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Senior Construction Contracts Manager - Data Center Lease
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Overview
Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly skilled
Senior Construction Contract Manager – Data Center Lease
to serve as a strategic partner in the lease review process for data center projects. This role is essential in identifying and flagging gaps in lease agreements, ensuring construction and operational risks are mitigated before execution. Responsibilities
Supporting the development and implementation of contracting strategies for major construction projects using a range of privately funded delivery models. Provide specialist contracts and related procurement advice to private sector clients across a variety of healthcare construction contracts. Drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluation scorecards and contracts and supporting the process for procuring vendors. Developing contract structures for the main delivery strategies, including multi-packaging scenarios on complex projects with multiple contract interfaces. Supporting end-to-end procurement services on major construction and construction-services-related projects. Building positive relationships within the project team and with Client personnel and their key advisors. Managing and updating internal contract team trackers, reviewing SOWs and MPAs proposal documentation and the work winning capability of the contract services division. Supporting the delivery of both team and wider business targets. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Project Specifications
Review lease agreements with a focus on construction scope, tenant obligations, and risk exposure. Identify missing or unclear terms that could impact project cost or schedule. Act as a tenant advocate during lease review, ensuring our position is clearly represented and protected. Provide examples and documentation of recurring issues to drive process improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align lease terms with project delivery requirements and timelines. Support transaction management and site selection strategy by ensuring lease terms are operationally and financially optimal. Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field. A minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in contract administration in a data center or colocation environments. Strong understanding of construction processes and lease structures specific to data centers. Ability to read and interpret complex lease agreements and identify tenant risks. Working knowledge and experience of various forms of contracts for the delivery of construction projects. Experience working with internal teams across legal, engineering, and site acquisition. Experience of working in a multi-contract environment. Experience in implementing contracting strategies, including risk identification, quantification, and allocation. Proven ability to liaise with and coordinate multiple stakeholders to develop robust contract documents. Excellent communication skills. Skills
Familiarity with colocation leasing, contract and lease negotiation. Understanding of site selection, network design, and fiber availability studies. Experience with risk mitigation, project acceleration, and scope validation in lease execution. Additional Information
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs. 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. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at
www.turnerandtownsend.com/ Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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Turner & Townsend is seeking a highly skilled
Senior Construction Contract Manager – Data Center Lease
to serve as a strategic partner in the lease review process for data center projects. This role is essential in identifying and flagging gaps in lease agreements, ensuring construction and operational risks are mitigated before execution. Responsibilities
Supporting the development and implementation of contracting strategies for major construction projects using a range of privately funded delivery models. Provide specialist contracts and related procurement advice to private sector clients across a variety of healthcare construction contracts. Drafting Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluation scorecards and contracts and supporting the process for procuring vendors. Developing contract structures for the main delivery strategies, including multi-packaging scenarios on complex projects with multiple contract interfaces. Supporting end-to-end procurement services on major construction and construction-services-related projects. Building positive relationships within the project team and with Client personnel and their key advisors. Managing and updating internal contract team trackers, reviewing SOWs and MPAs proposal documentation and the work winning capability of the contract services division. Supporting the delivery of both team and wider business targets. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Project Specifications
Review lease agreements with a focus on construction scope, tenant obligations, and risk exposure. Identify missing or unclear terms that could impact project cost or schedule. Act as a tenant advocate during lease review, ensuring our position is clearly represented and protected. Provide examples and documentation of recurring issues to drive process improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align lease terms with project delivery requirements and timelines. Support transaction management and site selection strategy by ensuring lease terms are operationally and financially optimal. Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field. A minimum of 5 years of applicable experience in contract administration in a data center or colocation environments. Strong understanding of construction processes and lease structures specific to data centers. Ability to read and interpret complex lease agreements and identify tenant risks. Working knowledge and experience of various forms of contracts for the delivery of construction projects. Experience working with internal teams across legal, engineering, and site acquisition. Experience of working in a multi-contract environment. Experience in implementing contracting strategies, including risk identification, quantification, and allocation. Proven ability to liaise with and coordinate multiple stakeholders to develop robust contract documents. Excellent communication skills. Skills
Familiarity with colocation leasing, contract and lease negotiation. Understanding of site selection, network design, and fiber availability studies. Experience with risk mitigation, project acceleration, and scope validation in lease execution. Additional Information
On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs. 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. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Please find out more about us at
www.turnerandtownsend.com/ Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CVs that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CVs will be treated as a direct application. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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