Lead Commercial Partnership Contract Manager

Council Jobs; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Free gym and wellness centre

Award winning superannuation fund

Generous leave provisions

End of trip facilities

Work life balance

Job summary

Brisbane City Council is seeking a Lead Commercial Partnership Contract Manager to oversee complex, high-value transport contracts in public and active transport. The role focuses on governance, risk management, and delivering value for Brisbane residents and visitors.

You will drive supplier negotiations, monitor contract performance, and renewals to improve outcomes while collaborating with diverse stakeholders across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Experience managing contracts in a complex or public-sector environment.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders with competing interests while maintaining delivery focus and commercial integrity.
• Strong governance, risk, quality, and performance management capabilities in contract management.
• Track record of using contracts as strategic tools to deliver innovation, efficiency, and public value.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills with a collaborative, outcomes-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead the management and delivery of complex, high-value contracts supporting key public and active transport for Brisbane.
• Oversee and drive a diverse portfolio; ensuring contracts deliver value, manage risk, and align with strategic goals.
• Negotiate with suppliers for implementation, measure performance, and renewals to achieve better outcomes for Brisbane.

Skills

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & risk frameworks

Strategic contract negotiation

Communication skills

Job description

Lead Commercial Partnership Contract Manager

Personnel Area: Public Transport Services

Branch: Commercial and Contract Services

Duration: Contract - 3 years

Our Business:

Brisbane City Council (BCC) is Australia's largest local government by population, managing total assets exceeding $44 billion and an annual budget of over $4.1 billion. Public Transport Services (PTS) is one of the largest bus operators in Australia, operating a fleet of over 1,250 buses that carried more than 70 million passengers in the last financial year, alongside ferry, e-mobility, and personalised public transport services. PTS sits within BCC's broader mission to deliver safe, sustainable, and connected journeys for the people and visitors of Brisbane and plays a direct role in meeting the city's social, environmental, and economic objectives.

About this Position

In this position, you will be part of Brisbane City Council, which has a central role in readying the city for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the coming years.

We are seeking an experienced corporate contract manager to lead the management and delivery of complex, high-value contracts supporting key public and active transport for Brisbane. You will oversee and drive a diverse portfolio; ensuring transport contracts deliver value, manage risk, and align with strategic goals for the city.This is an opportunity to help shape how residents and visitors utilise public and active transport across Brisbane.

Success in this role requires strong contract governance, strategic and operational management; significant stakeholder engagement, and a results-driven approach to service delivery, facilitating integrated public and active transport, and transport-related advertising outcomes. You will utilise your extensive knowledge and experience to manage the lifecycle of a contract from negotiating with suppliers for implementation, measuring performance of the success of contracts and negotiation and renewal with existing suppliers for better outcomes for Brisbane.

To be successful, you will bring:

• demonstrated expertise managing contracts in a complex or public-sector environment
• experience navigating competing stakeholder interests while maintaining delivery focus and commercial integrity
• strong experience with governance, risk, quality, and performance frameworks in contract management
• a track record of using contracts as strategic tools to deliver innovation, efficiency, and public value, and
• excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a collaborative, outcomes-focused mindset.

Contract negotiation and procurement experience is beneficial but not the primary focus.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• flexible working hours, and flexible arrangements
• free gym and wellness centre
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• end of trip facilities
• work life balance

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council's Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 18th October 2026 at 11.55PM AEST

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with 'Gold Employer' status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.