Contracts Lead & Projects Manager — Construction Risk

KG Talent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Pre-employment screening

Job summary

Mesh & Bar invites a Contracts Administrator and Projects Lead to join our team in Glendenning. You will own contracts, review terms, identify risk, and manage variations and claims from tender through final payment, working with Sales, Estimating, Operations and Finance plus our Group Legal support.

You'll lead contract handovers on awarded projects, monitor changes, preserve commercial position, and ensure compliance across Tier 1 and Tier 2 clients in the reinforced steel and construction

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing contracts, subcontracts and commercial terms.
• Ability to identify contractual and commercial risks (liquidated damages, indemnities, insurance).
• Proven negotiation skills with customers and internal teams.
• Ability to manage variations, claims and extension of time.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing customer contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders and commercial terms before acceptance.
• Identifying contractual and commercial risks including liquidated damages, liability, indemnities, retention, security, insurance, payment terms, time bars and set-off.
• Preparing contract risk summaries, departures and proposed amendments.
• Negotiating practical commercial outcomes with customers and escalating complex legal matters when required.
• Managing variations, payment claims, contractual notices and extension of time requests, including Security of Payment requirements.
• Leading the contractual handover of awarded projects and ensuring key obligations are understood across teams.
• Monitoring scope changes, design revisions, delivery requirements and price movements to ensure variations are captured and documented.
• Supporting project documentation and compliance for Tier 1 and Tier 2 contractors and infrastructure clients.
• Attending project meetings and site visits as required.
• Maintaining accurate contract registers, project correspondence, key dates and commercial records.
• Providing management with visibility of contract risk, variations, claims, project status and cash flow.

Skills

Contract administration

Risk management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Construction management

Engineering

Law

Commerce

Job description

Mesh & Bar invites a Contracts Administrator and Projects Lead to join our team in Glendenning. You will own contracts, review terms, identify risk, and manage variations and claims from tender through final payment, working with Sales, Estimating, Operations and Finance plus our Group Legal support.

You'll lead contract handovers on awarded projects, monitor changes, preserve commercial position, and ensure compliance across Tier 1 and Tier 2 clients in the reinforced steel and construction