Contracts Manager

Ugl Pty Limited; New South Wales; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

UGL Transport is seeking a Contracts Manager for upcoming Rail Systems projects across Queensland and New South Wales. You will lead contractual performance, ensure compliance with contract terms, and drive commercial value while managing risk and cost.

The role focuses on procurement planning, subcontractor negotiations, and effective contract change management within a broad stakeholder network. Experience in lump sum D&C contracts, strong negotiation and legal-awareness, and tertiary

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Proven ability to interpret and apply contracts.
• Strong cost management and contract law awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead scope of works planning to minimise gaps and maximise value.
• Prepare procurement strategies and identify subcontractors.
• Negotiate terms, conditions and pricing of subcontracts and supplier agreements.
• Provide commercial support during contract negotiations and approvals.
• Manage contract changes and ensure timely payments and valuations.
• Forecast costs for allocated subcontracts and escalate issues as needed.
• Advise project teams on upstream contractual rights and obligations.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

Engineering, Commerce/Business, Law, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management

Job description

UGL Transport is a diversified transport company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live. Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions across the Transport sector, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies. We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprise, and public institutions. We are guided by our Company values which extend to all leaders and team members and across all departments within the company.

Job Purpose

The role will provide contractual expertise during the performance of projects to ensure contract requirements are adhered to and the interests of UGL Transport are protected. The Contracts Manager will promote, encourage and ensure management and implementation of effective commercial practices including contractual compliance. The role sponsors reducing project cost and risk, whilst maintaining value for clients. This position is for upcoming projects in Queensland and New South Wales in the Rail Systems space

Key Responsibilities

• Lead scope of works planning, ensuring that scope gaps are minimised, cost efficiencies are maximised and subcontractor capabilities are considered.
• Prepare procurement strategies in conjunction with the Project Manager, including break into individual works packages, identification of potential subcontractors, procurement methods and timing in alignment with an approved Project Procurement Plan.
• Maintain contact and good working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders and maintain good awareness of market conditions and movements.
• Procure the project in accordance with approved strategy ensuring that orders are fully scoped, bought at best value and are correctly contracted in accordance with limits of authority.
• Negotiate subcontract and supplier contract terms, conditions and pricing and follow up to ensure execution according to the negotiated terms.
• Provide effective commercial support during downstream contract negotiations, in particular ensuring appropriate legal approvals are obtained in relation to any deviations from UGL Transport standard terms and conditions.
• Accountable for maximisation of the commercial benefit of subcontracts and effective management of contract change.
• This includes ensuring Subcontractor / supplier payment claims valuations are accurately assessed, challenged appropriately, certified and paid on time.
• Ensure cost forecasting for allocated subcontracts are accurately maintained and cost issues are appropriately escalated upon identification.
• Addressing contractual matters with subcontractors/suppliers including negotiating variations, claims, EOT and mitigating any contractual disputes Assess upstream and downstream commercial and contractual risks, identify and implement appropriate controls and elevate actual or potential issues to Commercial Manager and Project Manager.
• Provide clear, concise advice to project teams in relation to upstream contractual rights and obligations.
• Ensure upstream contracts are administered effectively to ensure responsibilities and obligations of the contract are met, and UGL Transport’s rights and interests are protected in a manner that is timely, accurate and compliant.
• Undertake robust contract and commercial analysis of issues, prospective claims, prospect & viability of active claims.
• Ensure upstream contracts are administered effectively to ensure responsibilities and obligations of the contract are met, and UGL Transport’s rights and interests are protected in a manner that is timely, accurate and compliant.

Qualifications

• Tertiary educated in Engineering, Commerce/Business, Law, Quantity Surveying or Construction Management (or equivalent experience)
• Demonstrated commercial acumen and the ability to interpret and apply contracts.
• Strong awareness in areas of cost management and contract law and demonstrated ability to manage commercial negotiations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of contract management, program financial management, risk and opportunity management, performance reporting, budget preparation and administration.
• Experience in lump sum D&C contracts is a must

Diversity

We embrace diversity in all its forms, backgrounds, ideas, work styles, and perspectives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strongly encourage applications from women, individuals with disabilities, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature-aged workers, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. Our selection process includes relevant screening checks such as national criminal history and pre-employment medical assessments, including drug and alcohol screening.

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