Senior Contracts Manager — Flexible, High-Impact Infra

CPB Contractors Pty; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Employee benefits

Job summary

CPB Contractors Pty is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead commercial and contractual management across major infrastructure projects. You will oversee contract administration, negotiations, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement to ensure outcomes align with contractual obligations and business goals.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will guide the team, monitor performance, and contribute to strategic decisions across the project lifecycle, in a dynamic national delivery

Qualifications

• Degree in law, construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, or commerce.
• Extensive experience managing complex infrastructure contracts.
• Strong knowledge of Australian Standard contracts, PPPs, NEC, and FIDIC.
• Proven track record in managing claims, variations, and dispute resolution.
• Excellent commercial acumen and risk management capabilities.
• Strong negotiation, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and management of major construction and engineering contracts.
• Provide strategic commercial advice to project and executive leadership teams.
• Manage contract negotiations, variations, claims, extensions of time, and dispute resolution.
• Identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks.
• Develop and implement contract management strategies and governance processes.
• Monitor contractor performance against contractual obligations and key deliverables.
• Support procurement activities, tender evaluations, and subcontract negotiations.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop commercial and contracts team members.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Education

Law degree

Construction management

Quantity surveying

Engineering

Commerce

Job description

CPB Contractors Pty is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager to lead commercial and contractual management across major infrastructure projects. You will oversee contract administration, negotiations, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement to ensure outcomes align with contractual obligations and business goals.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will guide the team, monitor performance, and contribute to strategic decisions across the project lifecycle, in a dynamic national delivery