Contract Management Team Leader

Western Power; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible work arrangements

Additional leave

Salary packaging

Wellness leave

End-of-trip facilities

On-site café

Parental leave & cultural leave

Job summary

Western Power is seeking an experienced Contract Management Team Leader to deliver complex, high-value contracts for critical infrastructure projects in Western Australia. You will lead a team, ensuring safe, efficient contract delivery within the Contract Management Framework.

The role provides technical leadership, sets clear expectations, and allocates resources to achieve outcomes while driving continuous improvement and innovation across the team.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Law/Engineering/Business/Commercial or trade qualifications with contract management experience.
• Extensive experience in complex contract management with strong negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of external contracting market, governance and probity.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical knowledge with problem-solving.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated people management ability to motivate and lead teams.
• Excellent organisational and time management with multitasking ability.
• Knowledge of budgeting/finance systems including monitoring and control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team delivering contracts of significant value, volume and complexity.
• Ensure full compliance with Western Power’s Contract Management Framework.
• Proactively contribute to improvements in Contract Management and WHS frameworks.
• Provide technical advice and direction, allocate resources to achieve outcomes.
• Manage outsourced works for Network or Customer projects, ensuring safety, environment, QA and scheduling.
• Drive consistent contract delivery processes and templates within the team.
• Foster continuous improvement and innovation within the team.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Budgeting/finance

Communication

Team management

Time management

Education

Law degree

Engineering degree

Business/Commercial degree

Trade qualifications with contract management experience

Job description

Join Western Power at a pivotal time in the transformation of the energy industry. As emerging technologies, distributed energy solutions, intelligent network systems and innovative customer energy models reshape the electricity sector, we are seeking an experienced Contract Management Team Leader to play a key role in delivering the commercial outcomes that support this evolution. This is an exciting leadership opportunity to influence the successful delivery of complex, high-value contracts that underpin critical infrastructure projects and programs, while leading a team of professionals who help drive innovation, performance and long-term value for our customers and communities.

The Contract Management Team Leader is accountable for leading and developing a team of professionals responsible for the optimal delivery of contracts of significant value, volume and complexity that form part of Western Power’s network projects. This role is critical to ensuring strong commercial outcomes, effective risk management and successful contract delivery that directly impacts business performance and customer outcomes.

This position provides technical leadership, setting clear expectations and accountabilities to ensure contracts are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with Western Power’s Contract Management Framework.

If you are a motivated leader looking to shape the future of energy infrastructure while leading a high-performing team and delivering projects that make a lasting impact across Western Australia, we encourage you to apply.

Your Role in Action

• Accountable for the effective and efficient management of Western Power’s contracts of significant value, volume, complexity, and reputational impact
• Accountable for ensuring full compliance to, and consistent application of, Western Powers Contract Management Framework
• Proactively contribute to improvements in Western Power’s Contract Management and Work, Health and Safety Frameworks
• Accountable for providing clear technical advice, expertise and direction to the team and has overall responsibility for organising allocated resources to achieve specific outcomes
• Responsible for the management of a team of contract management, ensuring they are accountable for the contract deliverables
• Accountable for managing resources to ensure outsourced works relating to Network contracts or Customer initiated projects are delivered in line with the contractual requirements including, but not limited to:
  • site specific safety management
  • site specific environmental management
  • quality assurance
  • management of schedule focusing on critical path
• Driving a consistent approach to contract delivery processes and procedures including the use of systems, tools and templates within the team
• Build a mindset of continuous improvement and innovation within your team

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Degree qualified in Law or a Legal discipline, Engineering, Business or a Commercial discipline, OR trade-based qualifications coupled with significant, broad and deep Contract Management / Commercial experience.
• A seasoned professional with extensive technical experience in complex contract management including strong negotiation skills, excellent business acumen and proven commercial and contractual risk management and analysis skills
• A thorough knowledge of the external contracting market and contract governance and probity
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical knowledge and experience, coupled with strong problem-solving skills
• Strong leadership, influencing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated people management skills with an ability to motivate and lead successful teams
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage several priorities.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of budgeting/finance systems including monitoring and control

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• Access to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.
• On-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.
• 22 weeks paid parental leaveand 5 days of First Nations cultural leaveto support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 4 September 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities.As aWORK180 -endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through ourReconciliation Action Plan andDisability Access and Inclusion Plan.