Contract Manager

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.

• 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.

• 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 2–3 days per week.
• High level of English.
• Right to work in Europe. Experience in Denmark is desirable. 

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