Lead/Contract Manager

Our client is a leading international construction and infrastructure contractor delivering major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across Europe and globally. Within their Contract Management & Legal International function, they provide strategic contractual and commercial support to complex, high-value projects, ensuring effective contract administration, risk management, and dispute avoidance throughout the project lifecycle.

As part of their continued growth, they are seeking a Contract Manager to join their London-based team. This role will support international infrastructure projects, working closely with project teams, commercial functions, and legal specialists to manage contractual risk, support tender activities, and contribute to the successful execution of major capital works.

The Contract Manager will play a key role in supporting both pre-contract and project execution phases, providing contractual guidance and ensuring alignment with contractual obligations, commercial strategy, and risk mitigation objectives.

This position will involve reviewing and interpreting construction contracts, supporting contract negotiations, managing contractual correspondence, and assisting in the identification and mitigation of contractual and commercial risks across international infrastructure projects.

The Contract Manager will collaborate closely with project delivery teams, legal counsel, and senior contract management professionals to ensure contract compliance and support dispute avoidance and resolution strategies.

• Review, analyse, and interpret construction contracts, identifying contractual risks, obligations, and opportunities
• Support contract negotiations with clients, joint venture partners, and subcontractor
• Provide contractual advice and guidance to project and commercial teams
• Draft and review contractual correspondence, notices, and formal communications
• Support the management of contractual variations, claims, and change processes
• Identify contractual and commercial risks and contribute to mitigation strategies
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and internal governance procedures
• Support the preparation and review of joint venture and consortium agreements
• Assist in dispute avoidance and dispute resolution activities, including preparation of supporting documentation
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including legal, commercial, and technical stakeholders
• Support contract management activities across multiple international infrastructure projects
• Participate in internal and project meetings to provide contractual input and support

• Degree in Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline
• 5-10+ years of experience in contract management within the construction or infrastructure sector
• Experience working for contractors on major infrastructure or civil engineering projects preferred
• Strong understanding of construction contracts and contractual risk management principles
• Experience supporting contract negotiation, administration, and claims management
• Familiarity with international standard forms of contract such as FIDIC is advantageous
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Ability to work in an international, fast-paced project environment
• Fluent in English; additional languages are considered an advantage

• Opportunity to work on complex international infrastructure projects
• Exposure to high-value, technically challenging contractual environments
• Strong collaboration with international legal and commercial teams
• Clear career development pathway within a global infrastructure organisation
• London-based role with international project exposure

Anzurra is a specialist recruitment, executive search, and talent advisory firm focused on Commercial, Contract Management, Claims, Disputes, Legal, and Advisory talent across the global construction, infrastructure, and energy markets.

We work as an embedded partner to ambitious organisations, supporting them not only to hire exceptional people, but to build, structure, and scale high-performing teams.

With offices in London and Copenhagen and an international client base, we provide retained, in-house, and flexible recruitment solutions that go far beyond transactional hiring. Our work sits at the intersection of projects, contracts, risk, and people - supporting contractors, consultancies, developers, law firms, and expert practices to secure the specialist talent that protects projects and drives performance.