Contracts Administrator

DT Infrastructure; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Parental leave

Hybrid working

Job summary

DT Infrastructure is seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator to join the QLD/SA Commercial team in Brisbane, supporting the Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm project from our head office. You will help administer contracts, subcontracts and cost control to deliver a major renewable energy project.

Based in Brisbane, you will work with the Senior Commercial Manager and project team, handling procurement, documentation, progress claims and commercial risk management in collaboration with procurement

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience in a commercial or quantity surveying role.
• Understanding of construction contracts, subcontract administration and procurement.
• Experience with quantification and costing from drawings and contract docs.
• Strong communication skills and proactive, collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Support head and downstream contract administration, including notices, registers, variations and payments.
• Manage day-to-day subcontract administration, meetings, variation requests and registers.
• Assist with procurement activities and contract documentation.
• Assist with cost management, BOQ, re-measures and cost forecasting.
• Support progress claims, month-end reporting and commercial risk escalation.

Skills

Contract administration

Communication

Commercial acumen

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree (QS/CM)

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator to join our QLD/SA Commercial team, supporting the delivery of Carmody’s Hill Wind Farm from our Brisbane head office.

Carmody’s Hill is a 256MW utility-scale wind farm located in South Australia’s Mid North region, approximately 180km north of Adelaide, comprising 42 wind turbines.

Based in Brisbane, you will support the Senior Commercial Manager and project team across the administration and management of project contracts. This is an opportunity to play an important role in the commercial delivery of a major renewable energy project, working closely with project, procurement and commercial stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the administration of head and downstream contracts, including contractual correspondence, notices, registers, variations, claims and payment processes.
• Manage day-to-day subcontract administration, including subcontractor meetings, instructions, variation requests, payment schedules and maintaining accurate delay, variation and claim registers.
• Support procurement and tendering activities, including subcontractor pre-qualification, tender evaluations, procurement reporting and preparation of contract documentation.
• Assist with cost management and reporting, including BOQ management, re-measures, cost forecasting, earned value, cost controls and maintaining accurate project commercial records.
• Support the Senior Contracts Administrator and Commercial Manager with progress claims, variation submissions, month-end reporting, contract close-out and the identification and escalation of commercial risks.

Profile description:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or a similar tertiary qualification.
• 3+ years’ experience in a commercial or quantity surveying role, ideally within civil construction and maintenance.
• Understanding of construction contracts, subcontract administration, procurement, contractual mechanisms and commercial obligations.
• Experience with quantification and costing, including interpreting drawings, specifications and contract documentation.
• Sound commercial acumen, strong communication skills and the ability to work proactively and collaboratively within a project team.

We offer:

• Competitive pay that reflects your contribution: We reward performance and impact, with our remuneration benchmarked to market.

• Purpose-driven careers in infrastructure: As we grow our presence in the renewable energy sector, DTI is also continuing to cement its position as a delivery partner of choice across rail, roads and Defence infrastructure projects. Our teams benefit from the variety of opportunities, applying their skills and experience across multiple sectors.

• Fostering your development: We’ve developed a culture where continuous learning is front and centre of everything we do. Fostering the growth and development of our people is key to our success and ensuring that we are preparing the next generation of leaders is a core focus for our business.

• Parental leave designed for the reality of family life: Our industry leading parental leave policies are centred on flexibility to support modern family life, because at DTI, little families are a part of our one big family.

• Flexibility that works for you and for us: We acknowledge that everyone’s needs are different in striking the right work-life integration. Whether it’s hybrid working, adjusted hours, job sharing or balancing family commitments, we’ll work together to make it work.

DT Infrastructure is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace that champions opportunity and respect. Our focus on inclusivity is active and ongoing. Women, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and former members of the Australian Defence Force are encouraged to apply.