Contract Manager (F/H)

About this opportunity

Contract Manager responsible for overseeing the contractual aspects of a hyperscale data centre construction project, ensuring compliance with agreed terms, mitigating risks, and supporting project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Supporting Business Unit Directors in delivering business objectives.
• Delivering high-quality services and ensuring that deliverables meet Customers’ requirements.
• Acting as the owner’s representative for a data centre campus and associated infrastructure and utility works, leading contract administration activities.
• Managing the full contract lifecycle, including timely notification of extensions and procurement requirements.
• Managing the sourcing and procurement of general contractors, architects, engineers, commissioning agents, and other professional services as required.
• Coordinating supply chain activities across all stages of a project, from planning through to delivery, execution and close‑out.
• Working closely with the client and other stakeholders to monitor progress and align activities.
• Providing regular updates to the client on procurement and contract status, issues and concerns, including daily escalation reporting.
• Attending all regular team meetings and weekly change triage meetings to provide contractual advice on potential change orders.
• Preparing change order documentation in line with supplier agreements and tracking execution through to completion.
• Managing the close‑out of provisional change orders and claims in collaboration with the project team.
• Drafting formal contractual notices and tracking contractual milestones to ensure alignment with the project programme.
• Ensuring correct use of contract management tools and forms.
• Supporting project handover and the execution of the handover certificates.
• Overseeing final account and contract close‑out for all project awards.
• Advising Directors promptly of any issues that have arisen, or that might arise, on projects; in particular those that might impact on Gleeds professional indemnity (PI) insurance.

Benefits

• Opportunities to develop and grow your career.
• Employee Assistance Programme.

Experience, Knowledge and Key Skills

• 10+ years’ experience in contracts management within the construction industry.
• Proven experience supporting large‑scale construction programmes and projects.
• Strong understanding of project and programme management principles.
• Knowledge of national and international construction industry standards and practices.
• Direct experience in data centre construction is an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Methodical way of thinking and approach to work.
• Sound ICT skills, with a high proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to work at the project site office.
• High level of English. A high level of French is desirable.
• Right to work in France.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We’re an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of age, disability, marital status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status or gender.

We recognise the importance of work/life balance and agree flexible working arrangements to suit each individual.