Senior Project Contract Manager RS

Alstom; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Project Contract Manager to lead contract and claims management for major rail infrastructure projects. You will shape contract governance, risk management and commercial strategy across multidisciplinary teams in a fast-moving delivery environment.

The role requires substantial experience in contract management within rail or large infrastructure, with strong negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to drive value while protecting

Qualifications

• Significant contract and claims management experience in rail or major projects.
• Ability to read and apply complex contracts and technical specs.
• Experience with variations, notices, and governance.
• Strong commercial judgement and understanding of project finances.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and influence stakeholders.
• Collaborative work with legal, finance, engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement contract and claims management strategy.
• Prepare and maintain contract strategy plan with project team.
• Monitor execution against obligations and change events.
• Issue timely contractual notices to stakeholders.
• Establish commercial procedures for notices and claims.
• Support negotiations and claim resolution with leadership and counsel.
• Provide clear contractual/commercial analysis to management.
• Collaborate with project directors, procurement and insurance teams.
• Coach junior contract managers where applicable.

Skills

Contract management

Claims management

Commercial leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

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Date: 30 Oct 2026

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

More Than a Job: A Mission

We are seeking a passionate Senior Project Contract Manager to lead complex contract management activities and ensure strategic alignment across major rail infrastructure projects within our rolling stock portfolio. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver solutions that drive reliability, safety, and sustainability in urban mobility. This role can be based in our Melbourne CBD, Dandenong or Maidstone office.

Your role, your impact

As an experienced Contract Manager, you will lead proactive contract, claims, insurance, correspondence, variation and risk management activities across the project lifecycle. You will help protect Alstom’s commercial position, support robust decision-making, and ensure the project team understands and acts in line with contractual obligations. You will be a trusted partner to the project leadership team, bringing structure, discipline and commercial clarity to a fast-moving delivery environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining the project contract and claims management strategy, including proactive risk mitigation, variation management, extensions of time, contract amendments and claims preparation.
• Preparing and maintaining the Contract Management Strategy Plan with the core project team, ensuring contract obligations, risks, opportunities and claim positions are clearly understood and actively managed.
• Monitoring project execution against contractual obligations, including contractual milestones, change events, customer and partner obligations, and potential claims or counterclaims.
• Ensuring timely contractual notices are issued to customers, partners, suppliers and subcontractors where required.
• Establishing project-specific commercial procedures for correspondence, notifications, insurance, variation requests/orders, and claims preparation.
• Managing contract correspondence and maintaining reliable records to support robust claim files and commercial positions.
• Supporting negotiations, dispute preparation and claim resolution activities, in partnership with project leadership, Legal, Customer Director and external counsel where required.
• Providing clear contractual and commercial analysis to management, including risks, opportunities, claims, variations and commercial impacts.
• Working closely with Project Directors, Project Managers, Project Controllers, Project Engineering Managers, procurement/Sourcing, Planning and Insurance teams to identify risks and maximise commercial opportunities.
• Coaching and supporting other Contract Managers, Junior Contract Managers or Contract Administrators where applicable.

What you’ll bring

• Significant contract and claims management experience, ideally gained in rail, infrastructure, construction, transport, engineering, signalling or major projects.
• Strong ability to read, interpret and apply complex contractual documents, including terms and conditions, planning requirements, technical specifications and project documentation.
• Demonstrated experience managing variations, claims, notices, correspondence, commercial procedures and contract governance.
• Strong commercial judgement, with the ability to understand project financials and the impact of contract and claims management on project profitability.
• Ability to anticipate issues, manage competing priorities, influence stakeholders and operate effectively in complex project environments.
• Confidence working collaboratively and transversally across legal, project management, finance, engineering, planning, procurement, insurance and customer-facing teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to write clearly, present confidently and communicate with precision and transparency.

This is more than a contract management role. You will be joining a critical rail project where your commercial leadership will directly influence project outcomes, stakeholder confidence and the successful delivery of essential transport infrastructure.

You will work with experienced project, legal, commercial and technical teams, solving complex problems in a high-impact environment. If you enjoy bringing structure to ambiguity, turning contract strategy into practical action, and helping teams protect value while delivering for customers, this is a role where you can make a meaningful impact.

Important to note:

As a global business, we're an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.
We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email: [e-mail]. For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application. As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.