Senior Contract Manager
Pubblicato il 25-09-2026 - JDL Recruitment in Milano
Senior Contract Manager JDL Recruitment Milan, lombardy, Italy
JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading data centre developer as they look to expand their team with a Senior Contracts Manager in Milan.
Applicant must be based in Milan and speak both Italian & English fluently.
Responsibilities
- Provide contract and commercial management on complex engineering projects and programmes from inception to completion, supporting internal delivery teams throughout
- Draft, review and manage all contracts across data centre construction projects, including vendor, main contract, subcontract and consultant service agreements
- Lead contract negotiations with vendors, main contractors, subcontractors and consultants to secure favourable terms, cost effectiveness and appropriate risk allocation
- Develop project specific and portfolio wide contracting approaches
- Prepare supporting contract and commercial documentation in line with procurement processes and timelines
- Lead the identification, evaluation and recommendation of contract changes,
variations and claims in line with change control processes
- Administer contracts proactively, drafting and issuing all required notices and correspondence to maintain contractual and governance compliance
- Provide monthly reporting visibility against each contract and project
- Identify and evaluate contractual and project risks, developing mitigation strategies for review and approval
- Develop and implement dispute avoidance strategies and lead the resolution of contract related disputes, claims and potential litigation alongside Legal
- Manage vendor and contractor relationships, promoting conflict resolution and providing visibility of contractual performance
- Work collaboratively with project management, finance, cost and commercial, procurement, governance and legal teams
- Monitor change, contract and risk impacts on project forecast costs against budget, identifying cost reduction and performance imp