:

i) Instructions to vary the contract scope or programme etc.

7) Experience of creating PowerPoint slides and verbally presenting in a very concise manner, in person and via video call, to effectively communicate proposals to the client stakeholders and senior management allowing informed decision to me made.

• Professional/tertiary qualification in engineering or construction.
• Minimum 3 - 5 years' experience in procurement and contracts management or construction project management, preferably gained within a Data Centre or similar technical environment.
• Qualifications in project management preferred e.g. RICS.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A thorough understanding of the total project life cycle, from project inception stage, design, authority approvals through to construction completion and post-project review.
• Excellent knowledge and experience of the main project management concepts, tools and techniques.
• Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment.
• Advanced Microsoft skills are essential, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word etc.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent PowerPoint and report writing skills.
• Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your client

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

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