Senior Associate (Contract Manager)

About the Role

• Lead the administration of NEC4 contracts, ensuring full compliance with contractual processes and timelines 
• Act as a subject matter expert on NEC4 clauses, including compensation events, early warnings, programme acceptance, and communications 
• Ensure contracts are managed in the spirit of mutual trust and cooperation 

• Establish and manage the Early Warning Register and Risk Reduction Meetings 
• Drive proactive identification and mitigation of risks in collaboration with project teams and contractors 
• Ensure timely and accurate notification of early warnings and compensation events 

• Lead the assessment, negotiation, and agreement of compensation events in accordance with NEC4 ECC requirements 
• Ensure robust and auditable change management processes 
• Provide commercial guidance on time and cost implications 

• Review and assess contractor programmes for compliance with NEC4 requirements 
• Monitor progress against Accepted Programme and advise on corrective actions 
• Support project teams in understanding programme implications of compensation events 

• Act as the key contractual interface between Employer, Project Manager, Supervisor, and Contractor 
• Support collaborative working relationships aligned with NEC principles 
• Provide strategic contractual advice to senior stakeholders 

• Promote a proactive, dispute avoidance culture through effective contract management 
• Support resolution of issues in real-time, minimising escalation 
• Manage formal dispute processes if required, including adjudication 

• Ensure accurate and timely contract communications in line with NEC requirements 
• Maintain comprehensive records to support audit and dispute resolution 
• Provide regular reports on contractual/commercial status to senior management 

• Mentor and support contract management and commercial team members in NEC best practices 
• Deliver training and guidance on NEC4 ECC processes and procedures 

About You

• Degree in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Law, or related discipline 
• NEC Accreditation (e.g., NEC4 Project Manager or ECC accreditation) strongly preferred 
• Professional membership (e.g., MRICS, MCIPS, or equivalent) desirable  

• Significant experience of contract/cost management and administration 
• Experience in administrating contracts, in particular, extensive hands-on experience administering NEC contracts, specifically within Ireland 
• Experience in developing individual contract management strategies, and implementing those strategies 
• Knowledge of monitoring Contractors and / or Consultants performance 
• Significant experience in, and understanding of, claims management 
• Experience of establishing Contractors and / or Consultants performance management frameworks 
• Knowledge of Key Performance Indicators for Contractors and / or Consultants organisations, and experience in building a Key Performance Indicators library 

• Expert knowledge of NEC4 ECC contract mechanisms and philosophy 
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation capability 
• Excellent understanding of programme management within NEC frameworks 
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills 
• Ability to foster collaboration and drive performance across multidisciplinary teams 
• Extensive numeracy and analytical skills  
• Able to lead a team  
• Excellent report writing & presentation skills 
• Understanding of Project & Contract Management software, such as Primavera P6 and CEMAR

• Opportunity to work on Ireland’s nationally significant infrastructure projects 
• Competitive salary and benefits package 
• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements 
• Career progression within a growing partner led infrastructure team 

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