Senior Contract Manager - Major Project

Senior Contract Manager – Major Project | Brisbane & Regional Queensland

Our One Solution Centre (OSC) organisation delivers solutions that enable our customers to make the most of their energy, improving reliability, efficiency and safety while delivering strong customer outcomes.

As the specialist in Energy solutions, we deliver a unique value proposition to our customers in targeted segments, our value to our customers extends from the design of smart networks, data centers, engineering, construction, automated system management and field services to empower the digital transformation of our customers by ensuring their critical network, systems and processes are highly available and resilient.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Contract Manager to provide dedicated commercial and contract management support to a major project in Queensland.

The role is based in Brisbane and offers a flexible working arrangement across our Brisbane office, project site and working from home. A key requirement of the position is regular travel to the project site in regional Queensland, approximately three hours from Brisbane, with around 50% of the role expected to be site-based. Candidates should therefore be comfortable with frequent regional travel as an integral part of the role.

Reporting to the Contract Management Leader Pacific, the Senior Contract Manager will work closely with the project and operational team to support successful project execution through proactive, consistent and commercially sound contract lifecycle management.

The Senior Contract Manager will act as a strategic business partner across the project, identifying and managing contractual, commercial, financial and compliance risks while protecting contractual entitlements and supporting successful project delivery and margin performance. The role will have a strong focus on contract administration, change and variation management, claims, contractual correspondence, risk and opportunity management, and dispute avoidance

Specific responsibilities will include (but not limited to)

• Monitor the contract throughout project execution to ensure rights and obligations are met and documented;
• Advise and support project teams on contractual interpretation, compliance, and risk/opportunity management;
• Identify, prepare, submit, and negotiate change orders, variation requests, and claims with customers and subcontractors;
• Draft and manage contractual correspondence and formal notices;
• Participate in project reviews and provide guidance on mitigation actions, dispute avoidance, and resolution strategies.

About You

You are an experienced Senior Contract Manager who is comfortable working closely with project teams in both office and site environments. You have experience supporting large, complex projects within construction, infrastructure, EPC or similar project environments and understand the importance of being actively engaged with the project team throughout execution. You will bring strong commercial judgement, a practical approach to contract management, and the ability to identify and manage contractual risks, changes, claims and opportunities as they arise.

In addition, you possess the following relevant skills and attributes:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, or Diploma, certification or equivalent in Contract Management or Quantity Surveying

Professional certification in Contract Management a plus (e.g. WCC/IACCM)

Significant experience in contract management within a project-based, EPC, construction, infrastructure, or similar environment

Experience in variation and change management aspects which arise throughout project execution

Experience supporting complex, high‑value contracts

• Strong negotiation, analytical, and problem‑solving skills
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across functions and geographies
• Strong business acumen with the ability to balance commercial goals and customer satisfaction
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