Contract Manager

About the role

Hitachi Rail is looking for a Contract Manager in Copenhagen to join the Danish Legal & Contracts team, part of the North, Central and Eastern Europe (NCEE) and global Legal, Contracts & Compliance organization. The role sits within an international project team and coordinates efficiently with internal departments.

Key responsibilities

• Negotiate and manage contracts with customers and sub-contractors, including contract notices, correspondence, changes and claims.
• Ensure project delivery interests are advanced and coordinate inputs from the Project Manager, Scheduler, Procurement, Technical Leads and support functions such as Finance and Insurance.
• Maintain contractual records and document key correspondence, status and issues.
• Advise project teams on contractual risk and commercial opportunities, and help develop risk mitigation plans.
• Draft formal project communications and represent the company in internal and external meetings.
• Manage claims and variations, escalate disputes to litigation, arbitration or mediation, and liaise with in-house and external counsel.
• Identify and reduce legal and contractual risks, especially for public tender procedures.
• Prepare legal memos and documents for internal approval processes, and support negotiations with customers and suppliers.

Required profile

• Danish LL.M. and/or MSc in Business Administration and Commercial Law, or a similar relevant degree.
• At least 5 years of experience in complex contract management, commercial, legal and/or project management roles, preferably in infrastructure projects (railway, energy or construction).
• Fluency in spoken and written Danish and English.

Required skills

• Understanding of contract and commercial management practices, with experience in complex project environments.
• Ability to interpret and negotiate complex contracts, agreements and procurement documents in a risk-based way.
• Competence in contractual risk assessment, claims prevention, change management, negotiation support and stakeholder management.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and communication skills, with excellent written and verbal communication.

What we offer

• A flexible hybrid work environment (working from home and office, 40/60 split).
• Traditional benefits such as pension and 6 weeks of holiday.