Head Of Commercial

Liverpool City Council; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Central Liverpool CBD location

Supportive multi-disciplinary team

Job summary

Liverpool City Council invites applications for the Head of Commercial. This senior role leads commercial activity across major projects, partnerships, and service contracts, guiding procurement, tendering, and contract management to maximise value for the Council and community.

The role collaborates with Legal, Finance, and business units to ensure robust commercial strategies, strong governance, and compliant procurement processes, while delivering strategic programmes and achieving outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Commerce, Business, Finance, Economics, Law, Procurement, Engineering, Property, Project Management, or related discipline or extensive demonstrated experience in commercial management.
• Strong experience developing tender documentation, scopes of work, commercial schedules, and contract documentation.
• Proven experience managing commercial and contractual arrangements, including negotiation, variations, compliance, and performance management.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with the ability to analyse costs, risks, value, and business opportunities.
• Experience identifying and managing commercial, contractual, and procurement risks.
• Ability to develop commercial reporting, performance metrics, and value realisation frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and influencing skills across multiple business units.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership across Council's strategic portfolio and major initiatives.
• Develop procurement planning, tender development, contract management, negotiation, and value realisation.
• Ensure commercial arrangements are structured effectively, procurement documentation is robust, and contractual outcomes align with objectives.
• Ensure governance and probity requirements are met throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

Tender documentation

Contract documentation

Negotiation

Commercial analysis

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Commerce/Business/Finance/Economics/Law degree

Procurement/Project management experience

Job description

Head of Commercial

WHY US

We believe in the future of Liverpool and that our future is best described in the Community Strategic Plan (CSP). We're a connected team with a shared purpose, determined to get the best results on the things that matter most for our community and people. We live our culture with a mindset of "A better way - every day."

JOB DETAILS

1 X Permanent full Time 35 hours, 5 days/week Competitive Salary

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Head of Commercial provides commercial leadership across Council's strategic portfolio and major initiatives, supporting the Office of the CEO to identify, develop, procure, negotiate, and manage commercial opportunities that deliver value for Council and the community. The role is responsible for driving commercial outcomes across major projects, partnerships, service contracts, property initiatives, and strategic programs by providing expertise in commercial strategy, procurement planning, tender development, contract management, negotiation, and value realisation. Working closely with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and business units, the Head of Commercial ensures commercial arrangements are structured effectively, procurement documentation is commercially robust, and contractual outcomes align with Council's strategic objectives while maintaining compliance with governance and probity requirements. The role provides specialist commercial expertise throughout the end-to-end commercial lifecycle.

ABOUT YOU

• Degree qualification in Commerce, Business, Finance, Economics, Law, Procurement, Engineering, Property, Project Management, or a related discipline or extensive demonstrated experience in commercial management.
• Strong experience developing tender documentation, scopes of work, commercial schedules, and contract documentation.
• Proven experience managing commercial and contractual arrangements, including negotiation, variations, compliance, and performance management.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with the ability to analyse costs, risks, value, and business opportunities.
• Experience identifying and managing commercial, contractual, and procurement risks.
• Ability to develop commercial reporting, performance metrics, and value realisation frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to work across multiple business units.

BENEFITS OF WORKING AT LCC

• Salary will be dependent on the relevant skills, experience, and competencies of the successful applicant within the specified range.
• Flexible work arrangements - work from home and office
• Be part of a passionate, energetic, and supportive multi-disciplinary team.
• Great office location in the heart of the Liverpool CBD and
• Professional development opportunities, including training courses and study assistance for further education.

Liverpool City Council is committed to providing a working environment that supports all employees to reach their full potential. To be eligible to apply for permanent positions at Liverpool City Council, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and value diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We encourage all applicants, including First nation people, people with disability, LGBTIQ and culturally diverse communities to join Council. All successful candidates will be required to obtain a National Police Check as part of the recruitment process and may be required to undergo a pre-employment medical check

CLOSING @8PM 9th October

Be part of creating the future, for further information about the position please contact Ken McElroy, Talent Acquisition Partner at @liverpool.nsw.gov.au