Senior Contract & Procurement Manager

Parsons is looking an experienced Senior Contract & Procurement Manager to lead all commercial, contractual and procurement activities associated with major stadium and sports venue developments.

The Senior Contract & Procurement Manager will serve as the primary commercial interface between the Project Management Team, Cost Consultant, Lead Design Consultant, contractors, suppliers, and project stakeholders.

The role is responsible for ensuring robust contract administration, procurement governance, commercial risk management, cost control, change management, and successful delivery of procurement packages throughout the project lifecycle and requires extensive experience managing commercial and procurement functions on large-scale, complex developments involving multiple contracts, specialist systems, long-lead procurement packages, and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Act as the primary commercial interface between the Project Management Team and the Cost Consultant.

• Lead all contract administration, procurement, commercial, and cost management activities throughout the project lifecycle.

• Oversee procurement planning and packaging strategies for design, construction, specialist systems, and supplier contracts.

• Manage tendering processes including prequalification, RFP preparation, tender evaluations, negotiations, and contract award recommendations.

• Review and coordinate cost estimates, project budgets, cash flow forecasts, and cost reports prepared by the Cost Consultant.

• Monitor project expenditures and ensure alignment with approved budgets and cost objectives.

• Lead change management, variation assessment, and commercial evaluation processes.

• Manage contractual correspondences, notices, claims, disputes, and contractual compliance requirements.

• Review and evaluate contractor and consultant payment applications and commercial submissions.

• Identify commercial risks and develop mitigation strategies to protect project objectives.

• Support value engineering initiatives and cost optimization strategies throughout design and construction phases.

• Coordinate procurement activities for major construction packages, specialist venue systems, FF&E, and operational readiness requirements.

• Ensure compliance with procurement governance procedures, commercial policies, and contractual obligations.

• Prepare executive commercial reports, procurement dashboards, and management presentations.

• Support project closeout activities, final account negotiations, and contract settlements.

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's Degree in Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, or a related discipline.

• Master's Degree preferred.

• MRICS, MCIOB, CCP, PMP, or equivalent professional accreditation preferred.

• Minimum 15 years of commercial, contracts, procurement, or quantity surveying experience.

• Minimum 7 years in a senior commercial or procurement management role.

• Demonstrated experience on major building, infrastructure, sports, aviation, hospitality, or mixed-use developments.

• Proven experience managing procurement strategies and contract administration on large-scale projects.

• Strong understanding of contract forms, procurement methodologies, commercial governance, and project controls.

• Experience managing Cost Consultant interfaces and reviewing cost plans, estimates, budgets, and final accounts.

• Extensive experience managing variations, claims, extensions of time, and dispute avoidance processes.

• Strong knowledge of procurement and commercial management for specialist systems and technology-driven facilities.

• Excellent negotiation, stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

• Strong analytical and commercial decision-making capabilities.