Commercial Manager

Rob Carr Pty Ltd; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Group Life Insurance

Employee benefits

Job summary

Rob Carr Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead contractual risk, negotiations, claims and dispute management across tenders and projects in Australia’s underground infrastructure sector. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will shape contract strategy and ensure commercial outcomes across the full project lifecycle.

The role suits a construction-law professional with strong experience in complex contracts, variations, delay and disruption claims, and a proven ability

Qualifications

• Substantial construction or infrastructure contracting experience.
• Experience in handling tenders, head contracts and subcontracts.
• Strong knowledge of Australian standard-form contracts and adjudication processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead contractual reviews of tenders, head contracts, subcontracts and supply agreements.
• Prepare and negotiate departures, qualifications, clarifications and contract amendments.
• Advise on risks to accept, price, mitigate, elevate or reject.
• Establish contract administration frameworks with notices, time bars, records and obligations.
• Prepare and negotiate variations and extensions of time, delay and disruption claims.
• Guide security of payment, payment schedule and adjudication strategy.
• Manage subcontractor and supplier claims, defaults, set-off and termination rights.
• Lead dispute avoidance, settlement negotiations and formal dispute-resolution processes.
• Manage external legal advisers and experts.
• Report on material contractual exposures and strengthen commercial capability across project teams.

Skills

Construction-law

Negotiations

Claims management

Contract risk

Stakeholder management

Legal drafting

Education

Law degree + Australian admission

Job description

Own the contractual position, claims strategy and commercial outcomes for complex underground infrastructure projects.

Yatala, QLD | Permanent Full-Time | Competitive Salary + Super + Benefits

Rob Carr Pty Ltd delivers complex underground infrastructure projects across Australia, specialising in microtunnelling, trenchless construction and water and utilities projects. As part of Soletanche Bachy and the VINCI Construction Group, we combine global capability with the agility of a specialist contractor.

We are seeking an experienced Commercial Manager to lead contractual risk, negotiations, claims and dispute management across our tenders and projects.

This is a contract-led commercial role, not a finance-led position. It will suit a construction lawyer, in-house construction legal professional or senior commercial specialist with strong construction-law and claims expertise.

Why Join Rob Carr?

• Own commercial and contractual outcomes across the complete project lifecycle
• Work on technically complex underground infrastructure projects
• Influence tender strategy, contract negotiations and major project outcomes
• Work directly with senior leaders in a specialist contractor backed by a global group
• Access career development, Group Life Insurance and employee benefits

About the Role

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will work with Pre-Contracts, Operations, Finance and project teams to identify risk, preserve entitlement and resolve commercial issues. Your focus will be construction law, contractual risk and entitlement management rather than financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead contractual reviews of tenders, head contracts, subcontracts and supply agreements
• Prepare and negotiate departures, qualifications, clarifications and contract amendments
• Advise on risks to accept, price, mitigate, elevate or reject
• Establish contract administration frameworks covering notices, time bars, records and obligations
• Prepare and negotiate variations, extensions of time, delay, disruption, prolongation and latent-condition claims
• Guide security of payment, payment schedule and adjudication strategy
• Manage subcontractor and supplier claims, defaults, set-off and termination rights
• Lead dispute avoidance, settlement negotiations and formal dispute-resolution processes
• Manage external legal advisers and experts
• Report on material contractual exposures and strengthen commercial capability across project teams

About You

You combine strong construction-contract knowledge with practical commercial judgement and can turn complex legal issues into clear recommendations.

You will ideally have:

• Substantial construction or infrastructure contracting experience gained in private practice, in-house or in a senior contract-led commercial role
• A law degree and Australian admission, or equivalent recognised legal qualification
• Postgraduate construction-law qualifications and experience in civil infrastructure, utilities, tunnelling, trenchless or geotechnical works will be highly regarded
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex construction contracts
• Practical experience with variations, extensions of time, delay, disruption and prolongation claims
• Knowledge of Australian standard-form and design and construct contracts
• Practical security of payment and adjudication experience
• Strong negotiation, drafting and stakeholder-management skills
• The ability to work with project and cost records to establish causation, entitlement and quantum
• A current driver licence and capacity to travel to projects as required

Rob Carr Pty Ltd is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.