Commercial Manager

Green Grid Connect Pty Ltd; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Birthday leave

Professional development

Job summary

Green Grid Connect Pty Ltd, part of the GransolarGroup, is expanding its leadership in large-scale renewable energy projects across Australia. We are seeking a Commercial Manager to drive commercial outcomes on the Gawara Baya Wind Farm EBoP package in North Queensland.

You will report to the Project Director and work with Project Managers to protect the project's financial interests, manage obligations, and lead commercial negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring contract

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as Commercial Manager/Lead or Senior Contracts/Commercial in major infrastructure, energy or EPC projects.
• Strong knowledge of contract administration within lump-sum, design-and-construct or EPC project environments.
• Proven capability managing claims, variations, contractual notices, EOTs and dispute resolution processes.
• Exceptional commercial acumen balancing risk management with project outcomes.
• Experience managing complex subcontractor and supplier relationships.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership across the project lifecycle by managing head contract and subcontract obligations and ensuring commercial performance.
• Lead assessment, preparation and negotiation of variations, claims, extensions of time and contractual correspondence.
• Partner with delivery teams to identify, manage and mitigate commercial risk.
• Support procurement strategies and commercial negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Monitor project financial performance, forecasts and commercial reporting.
• Drive positive commercial outcomes while protecting margin and entitlements.
• Advise senior stakeholders on contractual matters and commercial strategy.
• Facilitate resolution of disputes and complex commercial issues.
• Build strong commercial relationships across internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Commercial leadership

Contract administration

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Subcontractor management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Green Grid Connect (GGC), part of the global GransolarGroup, delivers large-scale renewable energy and power infrastructure projectsacross Australia. Backed by over two decades of international experience insolar PV, battery energy storage and electrical infrastructure, we partner withour clients to design, build and energise the assets driving the clean energytransition.

As our project portfolio continues to expand acrosssubstations, transmission, BESS, wind and electrical reticulation projects,we're seeking talented professionals who want to play a key role in shapingAustralia's energy future.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Following the award of the EBoP (Electrical Balance ofPlant) package for the Gawara Baya Wind Farm in North Queensland, we areseeking an experienced Commercial Manager to join the project's leadershipteam.

Reporting to the Project Director and working closely withthe Project Managers, you will be responsible for driving commercial outcomes,managing contractual obligations and ensuring the project's financial interestsare protected throughout delivery.

The EBoP scope includes:

• Delivery of high-voltage electrical infrastructure includingsubstations, switchyards and transmission systems.
  
• Design and installation of underground reticulation, gridconnection assets and wind turbine electrical interfaces.
  
• Deployment of protection, control, SCADA, communications andassociated balance of plant electrical systems.
  
• End-to-end project execution covering design, procurement,construction, testing, commissioning and energisation.
  

This is a significant opportunity to contribute to a complexEPC project environment involving multiple contractors, suppliers, OEMs andstakeholder interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• In this role, you'll provide commercial leadership acrossthe project lifecycle by:
  
• Managing head contract and subcontract obligations to ensurecontractual compliance and commercial performance
  
• Leading the assessment, preparation and negotiation ofvariations, claims, extension of time submissions and contractualcorrespondence
  
• Partnering with project delivery teams to proactivelyidentify, manage and mitigate commercial risk
  
• Supporting procurement strategies and commercialnegotiations with suppliers and subcontractors
  
• Monitoring project financial performance, forecasts andcommercial reporting
  
• Driving positive commercial outcomes while protectingproject margin and contractual entitlements
  
• Advising senior project stakeholders on contractual mattersand commercial strategy
  
• Facilitating effective resolution of disputes and complexcommercial issues
  
• Building strong commercial relationships across internal andexternal stakeholder groups
  

Requirements

ABOUT YOU

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a Commercial Manager/Lead orSenior Contracts/Commercial role on major infrastructure, energy or EPCprojects
  
• Strong knowledge of contract administration within lump-sum,design and construct or EPC project environments
  
• Proven capability managing claims, variations, contractualnotices, EOTs and dispute resolution processes
  
• Exceptional commercial acumen with the ability to balancerisk management and project outcomes
  
• Experience managing complex subcontractor and supplierrelationships
  
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, withthe confidence to influence senior decision-makers
  

Why Join GGC?

This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation at theforefront of Australia's renewable energy transformation.

We offer:

• The chance to work on landmark renewable energy and powerinfrastructure projects
  
• Career development opportunities within a rapidly expandingbusiness backed by an international energy group
  
• A collaborative and supportive culture where expertise isvalued
  
• Modern Brisbane CBD offices and flexible workingarrangements
  
• Competitive remuneration, Birthday Leave and ongoingprofessional development