Commercial Manager

Fulton Hogan Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Corporate health and fitness programs

Health insurance discounts

Personal banking support

Retailer discounts

up to 18 weeks paid primary carers Par

up to 10 days paid secondary carers

Employee Assistance Program (including

Purchase Leave Policy

Job summary

Fulton Hogan is recruiting a Commercial Manager to provide strategic leadership across multiple programs in South East Queensland. You will oversee robust financial and commercial management, risk control, and stakeholder alignment, partnering with program teams and clients to deliver sound commercial outcomes.

The role focuses on leadership of procurement, forecasting, cost control and variations, plus contract administration and negotiations to optimise value across the region.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in law, commerce, quantity surveying, construction management, engineering or related field.
• 10+ years senior commercial experience in construction or water sector.
• Knowledge of Australian Standard contracts and alliance contracts.
• Strong commercial acumen with proactive risk identification.
• Experience in commercial negotiations and defending positions.
• Understanding of head/subcontract relationships, guarantees and bonds.

Responsibilities

• Lead Commercial and Procurement and Finance functions across regional delivery.
• Mentor program and project contract administration, procurement, forecasting and cost control.
• Lead pre/post commercial activities, contract negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Drive subcontractor commercial performance and value optimization.
• Ensure governance, controls and contract compliance.
• Build high-performing commercial and project controls teams with a customer focus.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Contract administration

Procurement

Forecasting

Financial management

Negotiation

Education

Tertiary qualification in law/commerce/quantity surveying/construction management/engineering

Job description

Tier 1 Construction & Utilities contractor Long term program pipeline stability, Key Leadership role

Be rewarded & recognised for the ‘Good Work’ you do! A rare opportunity to join a business that has been in operation for 90+ years and is focused on creating, connecting and caring for communities. Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better. Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, the Australian Water Association, WaterAid, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more. Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible.

Benefits

• corporate health and fitness programs
• health insurance discounts
• personal banking support
• a range of retailer discounts
• up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave
• up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave
• access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family)
• option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy

Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

Role overview

We wish to complement our existing Fulton Hogan Utilities team with an experienced Commercial Manager. In this role, you will provide strategic commercial leadership across multiple concurrent programs across South East Queensland. You will work closely with Program teams and client representatives to ensure robust financial and commercial management, risk control, contract compliance and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Leading, managing and developing the Commercial and Procurement and Finance functions across a Regional delivery portfolio, partnering closely with customers and internal stakeholders
• Management and mentoring of program and project contract administration functions including procurement, forecasting, cost control, and variations/claims management in partnership with Finance Manager
• Management of pre and post commercial functions, including lead contract negotiations and dispute resolution to deliver commercially sound, pragmatic outcomes
• Driving administration of subcontractor commercial performance and value optimisation across the Region
• Ensuring compliance with internal governance, internal controls, and all contractual and statutory obligations
• Developing a high-performing commercial and project controls teams, building a strong customer-focused commercial culture

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in law, commerce, quantity surveying, construction management, engineering or a related discipline
• 10+ years’ proven experience in a senior commercial role within construction and/or the water industry, with the leadership capability to manage and grow a Region
• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial activities in construction and/or water programs, including design and construct contracts
• Strong working knowledge of Australian Standard (AS) contracts and alliance-style contracts relationship based contracting models
• Demonstrated commercial acumen with a strong focus on proactive risk identification and mitigation
• Experience in commercial negotiations, with strong influencing skills and the ability to robustly defend commercial positions where required
• Thorough understanding of the relationship between head contracts and subcontracts, including guarantees, warranties, insurances and bonds
• Extensive experience with financial management, including forecasting, cost and margin management, and reporting
• Unfettered willingness to embrace and drive Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 culture

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. We are driven by fresh ideas and opportunities. We aim to do more and do better – for our people, our communities and the countries that we work in. As an employer, we know this relationship is a two-way street. We’re always looking for people who are passionate about the work they do.