At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead commercial functions and manage contracts for exciting infrastructure projects.
- Company: Join a market-leading Tier 2 contractor with a strong national presence.
- Benefits: Permanent full-time role with excellent career progression and a supportive culture.
- Other info: Collaborative team atmosphere with opportunities to work on diverse projects.
- Why this job: Make an impact on large-scale projects while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: 7-15 years experience in contracts management or related fields required.
The predicted salary is between 108000 - 132000 $ per year.
Established, national market leading Tier 2 Contractor with an extensive pipeline in projects across Infrastructure, Industrial, Buildings & Defence sectors. Excellent career progression and fantastic culture.
A market leading Tier 2 contractor with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects is seeking a Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager to join their growing business in Sydney. This role could also suit a Senior Contracts Administrator stepping up.
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for leading the commercial function across projects and providing understanding to the project team while managing a team of 3 to 4 Senior / Contracts Administrators and a few graduates. Responsibilities include:
- Providing contractual and commercial advice
- Dealing with disputes and adjudication
- Troubleshooting on projects
- Interrogating commercial contracts
- Understanding project profitability and regional corporate overheads
The role may involve delivering projects or could be more about dipping in and out while running larger scaled specialised construction projects. The Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager will manage approximately $130m to $150m of work per annum within defence, remedial and construction (fit-out, refurb, new builds, upgrades etc). Individual projects can range from smaller amounts up to $15m, but sometimes up to $50m-$75m.
Candidates can come from a tier 1, 2 or 3 background with 7-15 years of experience.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Tertiary qualification in Contracts Management, Engineering, Construction Management or similar
- Minimum 7 to 15 years+ experience in a similar role
- Understanding of project administration and project controls
- Knowledge of risks and limitations across legal agreements and requirements
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships
- Superior analytical skillset and time management skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Experience with Microsoft Office suite with strong Excel knowledge
This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation that offers challenging work and the potential for career progression.
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