Senior Contract Administrator

Job description

Civcon Civil & Project Management is seeking a Senior Contract Administrator to join our growing team. At Civcon, we pride ourselves on our outstanding service and ability to deliver complex civil construction and utilities projects to the highest standards of safety and quality. If you’re an experienced Contract Administrator / Quantity Surveyor who shares our commitment to strive for excellence, we want to hear from you! The position is a full time permanent position and not Contract term.

Opportunities

You will be joining a highly experienced project team in which you can expect to grow and develop a long term career. The successful candidate will be reporting to the Commercial Manager and will play critical part in supporting the project teams in the effective management of commercial outcomes.

As a part of the team based out on the Project Site, you will work independently, to provide efficient and effective management of commercial and contractual matters and active daily administration of the Head Contract and Subcontract Agreements.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and negotiating of subcontracts, variations and claims through to closeout

• Participating in the review and assisting with the negotiation and execution of variations and claims to client contracts and subcontracts

• Contract administration to support execution, including correspondence and contract notices and claims assessment

• High level written skills with excellent attention to detail

• Project cost reporting and forecasting

• Manage and build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships

• Knowledge and implementation of contracts

• Effective time management skills

• Provide assistance and guidance to junior Contract Administrators

About you

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Contracts Administrator in the civil construction industry

• Strong understanding and experience in a range of complex contracts ideally on projects more than $30m

• A highly analytical approach and strong attention to detail

• Strong understanding of all construction contracts including management of claims

• Well-developed communication skills

• Ability to develop positive Alliance, Client and Subcontractor relationships

What We Offer

• Personalised training and career development

• Competitive remuneration package

• Safety focused culture

• Management Support

Civcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strongly support diversity in our workforce. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people and women.