About the Role
In the role of Senior Contract Manager, you will bring your expertise in contract and claims management to complex mobility projects. As a key member of the project team, you will work closely with Project Managers, Project Directors, and colleagues across Finance, Planning, Sourcing, Legal, and other functions. Your objective will be to translate contractual insight into proactive actions that help the project anticipate risks, protect the company's interests, and identify opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
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You will take the lead on developing and implementing contract and claim management strategies, including managing contractual notices, variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims, and counterclaims, while ensuring that robust records are maintained for effective negotiations.
Your Role, Your Impact
We’ll look to you to:
- Shape and drive the project’s contract and claims strategy, anticipating contractual risks and opportunities and translating them into pragmatic actions.
- Protect contractual and commercial interests by monitoring obligations, milestones, correspondence, and notices, ensuring that the necessary contractual actions are taken in a timely manner.
- Lead complex claims and change management processes, including variations, extensions of time, amendments, claims, and counterclaims, from identification and substantiation through negotiation and closure.
- Partner with project leadership and cross-functional teams to provide clear contractual and commercial analysis that supports project decisions, risk mitigation, and project profitability.
- Enhance contract management capability by sharing expertise, developing colleagues, and promoting proactive contract management practices across the project.
What You Bring
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A degree in Law, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Business, or another relevant discipline.
- Strong expertise in contract and/or claims management, ideally gained within complex project environments.
- The ability to interpret contractual terms, technical requirements, and project schedules and turn them into clear commercial actions.
- A sound understanding of project financials and how effective contract and claims management can influence project profitability.
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the confidence to convey complex contractual matters clearly to customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
- A proactive, pragmatic, and collaborative approach, with the ability to anticipate risks, manage competing priorities, and develop solutions in complex situations.
- The capability to work effectively across functions and with senior stakeholders, customers, partners, suppliers, and external advisers.
Ready to bring your contractual expertise to projects that move people and cities? We’d love to hear from you.
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll feel proud of the work we do. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Important to Note
As a global business, we are an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
Job Type: Experienced
