Senior Contracts Administrator in Adelaide

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An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a proven Senior Contracts Administrator to join a nationally significant Defence infrastructure project on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, located in Australia’s remote north-west Indian Ocean Territory. The role is a Perth based (offsite) opportunity and with project certainty through to the end of 2029, this role offers the rare combination of long-term stability, genuine responsibility and a career-defining scope of work.

Working within a major Defence-funded infrastructure project via an Integrated Managing Contractor engagement model, this role provides an exceptional opportunity to establish yourself within one of Australia’s fastest-growing sectors. As defence investment continues to expand across infrastructure, maritime capability and national security projects, professionals with proven defence project experience will be well positioned for long-term career opportunities both now and into the future.

Reporting directly to the Commercial Manager, you will take ownership of selected upstream commercial functions and downstream administration of significant packages of civil and infrastructure works, playing a pivotal role in the successful delivery of critical project outcomes. This position offers a high degree of autonomy and accountability, making it ideal for a disciplined and proactive professional who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and driving results in a complex project environment.

Why Join Us?

• Long-term project security through to 2029
• Exposure to nationally significant Defence infrastructure works
• Opportunity to build specialist Defence project expertise
• Large-scale, technically complex scope of works
• High level of autonomy, ownership and leadership responsibility

What you’ll do?

• Leading the delivery of construction, airfield and enabling works packages from planning through to commissioning and handover.
• Driving safety, quality, program and commercial outcomes across your area of responsibility.
• Managing subcontractors and supply chain partners to achieve successful project delivery.
• Coordinating project interfaces, resources and multidisciplinary work fronts to ensure seamless delivery.
• Identifying, managing and mitigating project risks while proactively resolving issues.
• Ensuring works are delivered in accordance with project specifications, contractual requirements and industry standards.

How you’ll connect to the role?

You are an established Senior Contracts Administrator with proven experience and an established track record who ideally has the future potential and aspiration of a Project Commercial Manager. Supported by relevant tertiary qualifications, you bring proven project delivery experience, with strong commercial expertise and discipline, and the ability to work well with a team and provide leadership, support and guidance to the broader project delivery team.

Experience delivering Defence, aviation, infrastructure or remote projects will be highly regarded, as will Managing Contractor engagement model experience. With your commercial expertise, attention to detail, self-starting nature and disciplined approach to delivery, you will play a key role in the successful delivery of this nationally significant project.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.