Contract Administrator

Fulton Hogan; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulton Hogan in Queensland seeks a Contracts Administrator to take ownership of subcontract packages from award to close-out, supported by a commercial team. You’ll manage progress claims, variations, EOTs, and ensure alignment with the Head Contract on site.

You'll work with engineers and project teams, review scopes, tender analyses, and negotiate with subcontractors. Intermediate contract/commercial experience and strong Excel skills are ideal, with qualifications in QS/Engineering as a bonus.

Qualifications

• Intermediate experience in contracts or commercial administration.
• Knowledge of construction contracts, variations, EOTs and security of payment processes.
• Ability to negotiate with subcontractors and the judgement to know when escalation is required.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Well-developed Excel skills and experience with ERP systems.
• Qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management or Law are advantageous, but practical experience is highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Managing a portfolio of subcontract packages, including correspondence, notices, registers and compliance requirements.
• Assessing progress claims and issuing payment schedules in accordance with the BIF Act (Qld).
• Valuing variations, assessing delay and EOT claims, and negotiating commercial outcomes with subcontractors.
• Managing end-to-end subcontract procurement, including scope review, tender analysis, commercial and contractual assessments, negotiation of contract departures, and recommendations for subcontract award.
• Ensuring the scope, schedule of rates and Head Contract align with what is being delivered on site.
• Working closely with engineers, supervisors and project teams to support successful project delivery.

Skills

Contract administration

Negotiation

Excel

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

Diploma/degree in Quantity Surveying/Engineering/Construction Management or Law

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

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, 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. We offer great benefits, including 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 and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the 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.

What’s on offer?

FH and ACCIONA are delivering one of Queensland's most significant road infrastructure projects, creating a major new transport corridor that will improve safety, reduce congestion, strengthen flood resilience and support the long-term growth of the Rockhampton region.

We're looking for a Contracts Administrator who wants genuine responsibility and the opportunity to accelerate their career. This isn't a role where you'll be stuck processing paperwork. You'll take ownership of your own subcontract packages from award through to close-out, while being supported and mentored by an experienced commercial team.

What you’ll do?

• Managing a portfolio of subcontract packages, including correspondence, notices, registers and compliance requirements.
• Assessing progress claims and issuing payment schedules in accordance with the BIF Act (Qld).
• Valuing variations, assessing delay and EOT claims, and negotiating commercial outcomes with subcontractors.
• Managing end-to-end subcontract procurement, including scope review, tender analysis, commercial and contractual assessments, negotiation of contract departures, and recommendations for subcontract award.
• Ensuring the scope, schedule of rates and Head Contract align with what is being delivered on site.
• Working closely with engineers, supervisors and project teams to support successful project delivery.

How you’ll connect to the role?

• Intermediate experience in contracts or commercial administration, ideally with a principal contractor in roads, bridges or civil infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of construction contracts, variations, EOTs and security of payment processes.
• The confidence to negotiate with subcontractors and the judgement to know when escalation is required.
• Strong organisation, attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Well-developed Excel skills and experience working with commercial or ERP systems.
• Qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Construction Management or Law are advantageous, but practical experience is highly valued.

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.