Senior Contract Specialist

Ashtead Technology; Kintore; On-site; AUD 207,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashtead Technology is seeking an experienced Senior Contract Specialist to join our commercial team, with responsibility for high-value contracts and strategic initiatives. The role is based at our Kintore and Turriff offices, with travel between both locations required.

You will negotiate and draft complex agreements, advise on risk and governance, and support tendering and project delivery. This is a senior, international commercial role in a growing company.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Senior Contract Specialist or similar role.
• Proven success negotiating complex contracts with strong commercial outcomes.
• Strong understanding of commercial, legal, and contractual principles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management.
• Experience operating in international commercial environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the negotiation, drafting, review, and execution of complex commercial agreements.
• Advise senior stakeholders on contractual risk, governance, and commercial strategy.
• Manage customer and supplier contracts, including Framework Agreements and Master Service Agreements.
• Support business development, tendering, project delivery, and operational teams.
• Drive best practice in contract management and commercial governance.
• Contribute to dispute avoidance, claims management, and commercial performance improvement initiatives.

Skills

Senior contract experience

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

International contracts

Contract drafting

Education

Degree in business/legal/commercial

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Senior Contract Specialist to join our growing commercial team.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially astute professional to take ownership of high-value customer and supplier contracts, support strategic business initiatives, and influence commercial outcomes across a dynamic international business.

This role will be based at our Kintore and Turriff offices, with travel between both locations required.

What you'll be doing

• Leading the negotiation, drafting, review, and execution of complex commercial agreements.
• Advising senior stakeholders on contractual risk, governance, and commercial strategy.
• Managing customer and supplier contracts, including Framework Agreements and Master Service Agreements.
• Supporting business development, tendering, project delivery, and operational teams.
• Driving best practice in contract management and commercial governance.
• Contributing to dispute avoidance, claims management, and commercial performance improvement initiatives.

What we're looking for

• Extensive experience in a Senior Contract Specialist, Commercial Manager, Contracts Manager, or similar position.
• Demonstrated success negotiating complex contracts and achieving strong commercial outcomes.
• Strong understanding of commercial, legal, and contractual principles.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience operating within international commercial environments.

Desirable

• Degree qualification in a commercial, legal, or business-related discipline.
• Experience within Energy, Offshore Wind, Oil & Gas, Marine, Subsea, Defence, or related sectors.

Who we are

Established in 1985, Ashtead Technology is a leading provider of subsea equipment rental solutions, advanced underwater technologies, and support services to the global offshore energy sector. With over 40 years of experience, we specialise in enabling customers to understand the subsea environment and manage offshore energy production infrastructure, including offshore wind farms and oil and gas platforms. Our offering spans the entire lifecycle of these infrastructures, with over 85% of our equipment fungible across both markets.

Headquartered in the UK, Ashtead Technology operates globally with over 600 staff and more than 30,000 assets, making us one of the largest independent rental fleets in the industry. We continue to invest in equipment and have a strong in-house engineering capability to provide the most technologically advanced solutions. Our growth, driven by strategic acquisitions and organic expansion, culminated in a successful IPO in 2021, with shares now trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Why Join Us?

You’ll have the opportunity to work on strategically important contracts, influence key business decisions, and contribute directly to the continued growth and success of the organisation in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.