Commercial and Contract Management Advisor

Unitywater; Hervey Bay; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible/hybrid work

Supportive team culture

Safety and wellbeing focus

Job summary

Unitywater is recruiting a Commercial and Contract Management Advisor in Queensland, Australia. This fixed-term, 2-year role focuses on delivering strong commercial outcomes and value for money across customer delivery contracts.

You will collaborate with operations, suppliers, procurement and legal teams, lead onboarding, variations, claims, and monitor performance to optimise contract delivery and risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial and contract management within utilities, infrastructure, construction, maintenance, engineering, or a similar industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify risks and opportunities and develop solutions.
• Experience managing contract performance, variations, claims, disputes, and supplier relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and delivering value for money outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Business, Law, Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead contractor onboarding, variations and claims, monitor performance and compliance.
• Provide expert commercial advice across the post-award lifecycle.
• Identify commercial risks and drive continuous improvement to enhance service delivery.
• Collaborate with Delivery Managers, procurement, legal and operations to ensure conformance.
• Support maturity and governance of contract management processes within the unit.

Skills

Commercial & contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk & opportunity analysis

Negotiation

Problem solving

Contract lifecycle management

Education

Commerce/Business/Law/Engineering/PM

Job description

• Access flexible and hybrid work arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships to drive positive customer outcomes.
• Supportive team that values safety, innovation, wellbeing & professional growth.

About the role

As the Commercial and Contract Management Advisor, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring Unitywater's operational contracts deliver strong commercial outcomes, value for money and effective service delivery across the Customer Delivery business unit. This is a newly created 2-year fixed-term opportunity, established to strengthen and mature contract management capability, providing an exciting opportunity to influence how contracts are managed, monitored and optimised across the organisation.

Working closely with operational teams, suppliers, procurement and legal stakeholders, you will provide expert commercial advice and support throughout the post-award contract lifecycle. You will lead contractor onboarding, manage contract variations and claims, monitor performance and compliance, identify commercial risks, and drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery and business performance. You will work closely with and be a trusted advisor to Delivery Managers, who will be your eyes and ears for contractual conformance in the field.

This role is ideal for a commercially minded professional who enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, solving complex problems, and driving best-practice contract management. You will be supported to build the maturity of contract management and commercial processes within the business unit, and as such the role will suit someone who is forward thinking, agile and motivated. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact by supporting critical water and wastewater services that benefit communities across the Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay Region.

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

• Demonstrated experience in commercial and contract management within utilities, infrastructure, construction, maintenance, engineering, or a similar industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities and develop practical solutions.
• Experience managing contract performance, variations, claims, disputes, and supplier relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering value for money outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Business, Law, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

• Demonstrated experience in commercial and contract management within utilities, infrastructure, construction, maintenance, engineering, or a similar industry.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify risks and opportunities and develop practical solutions.
• Experience managing contract performance, variations, claims, disputes, and supplier relationships.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, influencing, and negotiation skills.
• A commitment to continuous improvement and delivering value for money outcomes.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Commerce, Business, Law, Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.

About us

Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

We think a pretty good job starts here.

We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role. Please feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

You will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening.

Applications close: Monday 23rd November 2026.

For further information please contact the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist [e-mail]

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.