Contracts Advisor

Cimic Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

High impact projects

Global reach

Advanced technology and systems

Competitive salary

Job summary

Thiess, based at our Brisbane Head Office, is seeking a Contracts Advisor to join the Australian Operations Procurement team. You will manage the full contract lifecycle for subcontractors, suppliers and consultants, helping protect the business from commercial risk while delivering value across our project portfolio.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will prepare tender packages through Felix, evaluate submissions across technical, commercial, safety and compliance requirements, and

Qualifications

• Experience in Contracts Administration and/or Procurement within mining, construction or similar project-based environment.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and contract management capability.
• Commercial acumen with ability to identify and mitigate contractual risk.
• Experience managing supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Well-developed communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and issuing procurement tender packages through Felix.
• Evaluating and reconciling tender submissions across technical, commercial, safety and compliance requirements.
• Drafting, negotiating and administering subcontract, supply and consultancy agreements.
• Partnering with Legal, Commercial, Finance and Operations stakeholders on contractual matters.
• Managing contract variations, claims, extensions, amendments and disputes.
• Supporting risk mitigation and ensuring compliance with Thiess contractual frameworks.
• Maintaining contract records, approvals and governance processes.
• Managing contract close-out activities, including completion certificates, securities and retention releases.

Skills

Contracts Admin

Procurement

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

JDE

Felix

Tools

JDE

Felix

Job description

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

About the role

We're seeking a Contracts Advisor to join our Australian Operations Procurement team, based at our Head Office in Brisbane. In this role, you'll manage the full contract lifecycle for subcontractors, suppliers and consultants, helping to protect the business from commercial risk while delivering value across our project portfolio.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing and issuing procurement tender packages through Felix.
• Evaluating and reconciling tender submissions across technical, commercial, safety and compliance requirements.
• Drafting, negotiating and administering subcontract, supply and consultancy agreements.
• Partnering with Legal, Commercial, Finance and Operations stakeholders on contractual matters.
• Managing contract variations, claims, extensions, amendments and disputes.
• Supporting risk mitigation and ensuring compliance with Thiess contractual frameworks.
• Maintaining contract records, approvals and governance processes.
• Managing contract close-out activities, including completion certificates, securities and retention releases

What you’ll need to succeed

You're a commercially minded contracts professional who enjoys working across a diverse stakeholder group and navigating complex contractual matters. With a strong eye for detail and a proactive approach to risk management, you're confident managing competing priorities while building trusted relationships across the business.

• Experience in Contracts Administration and/or Procurement within mining, construction or a similar project-based environment.
• Strong contract drafting, negotiation and contract management capability.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to identify and mitigate contractual risk.
• Experience managing supplier and stakeholder relationships.
• Well-developed communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Working knowledge of JDE and experience using Felix is highly desirable.

What we offer

• Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement
• Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high impact project
• Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach.
• Access to leading-edge technology and systems.
• Competitive salary and employee benefits package

About us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of better together. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

Applications close: Wednesday 21 October 2026