Defence Project Contract Administrator

Austcorp Executive Recruitment PTY Ltd; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Austcorp Executive Recruitment PTY Ltd is seeking a Contracts Administrator for Defence infrastructure projects in Canberra. The role focuses on end-to-end contract administration, coordinating filing, meetings, minutes, and distribution of plans, variations and scopes on major Defence upgrades.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years’ experience on Defence sites, strong organisational skills, and the ability to support BIM/planning teams prior to project commencement.

Qualifications

• Australian citizen (NV1/NV2) required.
• 8+ years experience as Contracts Admin in Defence projects.
• Strong coordination, organisational and administrative skills.
• Quality-focused reporting experience.
• Experience on Defence Infrastructure projects (ideally $15m+)
• Engaging personality with client presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on Contracts Admin support from preliminary stages to project delivery.
• Coordinate admin tasks, filing, meetings, minutes, and plan/variation distribution.
• Organise materials and labour, travel bookings, general support for project teams.
• Support BIM/3D Modelling teams and planning prior to project commencement.
• Manage commercial and timescale reporting for delivery teams.

Skills

Citizenship NV1/NV2

Defence contracts

Coordination

Administrative skills

Report generation

Client presentation

Job description

Contracts Admin with 8+ years projects experience; managing the end-to-end project admin support on major projects.

Why Apply

This is a great opportunity for a driven, organised and efficient Contracts Admin to support Project teams delivering key building installations, upgrades and refurb projects $15M+ on Defence sites.

Base Criteria

You will ideally hold over 8 years’ experience as a Contracts Administrator working across major Defence Base or Federal Government upgrade or major projects running the Site Office. This role will lead the coordination of administration tasks, filing, meetings, minutes and ensuring the distribution of updated plans / variations / scopes, organising materials and labour, booking travel and general support, freeing the projects team to deliver.

Outline Duties

Providing a hands-on Contracts Admin role, supporting from preliminary project stages supporting BIM / 3D Modelling teams and Planning prior to project commencement. Thereafter managing the admin support of project delivery teams, supporting commercial and timescale reporting.

Skills and Attributes

• Australian Citizen (NV1 / NV2 required)
• 8+ years Defence Contracts Admin experience
• Strong Coordination, Organisational and Administrative skills.
• Quality-focussed on report generation
• Proven experience working as a Contracts Admin on Defence Infrastructure projects (ideally $15m+)
• Engaging personality and strong client presentation skills.

For further information, please contact members of our Defence Technical & Built Environment team running this role on T: [phone] or E: [e-mail]

• Stuart McKenzie, Sector Lead
• Andrea Cartagena, APAC Resourcer

https://www.austcorpexecutive.com.au/disciplines/defence?source=google.com