Senior Contract Manager (Data Centre, APAC portfolio)

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. 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.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We 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.

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Contract Administration

• Manage incoming contract requests from project execution teams.
• Prepare, review, and validate contractual documents in alignment with established policies, escalating to Regional Contract Managers when necessary.
• Create and maintain Accord matters for each contract, ensure proper stamping or legal review, and deliver finalized documentation to relevant teams.

Workflow Management

• Monitor contract workflows to ensure timely initiation and progression.
• Maintain clear communication channels and ensure efficient routing of documents.

Vendor Governance

• Confirm that vendors have valid governing agreements in place.
• Support site teams in initiating new agreements or renewing expired ones.

Stakeholder Guidance:

• Advise stakeholders on appropriate contract formats for site services.
• Assist with contract modifications, including scopes of work, task orders, work orders, and amendments.

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Collaborate on the transition to automated contract review solutions.
• Provide feedback and performance metrics to enhance system functionality.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Construction Management, or related discipline. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Minimum 8 years in contract management, with at least 3 years in a senior role.
• Proven experience in large-scale construction or data centre projects.
• Strong communication and leadership skills; experience in people management in a plus.
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to drive outcomes on behalf of clients and coordinate with construction and design teams to meet deadlines and deliverables
• Strong understanding of contract law and compliance requirements.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in contract management systems and familiarity with automation tools.
• Native-level proficiency and Business-level proficiency in English.
• Proficiency in Cost-X or equivalent cost estimation software.

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.

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