Conformance Manager - Infrastructure

Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society.

Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 130 countries worldwide.

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

The Contract Compliance & Assurance Manager (also known internally as Contract Conformance Manager) is responsible for ensuring that all commercial contracts within projects are executed in accordance with agreed terms, legal standards, and regulatory requirements. The role holder plays a critical role in ensuring consistency, coordination, and compliance of contract documentation across the projects programme, from procurement inception through to contract award.

The Contract Conformance Manager ensures strategic alignment of contract scope, specifications, and information requirements across nominated contracts.

The role holder maintains oversight of the suite of contract documents, ensuring alignment with EU Procurement Directives and Irish national regulations, while enhancing engagement with subject matter experts to ensure accuracy and completeness. The Contract Conformance Manager tracks key contract metrics, reports on compliance status to senior management, and supports continuous improvement in contract management practices to safeguard the organisation’s commercial interests.

• Act as the primary point of contact for all contract conformance matters across the Projects Directorate, ensuring alignment with programme-wide governance and commercial strategies.
• Lead the development and oversight of contract processes, ensuring clarity, consistency, and compliance from initiation through execution, renewal, or closure.
• Drive the creation and validation of contract documentation, ensuring it is unambiguous, specific, and aligned with projectsoperational objectives, legal standards, and EU Procurement Directives.
• Strategically collaborate with subject matter experts to incorporate technical, legal, and commercial requirements into contract documents, reducing ambiguity and mitigating the risk of disputes.
• Conduct high-level reviews and provide strategic challenge to ensure contract terms support value for money (VfM), eliminate inconsistencies, and align with the projectscommercial and compliance objectives.
• Support and maintain plans, management controls, information processes and systems to support the timely delivery of all contracting activity.
• Oversee contract performance monitoring and reporting, tracking key metrics, forecasting risks, and escalating issues to senior leadership to support continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
• Lead post-award contract governance, including change control, audits, and updates to ensure ongoing alignment with programme scope, legal obligations, and best practices.
• Ensure timely and transparent communication of contract milestones and deliverables, coordinating with internal teams and external contractors to meet contractual time constraints.
• Support the development of training and guidance materials for procurement and contract management personnel, in collaboration with Learning & Development, to build internal capability.
• Participate in progress and performance meetings, providing updates on contract conformance, identifying emerging risks, and supporting resolution strategies.
• Support the Commercial Director in the preparation of reports and briefings related to contract governance, compliance, and performance.
• Champion a culture of safety and accountability, ensuring all contract-related activities adhere to the projectshealth and safety procedures and broader organisational values.
• Act as a role model for the projectsvision and values, behaving in ways that align…