Senior Contracts Manager – Major Infrastructure Delivery

Inland Rail; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering major rail infrastructure across Australia. The Illabo to Stockinbingal (I2S) Project requires a Senior Contracts Manager to lead contract administration, claims management and governance across delivery contracts.

You will work with project teams, commercial and executive leadership to protect Inland Rail's contractual position and support delivery from procurement through to completion.

Qualifications

• Extensive 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.

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.

Skills

Contract management

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Negotiation

Education

Commerce

Law

Quantity Surveying

Construction Management

Engineering

Job description

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering major rail infrastructure across Australia. The Illabo to Stockinbingal (I2S) Project requires a Senior Contracts Manager to lead contract administration, claims management and governance across delivery contracts.

You will work with project teams, commercial and executive leadership to protect Inland Rail's contractual position and support delivery from procurement through to completion.