Senior Contracts Manager — Flexible, High-Impact Infra Projects

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 is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to play a pivotal role in the commercial and contractual management of complex, high-value projects. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, you will lead contract administration, commercial negotiations, risk management, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring project outcomes are delivered in line with contractual obligations and business objectives.

This is an opportunity to join a dynamic project team delivering nationally significant infrastructure projects while influencing strategic commercial decisions across the project lifecycle.

Your opportunity

• 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 strong relationships with clients, contractors, consultants, and key stakeholders.
• Mentor and develop commercial and contracts team members.

About You

• Degree qualified in Law, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Commerce, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience managing complex construction or infrastructure contracts
• Strong knowledge of Australian Standard contracts, PPPs, NEC, FIDIC, and collaborative contract models.
• Demonstrated success in managing claims, variations, and dispute resolution processes.
• Excellent commercial acumen and risk management capability.
• Strong negotiation, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-profile project environments.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work on nationally significant infrastructure projects.
• Competitive salary package and performance incentives.
• Career growth within a leading project delivery organisation.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Flexible working arrangements and employee benefits.