QS / Contracts Administrator - Greenfields

Infrastructure Business Growth Pty Ltd; Maroochydore; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Infrastructure Business Growth Pty Ltd in Maroochydore, QLD, is seeking a disciplined QS / Contracts Administrator to support greenfields delivery on a major rail and civil works program. You will manage subcontract and supplier packages, assess claims, and protect commercial position while enabling timely procurement and accurate payment.

This role requires contractor-side commercial experience on civil or rail projects, knowledge of head-contract and subcontract administration, and familiarity

Qualifications

• Contractor-side commercial experience on civil, rail, transport or major building projects.
• Qualification in quantity surveying, construction management, law, engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of head-contract and subcontract administration in a delivery environment.
• Awareness of Queensland security-of-payment requirements.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender comparisons, scope clarifications and commercial recommendations for subcontract and supply packages.
• Draft and administer subcontracts, purchase orders and consultancy agreements within approved delegations.
• Measure completed quantities and assess subcontractor claims against progress, quality records and entitlement.
• Maintain variation, notice, claim and correspondence registers and actively manage time bars.
• Support monthly cost-to-complete, cash-flow, risk and opportunity reviews.
• Support final-account preparation and orderly commercial close-out of completed packages.

Skills

Contractor-side commercial experience

Head-contract/subcontract admin

Queensland security-of-payment aware

Education

Quantity surveying / construction management / law / engineering or related discipline

Job description

QS / Contracts Administrator - Greenfields

Infrastructure Business Growth Pty Ltd - Maroochydore QLD

1d ago , from Infrastructure Business Growth Pty Ltd

A major transport infrastructure project (valued at more than $1 billion) is underway across South East Queensland, delivering complex rail, station and civil works in both brownfield and greenfield environments. Having won numerous major projects in Queensland in the past 12 months, the head contractor is seeking a QS / Contracts Administrator - Greenfields to provide disciplined quantity-surveying and contract-administration support across early and active greenfield delivery, protecting the commercial position while enabling timely procurement, accurate payment and practical resolution of package-level change.

Indigenous Business Growth (IBG) is a majority Indigenous owned recruitment business registered with Supply Nation, specialising in civil engineering, infrastructure, construction and major project recruitment. We partner closely with contractors, engineering consultancies and delivery organisations to place high quality technical professionals. Our approach is relationship led and commercially grounded, built on practical industry experience and a clear understanding of how complex projects are delivered.

Workstream: Greenfields | Indicative start: 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare tender comparisons, scope clarifications and commercial recommendations for subcontract and supply packages
• Draft and administer subcontracts, purchase orders and consultancy agreements within approved delegations
• Measure completed quantities and assess subcontractor claims against progress, quality records and entitlement
• Maintain variation, notice, claim and correspondence registers and actively manage time bars
• Support monthly cost-to-complete, cash-flow, risk and opportunity reviews
• Support final-account preparation and orderly commercial close-out of completed packages

What We're Looking For

• Contractor-side commercial experience on civil, rail, transport or major building projects
• Qualification in quantity surveying, construction management, law, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of head-contract and subcontract administration in a delivery environment
• Awareness of Queensland security-of-payment requirements

Relocation packages on offer.

Australian experience is required.