Senior Commercial Lead – Contracts & Defence Projects

Amida Recruit AU; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruit AU is seeking a Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager to join its Sydney team. You will lead the commercial function across projects, provide contractual guidance, and manage a small team of Senior/Contracts Administrators.

The role involves dealing with disputes, contract reviews, and ensuring project profitability while aligning with group overheads. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will oversee $130m–$150m of annual work across defence, remedial, and construction sectors,

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Contracts Management, Engineering, Construction Management or similar.
• Minimum 7 to 15 years+ experience in a similar role.
• Understanding of project administration and project controls.
• Knowledge of risks and limitations across legal agreements and requirements.
• Ability to work part of a team as well as autonomously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Superior analytical skillset and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite with strong Excel knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Commercial review of contracts, MSAs and Agreements.
• Manage all reporting and submission.
• Instrument and maintain the subcontract management process.
• Monitor and improve contracts administration process.
• Liaise with stakeholders to ensure commercial requirements are reached.
• Document control management.
• Assist with HSEQ and Project Managers to ensure compliance with management systems.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Tertiary qualification in Contracts Management/Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Amida Recruit AU is seeking a Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager to join its Sydney team. You will lead the commercial function across projects, provide contractual guidance, and manage a small team of Senior/Contracts Administrators.

The role involves dealing with disputes, contract reviews, and ensuring project profitability while aligning with group overheads. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will oversee $130m–$150m of annual work across defence, remedial, and construction sectors,