Senior Contract Manager

Switzerland Global Enterprise

Senior Contract Manager overseeing all contractual activities in assigned projects portfolio. Collaborating with project teams for commercial strategy and claims management.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeIssy les Moulineaux • 🇫🇷 FranceSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Thorough analysis of the contract and elaboration, with the Project Director, of the Project’s contract and commercial strategy.
Presentation to the Project Team of the contractual analysis, commercial execution strategy issuance of the Contract Questionnaire, Contract Commercial Plan (CCP) and other contract analysis deliverables as per Contract Management processes
Implement contractual procedures, particularly regarding claims, insurance, variation orders, correspondence and notifications.
Identify GE as well as customer/consortium and other third-party contract obligations and develop and implement the Project contract commercial plan, including Project claim strategy.
Proactively support Project risk and opportunity identification and analysis.
Assume responsibility for all Project contractual activities from hand-over from Sales until all contractual obligations are completed and all contractual issues are resolved/settled.
Ensure notices are given in line with contract requirements.
Proactively manage claims to/from customers, subcontractors/suppliers and partners, incl. negotiations and settlements.
Manage Project variation requests/orders.
Manage Project insurances: ensure contract compliant insurance coverage; submit, monitor and settle of insurance claims in accordance with the policies.
If requested, provide support and guidance and training to Project team on general contractual issues.
Clarify contractual/legal enquiries, if necessary, referring to Legal.
Support the Sales team in the tender phase, including drafting of contract qualifications and attend to contract negotiations.
Provide support in the event of dispute.
Report on Project claims and variations, as well as potentially critical contract issues to management and, as required, to project control, finance and audit staff.
Report to management for the approval of variation orders, amendments and settlements in accordance with the applicable Delegation of Authority.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience/track record in claim preparation and negotiation (EOT claim, global claim, contract renegotiations etc)
Knowledge of delay analysis principles (critical path analysis, concurrent delay principles etc)
Understanding of contract law
Understanding of Project risk management
Technical understanding
Experience in high-level negotiations
Extensive experience of hands-on contract management experience in complex infrastructure projects (power generation and power transmission preferred)
Experience in NEC and Fidic contract models
University degree in engineering, quantity surveying, business administration or law
Accountability and say/do mindset
Perfect knowledge of written and spoken English

Benefits

Comp & perks

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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Hard Skills & Tools

claim preparationnegotiationdelay analysiscontract lawProject risk managementcontract managementNEC contract modelFidic contract modelinfrastructure projectstechnical understanding

Soft Skills

accountabilitysay/do mindsethigh-level negotiationspresentation skillssupport and guidancecommunicationproblem-solvingteam collaborationproactive managementreporting

Certifications

university degree in engineeringuniversity degree in quantity surveyinguniversity degree in business administrationuniversity degree in law