Contracts Manager / Administrator - Delivery

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Salary packaging

Telus Health

Job summary

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority is hiring a Contracts Manager / Administrator – Delivery in Brisbane to oversee the RIS Alliance contract, coordinating with project teams, contractors and specialists to ensure commercial discipline and governance. The role focuses on delivering value across rail infrastructure, station upgrades, and system integration, reporting to the Commercial Manager, Delivery.

The role requires five years of contracts management experience on large infrastructure

Qualifications

• Five+ years of contracts management experience in infrastructure or major projects.
• Experience with Alliance contracts or collaborative contracting models.
• Strong analytical and risk assessment capabilities.
• Excellent written communication for reports and briefs.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement commercial strategies for the RIS Alliance contract.
• Manage interfaces with ETCS Alliance and PPP contracts across delivery packages.
• Identify risks, issues and changes; prepare and review commercial and budget documents.
• Assist negotiations with Alliance participants and stakeholders to optimize outcomes.
• Provide commercial advice to project teams and senior stakeholders with clear briefings.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder engagement

Collaborative contracting

Education

Quantity Surveying

Business

Engineering / Construction Management

Job description

Contracts Manager / Administrator - Delivery

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority – Brisbane QLD

Cross River Rail Delivery Authority (CRRDA)…Your chance to work with the best!

The Cross River Rail Delivery Authority is building a new 10.2km rail line that includes 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and CBD; with four new underground stations at Boggo Road, Woolloongabba, Albert Street and Roma Street.

Once complete, it will provide trains with a much-needed alternative rail path through the core of the current SEQ Rail network, unlocking a bottleneck and allowing more trains to run more often across the whole of South East Queensland.

The Cross River Rail Delivery Authority is also delivering multiple supporting projects and activities in conjunction with the Department of Transport and Main Roads. These include accessibility rebuilds for eight surface stations, construction of three new stations on the Gold Coast; upgrades for stabling yards; track works and surface rail enhancements; and the introduction of a new ETCS digital signalling system.

About the Role

Apply your collaborative contracts experience to the infrastructure and systems connecting Cross River Rail with the wider rail network. The Contracts Manager / Administrator - Delivery will focus on our Rail, Integration and Systems (RIS) Alliance contract, a diverse package spanning rail infrastructure, station upgrades, operational systems and network integration.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, Delivery within CRRDA’s Commercial Delivery team, you will manage contractual issues, support negotiations and contribute to commercial strategies for the RIS Alliance contract. A key focus will be managing commercial and contractual interfaces with our other Alliance contract and our PPP contract, helping resolve issues that span delivery packages.

Working closely with project teams, contractors and technical specialists, you will investigate issues, assess their commercial implications and develop practical solutions across construction, systems integration, testing and commissioning activities. This offers an opportunity to apply your Alliance or collaborative contracting experience to varied commercial challenges on a major rail project, achieving best for project outcomes while maintaining contractual discipline and sound governance.

This opportunity is offered as a fixed term contract until September 2028 with possible extension.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of commercial strategies for the RIS Alliance contract, to support the resolution of complex, strategic contractual issues.
• Manage commercial and contractual interfaces with ETCS Alliance contract and Tunnels and Stations PPP contract, working with relevant teams to resolve issues across delivery packages.
• Identify emerging risks, issues and changes, and support their resolution through the preparation and review of commercial, contractual and budget documentation.
• Support and participate in contract negotiations with Alliance participants and stakeholders to achieve contractual performance and best for project outcomes.
• Work with technical specialists and project teams to investigate issues, assess their contractual and commercial implications, and develop practical solutions consistent with change and governance requirements.
• Provide practical commercial advice to project teams and senior stakeholders and prepare clear reports and briefings on commercial issues and claims.
• Manage contractual correspondence and draft correspondence for the State Representative.

About You:

• At least five years of relevant experience in contracts management and administration, ideally on major infrastructure or complex construction projects.
• Exposure to Alliance contracts or other collaborative contracting models, with an understanding of balancing shared project outcomes with contractual obligations and commercial requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to resolve contractual issues and support negotiations to achieve favourable outcomes.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to undertake contractual investigations and assess commercial implications to support informed decisions.
• Excellent written communication skills, including preparing contractual correspondence, reports and briefings, preferably within government or a tier one contractor environment.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with project teams, contractors and technical specialists to resolve issues across delivery packages.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Business, Engineering, Law or Construction Management are desirable but not essential.

Why work with CRRDA?

On Cross River Rail you will not only work with the best but become your best. And as we enter a new phase of delivery, our project offers a rare career opportunity for top tier professionals to have played their part on something that is genuinely city shaping and transformative.

Our people are supported with flexible work options, career development through the Australian Institute of Management, salary packaging and access to world class employee assistance provider Telus Health.

• flexible work options
• career development through the Australian Institute of Management
• salary packaging
• access to world class employee assistance provider Telus Health

At Cross River Rail we are an equal opportunity employer and strive to build balanced teams from all walks of life.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all Cross River Rail Delivery Authority vacancies.