Contracts Officer

Harmony Australasia; Cobar; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Gym and pool facilities for employees

Career growth within an international,

Job summary

Harmony Australasia is seeking a Contracts Officer to mitigate commercial and contractual risk through effective contract management across maintenance, mining, civil works, and logistics at CSA Mine in NSW. You will work with site-based owners, contractors, and the Procurement and Supply Chain teams to ensure contracts are compliant, delivering value.

The role is based in Brisbane with a Monday–Friday, 40-hour week and an option to work from home 2 days per week; some travel to CSA Mine will be

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, law, or commerce (or equivalent relevant experience).
• Solid experience in contract management.
• Knowledge of Pronto (or a similar ERP) and Excel.
• Excellent stakeholder-engagement and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail.
• Experience in underground and/or copper mining (desirable).
• NSW Australian heavy-industry or resources-sector experience (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Implement contract management systems for site-based contracts to ensure service delivery in accordance with contract and standards.
• Provide guidance and support to contract coordinators.
• Assist site-based contract owners to prepare Scopes of Work and assess supplier capability for sourcing processes.
• Manage progress-claim review, approval, dispute resolution, and cost control with KPI reporting.
• Ensure CSA Mine personnel service delivery complies with contract obligations.
• Draft and manage approval process for contractual correspondence.
• Assist Tender Evaluation teams and prepare Recommendations to Award.
• Engage with end-users, Purchasing, Logistics, and Inventory to maintain relationships.
• Act as a conduit between site teams and Harmony Procurement and Supply Chain teams.

Skills

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Commercial acumen

Attention to detail

MS Excel

Pronto ERP

Mining industry experience

Underground mining experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, law, or commerce

Tools

Pronto ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the CSA Site Business Partner, the Contracts Officer will help mitigate commercial and contractual risk through the implementation and use of effective contract management processes, ensuring the delivery of external services and resources within time and budgetary parameters.

This is a hands-on role focused on the day-to-day administration and performance of site-based contracts across maintenance, mining, civil works, and logistics at CSA Mine. You will work closely with site-based contract owners, contractors, and the broader Harmony Australasia Procurement and Supply Chain teams to keep contracts compliant, commercially sound, and delivering value.

Roster

Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, at our Brisbane office with the option to WFH 2 days per week. Travel to CSA Mine will be required from time to time.

Responsibilities

• Implement effective contract management systems and practices for site-based contracts across maintenance, mining, civil works, and logistics, to ensure service delivery by contractors is in accordance with contract and standards.
• Provide guidance and support to contract coordinators.
• Assist site-based contract owners to prepare Scopes of Work and assess supplier capability/capacity for use in competitive sourcing processes run by the Procurement team.
• Engage regularly with contractors and contract owners to ensure effective and timely progress-claim review, approval, dispute resolution, and cost control — managing day-to-day issues, KPI reporting, business improvement, scope writing, new scope/variation management, and scope creep.
• Ensure service delivery by CSA Mine personnel is in accordance with the obligations of the contract
• Draft and manage the approval process for contractual correspondence to support CSA contract owners.
• Be a key member of Tender Evaluation teams and assist in the preparation of Recommendations to Award.
• Engage internal stakeholders — including end-users, Purchasing, Logistics, and Inventory — and maintain strong working relationships.
• Act as a key conduit between the site-based teams and the broader Harmony Procurement and Supply Chain teams on all procurement and supply chain matters.

Qualifications

About You: You will be a self-motivated professional who works efficiently and collaboratively in a team environment, with the following:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, law, or commerce (or equivalent relevant experience), with demonstrated contract-management experience in the civil or mining industries.
• Solid experience in contract management
• Sound knowledge of Pronto (or a similar ERP) and Microsoft products, particularly Excel.
• Excellent stakeholder-engagement and negotiation skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and attention to detail.
• Experience in underground and/or copper mining operations (desirable).
• NSW / Australian heavy-industry or resources-sector experience (desirable).

Benefits

• Competitive salary including eligibility to participate in quarterly bonus.
• Opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international organisation.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.
• Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold.

About The Team

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi-Golpu copper-gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high-grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

CSA, one of Australia's longest operating copper mines, has a history dating back almost 150 years. The mine is 1.9km deep and has a reserve grade of 3.4% Cu. Located near the vibrant regional town of Cobar, CSA Mine is a long-standing underground copper operation with a strong connection to its local community. Our people enjoy a supportive team environment, meaningful careers and the lifestyle benefits that come with regional NSW