Senior Project Contract Manager; SPrCM

Position: Senior Project Contract Manager (SPrCM)
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry.

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Location:

Derby

Appointment Basis:
Permanent

Apply by: 28/01/2026

Salary: circa £85,000 plus car/car allowance and bonus

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and join us on our journey as our Senior Project Contract Manager and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector. The Senior Project Contract Manager is a key and integral role working in close collaboration with the Project Manager and core project team.

You will be responsible in providing guidance and leadership to develop, implement, and drive contract/claim management and risk mitigation strategies in accordance with Alstom’s business objectives, including extensions of time (EoTs), variations orders, contract amendments.  The SPrCM ensures proper record keeping and file preparation in support of robust claim files.

We’ll look to you for:

Ensure application of Contract, Claims and Insurance Management Manual (CCIM) and Alstom governance.
Control of contractors and management of all staff responsible for the maintenance activities.  
Prepare Contract Summary and ensure it is widely communicated and regularly updated.
Analyse the contract to build and drive implementation of Contract/Claim Management Strategy Plan.
Monitor Works toward contract obligations, including monitoring of project schedule toward achieving contractual milestones.
Ensure timely issuance of contractual notices to customers/partners.
Establish and implement project specific commercial procedures, particularly regarding correspondences, notifications, insurance, variation requests/orders and claims preparation files.  
Develop and produce any project specific processes and ways of working for contract/claim management.
Develop a pragmatic commercial approach based on contractual analysis of the project, to protect, on a daily basis, Alstom interests toward customers and partners.
Carefully monitor, record, and notify customer/partner regarding claims/counterclaim and prepare and manage all elements and supporting documentation for claims/counterclaims negotiations.
Monitor customer/partner requests for variations / change orders / extensions of time.  
Provide follow-up, as necessary, to drive to transactional closure, including updates to the VO/VR/Delay registers, preparation of commercial offer, and prepares associated contractual letters for CD/PM approval.
Provide creative advice on specific issues, risks, and contractual/claim activities, taking into account the contract and business objectives.
Provide training on contract/claim management to key stakeholders, including project management, finance, engineering, and sourcing communities.
Provide at any time, on management demand, a reliable and understandable contractual and commercial analysis of the project.
Must be able to travel up to 20% to 30% of the time  

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

Law Degree or quantity surveyor background would be beneficial (non-essential)
A significant amount of Contract / Claim Management experience  
Ability to read and interpret contractual documents, including terms and conditions, planning, and technical specifications.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Knowledge using Contract Management systems;
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