Senior Contracts Leader — Hybrid, High‑Impact Negotiations

Pacific Energy Ltd; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive remuneration package +bonus

Nine-day fortnight option

2 work-from-home days

Health & wellness reimbursements

Employee referral bonus

Salary sacrifice for super, vehicles,

Job summary

Pacific Energy is an Australian market leader in sustainable distributed energy headquartered in Perth, WA. We are seeking a senior leader to oversee our contracts portfolio across sites nationwide, providing strategic direction, negotiating high-stakes agreements and ensuring compliant procurement practices.

You will lead a high-performing contracts team, drive framework design and continuous improvement, and align contracting activity with broader business objectives.

Qualifications

• Provide strategic leadership to a contracts team.
• Develop and manage high-risk contracts and procurement documents.
• Ensure procurement and contract outcomes align with objectives.
• Identify trends in contractual/industry data to support decisions.
• Lead design and continuous improvement of contract management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership to a high-performing contracts team, fostering excellence and collaboration.
• Developing and managing complex, high-risk contracts and procurement documentation with precision and accountability.
• You will ensure procurement and contract management outcomes are consistently aligned with broader organisational objectives.
• Identifies and interprets trends in contractual and industry data to support informed, strategic decision-making.
• Applies innovative thinking and advanced problem-solving to address complex procurement and contracting challenges.
• Leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of contract management frameworks and initiatives.

Skills

Contract management

Leadership

Negotiation

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Education

Tertiary qualification

CIPS accreditation (desirable)

Job description

Pacific Energy is an Australian market leader in sustainable distributed energy headquartered in Perth, WA. We are seeking a senior leader to oversee our contracts portfolio across sites nationwide, providing strategic direction, negotiating high-stakes agreements and ensuring compliant procurement practices.

You will lead a high-performing contracts team, drive framework design and continuous improvement, and align contracting activity with broader business objectives.