Senior Contracts Administrator — Path to PM, $200k+, Mon-Fri

Resourceful Recruitment; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Resourceful Recruitment is helping a family-owned builder secure a Senior Contracts Administrator in Brisbane, overseeing $100M–$150M commercial projects. You’ll drive head contract and subcontract processes from ECI onward, ensuring robust cost reporting and variations management.

This long-tenured employer values continuity and offers a clear pathway into project leadership, with a strong focus on safety, governance, and delivering high-quality facilities across aged care, education, defence,

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Contracts Administrator on commercial building projects, ideally $100M to $150M.
• Background in aged care, education, Defence, government or industrial construction.
• Strong working knowledge of Jobpac and Aconex.
• Command of head contract and subcontract administration from ECI to final account, including variations, progress claims and cost reporting.
• A track record of long tenure with your employers.

Responsibilities

• Pre-construction: Start in the northside Brisbane corporate office, setting up the head contract, subcontract procurement and commercial framework through ECI.
• Construction: Move to site full time with the entire delivery team and own the commercial side of the job day to day.
• Close-out and beyond: As the project winds up, return to the northside office to finalise accounts, then roll onto the next project in the pipeline.

Skills

Senior Contracts Administrator

Commercial building projects

Long tenure with employers

Tools

Jobpac

Aconex

Job description

Resourceful Recruitment is helping a family-owned builder secure a Senior Contracts Administrator in Brisbane, overseeing $100M–$150M commercial projects. You’ll drive head contract and subcontract processes from ECI onward, ensuring robust cost reporting and variations management.

This long-tenured employer values continuity and offers a clear pathway into project leadership, with a strong focus on safety, governance, and delivering high-quality facilities across aged care, education, defence,