Contracts Administrator / Senior CA | Brisbane or Sunshine Coast Location

W Talent Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

W Talent Group is seeking a Project Manager to lead commercial projects of around $15M to $20M from award to handover, based at the Salisbury office. You will own the job across program, cost, quality and safety, and lead clients, consultants, subcontractors and site teams.

You will manage head contracts, build the program with the Site Manager, procure packages within budget, and drive cost reporting, forecasting and margin protection.

Qualifications

• PM experience with a commercial builder delivering $15M-$20M projects.
• Proficient with Jobpac scheduling and cost reporting.
• Strong leadership of client, consultants and on-site teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing the head contract, including notices, extensions of time, variations and progress claims.
• Building and running the program with the Site Manager.
• Procuring and awarding subcontract and supply packages within budget.
• Cost reporting, forecasting and protecting margin.
• Coordinating design, consultants and authority approvals, including D&C projects.
• Leading client, consultant and subcontractor meetings.
• Delivering practical completion, defects, final accounts and close-out.

Skills

Project management

Commercial construction

Budget control

Tools

Jobpac

Job description

The company

Our client is an established Queensland commercial builder with its head office in Salisbury on Brisbane's southside. They deliver small to medium-scale commercial projects through traditional and design and construct contracts, across education and childcare, health, aged care, community, commercial, retail and industrial work. Education is a real strength, with classrooms, sports halls, STEM buildings and trade training centres delivered for independent and state schools across South East Queensland.

The role

They're looking for a Project Manager to lead commercial projects of around $15M to $20M from contract award to handover, working from the Salisbury office. You'll own the job across program, cost, quality and safety, and lead the client, consultants, subcontractors and site team.

What you'll be doing

• Managing the head contract, including notices, extensions of time, variations and progress claims


• Building and running the program with the Site Manager


• Procuring and awarding subcontract and supply packages within budget


• Cost reporting, forecasting and protecting margin


• Coordinating design, consultants and authority approvals, including D&C projects


• Leading client, consultant and subcontractor meetings


• Delivering practical completion, defects, final accounts and close-out

About you

• Project Manager experience with a commercial builder, including delivery of projects of around $15M to $20M


• Experience using Jobpac (must have)


• Or: a strong builder-side Contracts Administrator on commercial projects, ready to step up into a Project Manager role


• Solid grasp of head contracts, subcontracts, programming, procurement and cost control


• Education, community or commercial new build experience will stand out


• Confident leading a project team and dealing with clients and consultants