Senior Contracts Manager

Bouygues Construction Australia; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Bouygues Construction Australia is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead subcontracting and procurement strategy for major projects in Australia. You will plan trade packages, coordinate tenders, and manage commercial risk, evaluations, and contract administration throughout delivery.

The role requires extensive experience in construction procurement, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to work with delivery teams and stakeholders to protect commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Significant senior procurement or contract management experience in construction.
• Experience leading complex tender processes and negotiating subcontract agreements.
• Strong knowledge of subcontracting and procurement processes in infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of trade packaging, tendering, and contract negotiation.
• Ability to interpret contracts, scopes of work, drawings, and programmes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the project subcontracting and procurement strategy.
• Plan trade packages in consultation with project, design, delivery and commercial teams.
• Establish procurement priorities, tender timelines and approval requirements to support the project programme.
• Coordinate tender processes, including preparation of tender documentation, issuing requests, managing clarifications and maintaining tender records.
• Lead commercial evaluations of tenders, assessing price, qualifications, exclusions, risks, capability and programme alignment.
• Prepare tender recommendations and procurement submissions for review and approval.
• Identify and assess commercial, contractual and supply-chain risks, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Negotiate subcontract terms, pricing, scope, programme and risk allocation within delegated authority.
• Oversee subcontract awards, ensuring contracts are properly reviewed, approved, executed and communicated.
• Manage subcontract commercial administration through delivery, including variations, claims, payment matters, notices and contractual correspondence.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and commercial status, escalating emerging issues and supporting timely resolution.
• Work with delivery teams to manage scope changes, procurement interfaces, cost impacts and subcontractor obligations.
• Maintain accurate procurement schedules, contract registers, approval records and commercial documentation.
• Provide regular reporting on procurement progress, commitments, risks, variations and forecast outcomes.
• Build effective working relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, project teams and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Tendering leadership

Commercial bid evaluation

Risk assessment

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor degree in construction management, procurement, or related discipline

Job description

At Bouygues Construction Australia, we are dedicated to the design, construction, and delivery of nation shaping projects across civil infrastructure, engineering, and energy and services.

We have proudly been working in Australia for more than 25 years.

Our local experience in underpinned by significant global expertise and resourcing.

About The Role

Lead the project's subcontracting and procurement strategy to support safe, timely and commercially successful delivery. The Senior Contracts Manager plans trade packaging and tendering, oversees bid evaluation and commercial risk assessment, and secures required approvals before subcontract awards. The role also leads subcontract commercial administration throughout delivery, helping ensure contractual obligations are managed, variations and claims are assessed appropriately, risks are addressed early, and project outcomes are protected.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the project subcontracting and procurement strategy.
• Plan trade packages in consultation with project, design, delivery and commercial teams.
• Establish procurement priorities, tender timelines and approval requirements to support the project programme.
• Coordinate tender processes, including preparation of tender documentation, issuing requests, managing clarifications and maintaining tender records.
• Lead commercial evaluations of tenders, assessing price, qualifications, exclusions, risks, capability and programme alignment.
• Prepare tender recommendations and procurement submissions for review and approval.
• Identify and assess commercial, contractual and supply-chain risks, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Negotiate subcontract terms, pricing, scope, programme and risk allocation within delegated authority.
• Oversee subcontract awards, ensuring contracts are properly reviewed, approved, executed and communicated.
• Manage subcontract commercial administration through delivery, including variations, claims, payment matters, notices and contractual correspondence.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and commercial status, escalating emerging issues and supporting timely resolution.
• Work with delivery teams to manage scope changes, procurement interfaces, cost impacts and subcontractor obligations.
• Maintain accurate procurement schedules, contract registers, approval records and commercial documentation.
• Provide regular reporting on procurement progress, commitments, risks, variations and forecast outcomes.
• Build effective working relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, project teams and senior stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor Degree in construction management, quantity surveying, contract management, procurement, law, business or a related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Significant experience in senior procurement, subcontracting or contract management roles within construction, infrastructure or a similar project environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex tender processes and negotiating subcontract agreements.
• Strong knowledge of subcontracting, procurement and contract management processes within construction or infrastructure projects.
• Understanding of trade packaging, tendering, commercial evaluation, contract negotiation and subcontract administration.
• Ability to interpret construction contracts, scopes of work, specifications, drawings and programme requirements.

Bouygues Construction Australia values diversity and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.