Senior Contracts Lead – Grid Automation

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Australia Pty Ltd in Brisbane seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to lead contract management for the Grid Automation Business Unit in Australia. You will govern contracts across projects, review and negotiate terms, develop strategies balancing commercial objectives, and mitigate risk.

The role requires a Bachelor degree in Engineering or Law and 8–10 years in contracts management within EPC environments; proficiency in MS Word/Excel and familiarity with SAAS contracts and

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor degree in Engineering or Law.
• 8-10 years of contracts management inEngineering, procurement & construction environment.
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel.
• Negotiation skills, knowledge of SAAS contracts / FIDIC contracts (yellow/orange/red book).
• Ability to assess, propose and implement solutions to troubled projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead contract governance across a portfolio of projects, ensuring compliance with policies and contract management best practices.
• Review, negotiate, and manage customer and supplier contracts, including commercial and technical terms during tender and execution phases.
• Develop contract strategies balancing commercial objectives, project scope, schedule, pricing, opportunities and risk exposure.
• Support drafting and negotiation of purchase orders, subcontracts and supplier agreements with appropriate risk allocation.
• Manage contract execution activities, including payments, variation orders, claims, warranties and other commercial deliverables.
• Identify, assess and pursue extensions of time, compensation events and claims arising from scope changes.
• Protect the company's contractual position through stakeholder engagement and proactive management of relationships.
• Partner with Legal, Project Management and Sales to resolve disputes and support project outcomes.
• Drive commercial risk management and continuous improvement by capturing lessons learned.

Skills

Negotiation skills

SAAS contracts

FIDIC contracts

AS or ASNZS knowledge

MS Word

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Law

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Hitachi Energy Australia Pty Ltd in Brisbane seeks an experienced Contracts Manager to lead contract management for the Grid Automation Business Unit in Australia. You will govern contracts across projects, review and negotiate terms, develop strategies balancing commercial objectives, and mitigate risk.

The role requires a Bachelor degree in Engineering or Law and 8–10 years in contracts management within EPC environments; proficiency in MS Word/Excel and familiarity with SAAS contracts and