Senior Category Specialist - Construction

Hudson; City Of Bunbury; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson is seeking an experienced Senior Category Specialist to lead strategic procurement across construction and capital works in City Of Bunbury, WA. You will partner with senior stakeholders to deliver optimal commercial outcomes across major projects.

The successful candidate will need a degree in a relevant field and demonstrated experience in managing construction contracts, strong negotiation skills, and proven stakeholder engagement abilities. This role offers a dynamic environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in commerce, business, law, engineering, procurement, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in managing construction contracts.
• Strong capabilities in tendering, negotiation, and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Manage risk, variations, and disputes with clear communication.
• Lead tenders and negotiations with sound commercial judgment.
• Develop and deliver category strategies for construction/capital works spend.

Skills

Tendering

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Education

Degree in commerce, business, law, engineering, procurement or similar

Job description

Senior Category Specialist - Construction

We are seeking an experienced Senior Category Specialist to manage strategic procurement across construction and capital works. This is a key role partnering with senior stakeholders to deliver commercial outcomes across major projects, panels and long-term service arrangements.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage risk, variations and disputes with clear communication
• Lead tenders and negotiations with calm, commercial judgement
• Experienced in construction contract tendering, evaluation and award

• Develop and deliver category strategies for construction/capital works spend
• Lead end-to-end sourcing: market engagement, tendering, evaluation, negotiation and award
• Draft/review commercial terms and manage contract risk, variations, claims and performance
• Partner with project and operational stakeholders to support project delivery timeframes and budgets
• Drive supplier performance and continuous improvement across procurement governance
• Provide coaching/mentoring to team members as required

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Degree qualified (commerce, business, law, engineering, procurement or similar)
• Demonstrated experience managing construction contracts
• Strong capability across tendering, negotiation, contract formation and contract management
• Working knowledge of construction contracting models (e.g., AS forms, D&C, lump sum, schedule of rates)
• Confident stakeholder engagement style with the ability to influence at senior levels

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at HudsonHudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences—because when different voices come together, amazing things happen.

Casual Loading

Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.