Contracts Manager

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Sydney seeks an experienced contracts professional to lead governance across a portfolio of Grid Automation projects.

The role includes reviewing and negotiating customer and supplier contracts, developing strategies, and ensuring compliance with company directives and the Contract Management Framework. You will draft and negotiate orders and subcontracts, manage payments, variations, and claims, and identify entitlements while engaging stakeholders to protect the

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or Law.
• 8–10 years of contracts management in EPC environment.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel & knowledge of SAAS contracts; FIDIC knowledge beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract governance across a project portfolio, ensuring compliance with policies and directives.
• Review, negotiate, and manage customer and supplier contracts in tender and execution phases.
• Develop contract strategies balancing commercial objectives, scope, schedule, pricing, risks.
• Draft and negotiate purchase orders, subcontracts, and supplier agreements with proper risk allocation.
• Manage contract execution activities including payments, variations, claims, warranties, and guarantees.
• Identify, assess, and pursue entitlements such as extensions of time and compensation events.
• Protect the company's contractual position via stakeholder engagement and negotiations.
• Collaborate with Legal, Project Management, and Sales to resolve disputes and support outcomes.
• Drive commercial risk management and capture lessons learned for future projects.

Skills

Contract governance

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Law

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

FIDIC contracts

Job description

Leading the provision of contract management services to the Grid Automation Business Unit in Australia, ensuring all contract management matters and activities are executed in accordance with Group/Division/Business Unit directives and instructions including Company procedures and the Contract Management Framework.

How you'll make an impact

• Lead contract governance across a portfolio of projects, ensuring compliance with company policies, contractual obligations, and contract management best practices.
• Review, negotiate, and manage customer and supplier contracts, including commercial and technical terms and conditions during tender and execution phases.
• Develop contract strategies that balance commercial objectives, project scope, schedule, pricing, opportunities, and risk exposure.
• Support the drafting and negotiation of purchase orders, subcontracts, and supplier agreements, ensuring appropriate risk allocation and flow-down of contractual obligations.
• Manage contract execution activities, including payments, variation orders, claims, warranties, guarantees, and other key commercial deliverables.
• Identify, assess, and pursue contractual entitlements, including extensions of time, compensation events, and claims arising from scope changes or project impacts.
• Protect the company's contractual position through effective stakeholder engagement, commercial negotiations, and proactive management of customer and supplier relationships.
• Partner with Legal, Project Management, and Sales teams to resolve disputes, manage claims, mitigate risks, and support successful project outcomes.
• Drive commercial risk management and continuous improvement by identifying contractual risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation plans, and capturing lessons learned to improve future project performance.

Your background

• Minimum qualification: Batchelor degree in Engineering or law.
• 8-10 years of contracts management in Engineering, procurement & construction environment.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel; Demonstrated Negotiation skills, knowledge of Software related (SAAS) / FIDIC contracts (yellow/orange/red book), AS or ASNZS is an advantage.
• Ability to assess, propose and implement solutions to troubled or challenging projects.