Senior Contracts Manager – Infrastructure Projects & Strategy

Inland Rail; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

State-of-the-art office

Job summary

Inland Rail invites applications for a Senior Contracts Manager to lead contract administration, claims management and commercial governance across major project delivery contracts. You will work with project, commercial, legal and senior stakeholders to protect Inland Rail’s contractual position and support delivery from procurement through to completion.

You will be comfortable advising senior stakeholders, influencing commercial decisions and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing major construction, engineering or infrastructure contracts.
• Expertise in contract administration, claims management and commercial negotiations.
• Strong understanding of entitlement, risk allocation and governance frameworks.
• Experience administering complex delivery contracts and contractual correspondence.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Commerce, Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing and administering third-party agreements, licences, deeds and access arrangements.
• Providing strategic contractual advice to project, commercial and executive leadership teams.
• Managing contractual correspondence, notices and entitlement preservation activities.
• Supporting contractor negotiations, change management and dispute avoidance strategies.
• Identifying, assessing and mitigating commercial and contractual risks.
• Maintaining contractual registers, governance controls and commercial reporting.
• Supporting dispute resolution processes including mediation, adjudication and expert determination.
• Contributing to contract close-out, handover and lessons learned activities.

Education

Commerce, Law, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management or related discipline

Contract management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Commercial governance

Risk management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Inland Rail invites applications for a Senior Contracts Manager to lead contract administration, claims management and commercial governance across major project delivery contracts. You will work with project, commercial, legal and senior stakeholders to protect Inland Rail’s contractual position and support delivery from procurement through to completion.

You will be comfortable advising senior stakeholders, influencing commercial decisions and managing competing priorities in a fast-paced