Senior Contract Administrator - Finance & Projects

Downer; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Marram health care

Discounted holiday homes

Samsung/PB Tech discounts

Leadership programme

Job summary

Downer is seeking an experienced Contract Administrator to join our Dunedin or Invercargill team. You will provide robust administrative, commercial, and financial support across all levels of the business, balancing deadlines and ensuring accuracy in contract records and reporting.

Based in Dunedin or Invercargill, you will manage month-end processes, stakeholder management, and onboarding activities while building strong relationships with internal and external teams.

Qualifications

• This position requires someone who can operate with confidence, professionalism, and sound commercial judgement.
• You’ve likely built your career across contract administration, commercial support, finance administration, project administration, or business operations roles and can confidently manage competing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• You will bring with you:

Responsibilities

• Manage month end administration processes and reporting requirements
• Stakeholder & Customer Management for the Surfacing Department
• Maintain financial accuracy and compliance with company processes and procedures
• Support payment claims, and work assignments where required
• Maintain accurate contract records and documentation on Sharepoint
• Attend contract meeting and contribute to administrative and reporting requirements
• Support onboarding activities for new employees
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Skills

Senior contracts admin

Commercial admin

Finance admin

Business support

Excel

Civil infra exp

Tools

JD Edwards

SAP

Oracle

Dynamics

Pronto

Job description

Downer is seeking an experienced Contract Administrator to join our Dunedin or Invercargill team. You will provide robust administrative, commercial, and financial support across all levels of the business, balancing deadlines and ensuring accuracy in contract records and reporting.

Based in Dunedin or Invercargill, you will manage month-end processes, stakeholder management, and onboarding activities while building strong relationships with internal and external teams.