Senior Contracts Advisor

Harmony; Cobar; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus eligibility

Gym and pool facilities access

Job summary

Harmony’s CSA Mine in New South Wales seeks a Senior Contracts Advisor to lead sourcing, negotiation and execution of high‑value contracts across maintenance, mining, civil works, logistics and equipment. You will shape terms, draft conditions and secure value-for-money outcomes within budget.

The role combines hands‑on commercial leadership with mentoring across the site team. You will manage complex packages, set contracting standards, chair tender evaluations and coordinate with Legal to

Qualifications

• Senior commercial professional with autonomous and collaborative working style.
• Experience leading negotiation and drafting of complex, high‑value contracts end‑to‑end.
• Knowledge of contract law principles and risk allocation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end contract formation across multiple domains ensuring commercial soundness and risk balance.
• Negotiate terms including price, indemnities, liability, insurance, warranties, service levels and termination.
• Draft and settle contract documentation with legal input as needed.
• Own high‑value, high‑risk contracts including design‑and‑construct and multi‑year service agreements.
• Set contracting standards by developing templates and playbooks for consistent site practice.
• Lead Tender Evaluation teams and present Recommendations to Award for major sourcing events.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor Contract Advisors and Coordinators.
• Support contract owners to manage scopes of work, variations and performance issues.
• Engage senior stakeholders and represent commercial position with confidence across teams.
• Act as commercial conduit between site teams and Harmony Procurement and Supply Chain.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Excel

Pronto ERP

Mentoring

Contract-management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law, commerce, engineering or supply chain

Tools

Pronto ERP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Reporting to the Logistics & Contract Manager, the Senior Contracts Advisor leads the sourcing, negotiation, formation and execution of purchase and services contracts for CSA Mine across maintenance, mining, civil works, logistics, capital equipment and consumables. The role carries primary responsibility for allocating and controlling commercial and contractual risk at the point of contract formation — shaping terms, drafting and negotiating conditions, and securing value-for-money outcomes within agreed time and budgetary parameters.

This is a senior, hands‑on commercial role that owns the higher-value, higher-risk and more complex contracts in the CSA portfolio. The Senior Contracts Advisor sets contracting standards and templates for the site, provides technical leadership and mentoring to Contract Advisors and Coordinators, and acts as the senior commercial conduit between site-based teams and the broader Harmony Procurement and Supply Chain functions.

Roster:

This role is offered on split working locations onsite at CSA Mine and remote on a 5:2, 4:3‑day FIFO/DIDO roster. FIFO travel is available from Brisbane or Sydney, and local candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Local candidates will be offered a Monday‑to‑Friday, 5:2, 4:3‑day roster.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end contract formation —drive sourcing strategy, negotiation and execution of purchase and services contracts across maintenance, mining, civil works, logistics, capital equipment and consumables, ensuring agreements are commercially sound, risk-balanced and aligned to CSA operational requirements.
• Negotiate commercial and contractual terms —lead negotiations on price, rates, indemnities, liability, warranties, insurances, IP and data use, service levels, security, variation and termination, securing balanced risk allocation in Harmony’s favour.
• Draft and settle contract documentation —prepare, review and finalise contracts, schedules, special conditions and contractual correspondence, working with Legal where required to close drafting gaps and ambiguity before execution.
• Own the most complex packages —take direct carriage of high-value, high-risk and strategically significant contracts, including design-and-construct, major equipment and multi-year service agreements.
• Set contracting standards —develop and maintain site contracting templates, playbooks, fallback positions and standard terms, lifting consistency and quality across the CSA contract portfolio.
• Lead tender evaluation and award —chair or lead Tender Evaluation teams, assess supplier capability and capacity, and prepare and present Recommendations to Award for major sourcing events.
• Provide technical leadership —mentor and guide Contract Advisors and Contract Coordinators, review their work on commercially significant matters, and build contract-management capability across the site team.
• Support contract owners —assist site-based contract owners to prepare robust Scopes of Work and to manage variations, scope creep, disputes and performance issues on the contracts they hold.
• Engage senior stakeholders —build and maintain strong working relationships with end-users, Purchasing, Logistics, Inventory, Legal and key contractors, and represent CSA’s commercial position with confidence.
• Act as commercial conduit —serve as a key link between the site-based teams and the broader Harmony Procurement and Supply Chain teams on all procurement and contracting matters.

Qualifications

You will be a senior commercial professional who works autonomously and collaboratively, sets the standard for others, and brings the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, commerce, engineering or supply chain (or equivalent relevant experience), with extensive contract-management and negotiation experience in the civil, mining or heavy‑industry sectors.
• Demonstrated experience leading the negotiation, drafting and execution of complex, high-value commercial agreements end-to-end.
• Sound working knowledge of contract law principles and commercial risk allocation (indemnities, liability, insurance, warranties, termination).
• Sound knowledge of Pronto (or a similar ERP) and Microsoft products, particularly Excel.
• Excellent stakeholder‑engagement, negotiation and influencing skills, with the credibility to represent the commercial position to senior internal and external parties.
• Strong commercial acumen, sound judgement and a high standard of attention to detail.
• Ability to mentor and provide technical guidance to less‑experienced contract staff.
• Competitive salary including eligibility to participate in quarterly bonus.
• Opportunity to grow your career within a dynamic international organisation.
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, including access to gym and pool facilities to our employees and their dependants in Cobar.
• Join a business that is growing in Australia and exposed to the high growth commodities of copper and gold.

We thank all applicants for your interest and the time taken to submit your application. While we consider all suitable applicants, only those short‑listed for interview will be contacted.

Please note: All candidates must have the right to live and work in Australia and will be required to undertake a comprehensive pre‑employment medical screen, including drug and alcohol testing.

To learn more about Harmony and CSA Mine, please visit:https://www.harmony.co.za/operations/australia/csa-copper-mine/

About the Team

Harmony is the largest gold producer by volume in South Africa and is a significant operator of gold tailings retreatment facilities. In Papua New Guinea, Harmony owns and operates the Hidden Valley mine and owns 50% of the Tier 1 Wafi‑Golpu copper‑gold project. In Australia, Harmony owns the high‑grade CSA copper mine in Cobar, NSW and is constructing the Eva Copper Mine in Cloncurry, QLD with first production targeted for the second half of the 2028 calendar year. These assets are supported by the Harmony Australasia regional corporate office located in Milton, Brisbane.

CSA, one of Australia's longest operating copper mines, has a history dating back almost 150 years. The mine is 1.9km deep and has a reserve grade of 3.4% Cu. Located near the vibrant regional town of Cobar, CSA Mine is a long‑standing underground copper operation with a strong connection to its local community. Our people enjoy a supportive team environment, meaningful careers and the lifestyle benefits that come with regional NSW

Job Info

• Job Identification719
• Job CategoryContracts
• Posting Date10/11/2026, 08:24 AM
• Apply Before11/11/2026, 08:24 AM
• Job ScheduleFull time
• LocationsLouth Road, Cobar, New South Wales, 2835, AU