At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. 

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 112 offices worldwide.

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Turner & Townsend is looking for a Commercial Contract Manager to join our business in the Netherlands. 

Turner and Townsend Contract Services Team deliver Contract Development, Contract Management and Dispute Resolution Services across the region. With strong experience in a consultancy or contractor organisation, you will have knowledge and demonstrate hands on experience of standard forms of contract, claims management, dispute avoidance and/or dispute resolution within the infrastructure and built environment sectors. With a ‘can do’ attitude and commercially astute you will be driven, results oriented with the ability to provide best in class claims and dispute management advice for our clients. 

Individuals will have a cost and commercial management, engineering and/or legal background and have the ability to support our Subject Matter Experts in the region and aid the growth of our high performing Contract Services division.  

• A unique role with a focus on bringing companies and teams together so as to ensure project progress whilst checking contract compliance and finding solutions for deviations; 

• Sound communication and analytical skills are required, as well as affinity with either legal or engineering and the motivation to ‘go the extra mile’ in understanding and supporting our clients and their project stakeholders; 

• A key position in our Project Management Services team in Amsterdam; 

• You will be working on complex, multi-disciplinary Transportation Infrastructure Projects that matter to society and which should play a role in the transformation to a more sustainable economy; 

• Your involvement will primarily be with projects in the Benelux region whilst we encourage your interest in any global project opportunities. 

• Experience in Infrastructure and a variety of project types; 

• Confident in a client facing environment, with good presentational skills; 

• Demonstrable track record of providing contract and/or claims services in the Infrastructure and / or Natural resources (Renewables) sector; 

• Commercial management experience on major projects; 

• Experience of UAV, NEC and/or FIDIC and other standard form contracts and the relevant processes and procedures; 

• Experience of performance forensics, whether from a quantum or delay background; 

• Application of methodical analytical skills, with a flexible and adaptable approach to service delivery under a number of challenging scenarios; 

• Able to prepare and support on major bid proposals; 

• Fluent Dutch and English language skills.  

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. We also encourage our staff to strive to ‘make a difference’ and become involved in various working committees and forums (for example, Inclusion Working Group, Social & Wellness, Learning & Development, Corporate Social Responsibilities and Net Zero Vision).

At Turner & Townsend we offer a competitive remuneration package and company benefits.

Turner & Townsend value greatly and have a focus on Corporate Responsibilities (CR), this includes a day’s leave entitlement to support a local charity or community activity along with the opportunity to participate in several office events that held throughout the year.

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 people from all sectors of the community.

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