Senior Project Contract Manager (SPrCM) in Leicester

Company: Alstom

Appointment Basis: Permanent

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 for 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, variations orders and contract amendments. The Senior Project Contract Manager 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; Project Management software; Excel spreadsheet software and Microsoft Office Word Processing software.
• Fluent English (other languages are an advantage).

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Utilise our dynamic, inclusive and safety‑focused working environment.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday.
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

Equal opportunity statement

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law. As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.