Contract Manager (All Grades) – Contract Services at TurnerTownsend

Due to increased workload and securing of new clients across the Defence, Infrastructure, Energy & Natural Resources and Real Estate sectors, Turner & Townsend has a new opportunity for a Contract Manager to join our growing Programme Advisory - Contract Services division in our UK offices. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to: • Drive change in the largest organisations in the country, • Engage on and influence large scale flagship projects, • Impact across multiple industries and categories, • Challenge themselves in a market leading global business, • Create new and innovative service offerings to the Market, • Manage the full lifecycle of contracts across major programmes, ensuring obligations, deliverables, risks, and dependencies are controlled.We are the first consultancy to be recognised by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) for excellence in the procurement processes that it provides for clients in the construction sector. Our Team received a Procurement Excellence Programme Award demonstrating excellence in our procurement and supply chain activities. The Opportunity: The Contract Manager will support Turner & Townsend’s Programme Advisory service line by delivering contract and commercial management across high value, complex programmes. The role is central to ensuring that contractual arrangements, commercial strategy and supplier performance enables the successful delivery of client transformation and capital programmes. Operating as part of Turner & Townsend’s end to end Procurement Advisory capability, the Contract Manager will be supported by procurement in developing contracting strategies, manage commercial risk, and ensure supplier governance and compliance, value for money, and alignment with programme objectives. This role will be a part of our established team and play a significant part in the continued expansion of our services in this exciting period of growth with existing and new clients. Main Expectations: • Lead and manage contract management on major projects and/or programmes supported by Turner & Townsend. • Lead contract governance reviews including variations, extensions, change control, and dispute management. • Provide strategic project and commercial advice to clients and internal stakeholders. • Produce clear commercial analysis to support decision‑making. • Managing client relationships and related commission outputs and deliverables. • Support business development and marketing of the team’s service proposition. • Oversee contract performance management including KPIs, SLAs, service credits, escalation protocols, and risk mitigation. • Run contract management activities including but not limited to performance reviews and contract review boards. • Support procurement, transformation, supplier relationship management and claims and dispute teams providing contract management advise and expertise.The Offer: Turner & Townsend will offer the right candidate a distinct opportunity to progress their career within an entrepreneurial, defined and growing division. This will be achieved through a mixture of leading the delivery of large-scale projects, creating innovative solutions and service offerings, elevating the T&T Contract Services team, working with blue chip organisations and becoming a trusted and visible expert within Turner & Townsend and the Market. Further opportunities are available to travel both nationally and internationally to service and manage key commissions for our blue chip client portfolio. Turner & Townsend encourages a Hybrid method of working to provide a practical Work/Life balance that recognises the challenges that life brings. We are keen to ensure that our team is delivering Best Practice in our Procurement Practices and therefore we will be encouraging and supporting individuals to achieve recognised contract management accreditations ensuring regular Professional Development to further the team’s high standards.