Risk & Contract Manager

• Extensive knowledge of contract management in projects.
• Experience in claims management, change orders, and dispute resolution.
• Knowledge of project risk management.
• Ability to interpret complex contracts and technical documentation.
• Sufficient financial understanding to evaluate economic and margin impacts.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodologies.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• High capacity for influence without hierarchical authority.
• Analytical thinking and results orientation.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage conflict situations.
• High-level written and verbal communication.
• Ability to build relationships of trust with clients, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Proactive and preventive approach to risks.
• More than 8 years of experience in project management, contract management, or claims management in industrial environments.
• Demonstrable experience in negotiation with clients and suppliers.
• Experience managing complex projects and high-value economic contracts.

• University degree in Engineering, ADE, Law, Economics, or similar.

• High level of professional English (C1).

We offer:

• Attractive compensation package, in accordance with the experience and responsibilities of the position.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible schedule and hybrid work model (up to two days of teleworking per week).
• 23 working days of vacation per year.
• Excellent working environment within a collaborative team.
• Continuous training and professional development opportunities, both nationally and internationally.
• The opportunity to join a company recognized as a Top Employer 2026.

For our Nutrition Plant Engineering (NPE) division in Alcobendas (Madrid), we are looking for a Risk & Contract Manager to lead contractual and risk management in complex industrial projects. The selected person will be responsible for claims management, contractual changes, contract review, risk mitigation, and strategic support in negotiations with clients.

• Participate in the contractual review of strategic offers.
• Analyze commercial, legal, and contractual risks before contract signing.
• Recommend exclusions, limitations of liability, and change management mechanisms.
• Contribute to the design of contractual strategies that minimize risk exposure during execution.

• Lead the strategy for managing contractual claims with clients.
• Analyze the company's contractual position in conflict situations.
• Coordinate the collection of evidence, documentation, and contractual correspondence.
• Participate in negotiations with clients to resolve disputes before they are escalated to Management or Legal Counsel.
• Manage requests for extension of time (EOT), penalties, scope deviations, and economic claims.
• Act as the first level of escalation in projects at risk of contractual or commercial crisis.
• Ensure the early detection of scope changes with economic or schedule impact.
• Review and validate the contractual basis of Change Orders proposed by project teams.
• Ensure that changes are adequately documented and supported.
• Track the Change Order pipeline until approval and contracting.
• Support Project Managers and commercial teams during negotiations with clients.
• Drive standardized practices for change management throughout the organization.
• Review contracts, offers, technical annexes, and commercial conditions before the start of projects.
• Identify relevant contractual risks related to scope, acceptance, payments, penalties, warranties, or liabilities.
• Prepare contractual risk reports for project teams.
• Ensure an adequate transfer of risks and obligations from the commercial phase to the execution phase.
• Identify and maintain specific monitoring of clients with high contractual or commercial complexity.
• Develop preventive strategies to minimize risks in critical accounts.
• Provide support to project teams in complex negotiations.
• Promote preventive actions to avoid future escalations and claims.