Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Procurement & Contracts Manager to support a major capital program for a leading client in a highly regulated industry. This role will lead end-to-end commercial strategy, contract negotiation, and supplier management across complex construction and manufacturing scopes.
This is a high-impact leadership role requiring deep expertise in contract negotiation, commercial risk management, and supplier strategy within large-scale project environments.
*Role requires some travel
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end procurement and contract negotiations for major packages, including pricing, schedule, risk allocation, escalation mechanisms, and performance incentives.
- Develop and execute procurement and commercial strategies aligned with project delivery, cost, and risk objectives.
- Manage the full contract lifecycle (drafting, negotiation, execution, administration, and closeout) for high-value, complex agreements.
- Act as the commercial lead and advisor to project leadership, engineering, and supply chain teams.
- Lead claims management and dispute resolution, including analysis, negotiation, and settlement of contractor and supplier claims.
- Drive change management processes, including evaluation of variation orders, cost impacts, and contractual entitlement.
- Ensure commercial governance, compliance, and audit readiness in line with regulated industry standards.
- Assess supplier and contractor capabilities, cost structures, and performance to support fact-based negotiations.
- Partner with Legal, Project Controls, and Engineering to ensure contracts are robust, executable, and risk balanced.
- Develop and monitor commercial KPIs, including cost savings, contract compliance, claims exposure, and supplier performance.
- Support continuous improvement of procurement, contracting, and commercial management processes.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.