Expressions of Interest - Contract Administrator/Senior Contract Administrator

UGL; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

UGL Transport is inviting expressions of interest for Contract Administrator and Senior Contract Administrator roles based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. The positions support our Rail and Technology Systems Business Unit and work closely with Project Managers and Legal teams to manage contracts across the lifecycle.

Key duties include ensuring compliance with head contracts and joint venture agreements, maintaining contract records, negotiating variations, and reporting on commercial status

Qualifications

• Knowledge of contracts, consortium and joint venture agreements, and rail industry regulations.
• Experience in safety-critical environments preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret contract terms and legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with head contract and joint venture agreements.
• Administer contracts to meet obligations timely and accurately.
• Maintain complete contractual records and correspondence.
• Establish and maintain contract reporting for stakeholders.
• Identify, negotiate, facilitate, report and close-out contract variations.
• Support Project Managers and Legal team in negotiations.

Skills

Contract management

JV contracts

Negotiation

Documentation

Regulatory compliance

Job description

Expressions of Interest - Contract Administrator/Senior Contract Administrator

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.

Due to growth across the business, we are looking for expressions of interest from Senior Contract Administrators and Contract Administrators to join us and continue our success particularly in our Rail and Technology Systems Business Unit.
These positions can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

Areas of Responsibility

• Ensuring UGL Transport complies with the requirements of the head contract and/or joint venture agreement.
• Sub-contractors and UGL Transport meet respective sub-contract(s) requirements in full.
• Administering the contract to ensure that all activities, responsibilities and obligations of the contract are met in a timely, accurate, effective and compliant matter.
• Maintaining complete contractual records, correspondence, proposed change to contracts, warranties, delays, extensions of time and other contract management functions as directed.
• Establishing and maintaining an up-to-date framework of reports for all interested parties on the commercial status of the contract.
• Support, work closely and effectively with Project Managers and Legal team
• Monitor and review all subcontracts to report on the performance of the contract, as it relates to the purchase of equipment, materials, supplies, products, or sub contracted services, parties’ responsibilities and obligations and customer satisfaction.
• Identify, negotiate, facilitate, report and close-out contract variations.
• Facilitate & Manage negotiations for amendments to or extensions of contracts, in conjunction with the Legal team.

Typical Qualifications

• Knowledge of contracts, consortium and joint venture agreements, financing contracts, legal terminology, Australian and NSW legislative requirements that apply to the rail industry (including environmental requirements).
• Experience in the rail, automotive, military, defence, aviation or any other safety critical environment is preferred but not essential.
• Skill in reading and comprehending contract terms and conditions, legislation and regulations, technical specifications, laws and codes as they relate to contract management.

Diversity

At UGL Transport, we believe diverse teams create better outcomes. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

We are particularly committed to increasing female representation across our business and strongly encourage women to apply, even if you don't meet every requirement listed.

We also encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse candidates, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and mature-age professionals.