Senior Contracts Administrator

Lead Group; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lead Group in Brisbane seeks an experienced Senior Contracts Administrator to support a growing project pipeline across commercial, education, multi-residential, fitout and refurbishment sectors.

You’ll own contractual and financial aspects, work with Project Managers and senior leadership, and help maintain project margins and financial control on a diverse range of South East Queensland projects.

Qualifications

• Strong procurement, subcontract administration and financial reporting skills.
• Experience across commercial construction or multi-residential projects.
• Confidence working directly with Project Managers, clients and subcontractors.
• Sound commercial judgement and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Managing trade procurement, tender assessments and subcontractor appointments
• Preparing and administering subcontract agreements
• Managing progress claims, variations and contractual correspondence
• Maintaining project budgets, cost reports and forecasts
• Identifying commercial risks and managing contractual obligations
• Working with delivery teams to maintain project margins and financial control
• Managing subcontractor final accounts and project close-out

Skills

Procurement management

Subcontract administration

Financial reporting

Trade package management

Budget & forecasting

Job description

The Opportunity

An established Brisbane construction company is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Contracts Administrator to support its growing project pipeline.

The business delivers a mix of commercial construction, education, multi-residential, fitout and refurbishment projects across South East Queensland.

With a strong focus on quality delivery and commercial performance, they're looking for someone who can take ownership of the contractual and financial aspects of construction projects, working closely with Project Managers and senior leadership.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for:

• Managing trade procurement, tender assessments and subcontractor appointments


• Preparing and administering subcontract agreements


• Managing progress claims, variations and contractual correspondence


• Maintaining project budgets, cost reports and forecasts


• Identifying commercial risks and managing contractual obligations


• Working with delivery teams to maintain project margins and financial control


• Managing subcontractor final accounts and project close-out

About You

You’ll bring solid Contracts Administration experience with an Australian commercial head contractor, ideally having managed significant trade packages or taken commercial responsibility across projects.

You’ll need:

• Strong procurement, subcontract administration and financial reporting skills


• Experience across commercial construction or multi-residential projects
  
• Confidence working directly with Project Managers, clients and subcontractors


• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities

This would suit an established Senior CA or an experienced Contracts Administrator already operating at a senior level and ready for greater responsibility.

What's on Offer

• A varied pipeline of quality projects across Brisbane


• Strong involvement in project commercial decisions


• Direct access to experienced construction leadership


• An established business with genuine scope for career development


• Competitive salary package based on experience