Senior Contracts Administrator / Commercial Lead - Tier 2 Contractor

Amida Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Limited in Sydney is seeking a Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager to lead the commercial function across projects, manage a small team, and provide contractual guidance to project teams.

You'll oversee disputes, contract administration, and reporting, with exposure to defence, remedial and construction sectors, handling projects up to the $50m–$75m range and annual workloads of $130m–$150m.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Contracts Management, Engineering or Construction Management.
• 7–15+ years in a similar commercial/contracts role.
• Strong understanding of project administration and controls.
• Knowledge of risks and limitations across legal agreements.
• Ability to work in a team and autonomously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the commercial function across projects.
• Provide contractual advice and resolve disputes.
• Oversee reporting and subcontract management processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to meet commercial requirements.
• Support project managers on compliance with management systems.
• Mentor 3–4 senior / contracts administrators and grads.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Education

Tertiary qualification in Contracts Management

Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Established, national market leading national Tier 2 Contractor Extensive pipeline in projects across Infrastructure, Industrial, Buildings & Defence sectors Excellent career progression and fantastic culture Great opportunity to work with an established national Contractor. A market leading Tier 2 contractor with a proven track record of successfully delivering complex projects, our client is now seeking a Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager to join their growing business in Sydney. It could also be a Senior Contracts Administrator stepping up too.

Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for leading the commercial function across projects and provide understanding to the project team while managing a team of 3 to 4 Senior / Contracts Administrators and a few grads.

The role will be providing contractual and commercial advice, dealing with disputes, adjudication, trouble shooting on projects, interrogating commercial contracts, understanding project profitability and regional corporate overheads etc. The role may or may not deliver projects, could be more dipping in and out as well as running the larger scaled specialised construction projects.

The Commercial Lead / Contracts Manager will run about $130m to $150m of work per annum that the team is dealing within defence, remedial and construction (fit-out, refurb, newbuilds, upgrades etc). Individual projects from smaller up to $15m but sometimes up to $50m-$75m.

Candidates can come from a tier 1, 2 or 3 background.

Years of experience: 7-15 years +

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Commercial review of contracts, MSA’s 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

Qualifications and Requirements:

• 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

This is a permanent full-time position providing a great opportunity to work with a successful and growing organisation who offer challenging work and the potential for career progression.