Contractmanager (m/f/d)

For one of our clients, we are currently looking for experienced professionals to support a major infrastructure project in Ireland in the following roles:

Senior Contract Manager

Senior Contract Administrator

Start: 01 May 2026

Contract type: Permanent employment

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Role Overview:

Both positions are part of a large-scale rail infrastructure project and play a key role in ensuring effective contract management and administration throughout the project lifecycle, from construction through to operational phases.

Key Responsibilities (depending on role and seniority):

• Ensuring compliance with contract management standards, terms, and conditions (in particular NEC suite contracts)
• Managing and administering contracts during construction and operational phases
• Reviewing, negotiating, and approving contracts, subcontractor documentation, and commercial arrangements
• Managing relationships with contractors, consultants, and advisors to drive performance and continuous improvement
• Reviewing compensation events, payment applications, forecasts, and defined costs
• Establishing, maintaining, and monitoring contract management strategies, processes, KPIs, and documentation
• Overseeing financial management, claims management, audits, and risk mitigation activities
• Supporting tender processes, contract documentation, and appointment of contractors and consultants
• Leading and coordinating contract administration activities and, where applicable, managing contract administration teams
• Maintaining structured contract filing systems and contract administration tools (e.g. CEMAR)

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years' professional experience, including extensive experience in contract management and/or contract administration on complex, high-value infrastructure projects
• Strong expertise in NEC contracts (NEC Reg required)
• Bachelor's degree (Honours or equivalent) in a relevant field such as Engineering, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commercial Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, or Business
• A Master's degree or postgraduate qualification is advantageous
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS, SCSI, ICE, IEI or equivalent) is required
• Proven experience in managing contractor and consultant relationships at senior levels
• Strong analytical, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with contract management systems such as CEMAR or Unifier
• Ability to work effectively within complex, multidisciplinary project environments, ideally within the rail sector

If you are interested, please contact me via email at , stating your earliest possible start date and your Daily rate expectations.

Please also send your current CV in Word format, including relevant project experience.

Feel free to forward this opportunity to friends or colleagues who might be interested.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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