Contracts Administrator / Project Manager - Client Side - Major Projects Industr

Amida Recruit AU; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruit AU is seeking a Contracts Administrator / Project Manager on the client side for major industrial projects in Sydney. You will manage procurement, contracts and stakeholder engagement on a multi-hundred million portfolio delivering on time and to budget.

Ideal candidates have 3–7+ years in construction, a tertiary qualification in Construction Management or Engineering, and experience in base build, design management and Excel-based cost reporting.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or similar
• Minimum 3 to 5 years+ experience within the construction industry
• Superintendent skills
• Proven knowledge of contract administration and base build construction
• Strong negotiation skills
• Sound understanding of overall construction programmes and plans
• Able to identify key client and builder obligations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build rapport at all levels
• Advanced computer literacy
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

Responsibilities

• Client management and consultation
• Project Planning/Feasibility studies
• Risk Management
• Value Engineering
• Design Management and Value Engineering
• Procurement of construction services
• Cost control and cost reporting and superintendent
• Commissioning and post contract duties for handover
• Oversight and delivery of the project

Skills

Client management

Communication

Project planning

Risk management

Value engineering

Design management

Procurement

Cost control

Handover

Contract administration

Excel

Education

Construction Management or Engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Contracts Administrator / Project Manager - Client Side - Major Projects Industr

• Renowned professional and established project management consultancy
• Large prestigious project portfolio, new build Industrial / warehouse / logistics projects
• Excellent career development, progression and culture in this dynamic firm

• Renowned professional and established project management consultancy
• Large prestigious project portfolio, new build Industrial / warehouse / logistics projects
• Excellent career development, progression and culture in this dynamic firm

Looking for a candidate that is passionate about construction with excellent communication and client facing skills coupled with a positive can-do attitude. Projects circa $100m to $500m.

Our client is an established and renowned construction project management consultancy offering advisory services in property and project management. They have a diverse project portfolio spanning commercial, retail, industrial and pharmaceutical just to name a few. They are now looking for an experienced Project Manager to join their successful and client focussed team to work on projects up to the value of $500m.

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the delivery of a large-scale new build industrial project. Candidates can come from a consultancy or head contractor background and ideally have some base build experience.

The company holds high value in the stakeholder management element of the job, the ability communicate both verbally and written and client facing interactions coupled with a strong base technical knowledge base as well as design and the ability to administer contracts.

Construction experience with major projects or the industrial sector would be ideal.

Years of experience: 3 – 7+ years

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Client management and consultation
• Project Planning/Feasibility studies
• Risk Management
• Value Engineering
• Design Management and Value Engineering
• Procurement of construction services
• Cost control and cost reporting and superintendent
• Commissioning and post contract duties for handover
• Oversight and delivery of the project

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or similar
• Minimum 3 to 5 years+ experience within the construction industry
• Superintendent skills
• Proven knowledge of contract administration and base build construction
• Strong negotiation skills
• Sound understanding of overall construction programmes and plans
• Able to identify key client and builder obligations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build rapport at all levels
• Advanced computer literacy
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Excel

This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work and the potential for career progression.