Senior Contract Manager
Transgrid
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Sydney • Australia
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About the role
- Lead the development of procurement and delivery strategies, commercial frameworks and contract models for major infrastructure projects.
- Shape KPI structures, incentive/penalty mechanisms and risk-sharing arrangements that drive performance and protect Transgrid’s commercial position.
- Partner with the Procurement team to develop, negotiate and execute contracts with delivery partners, EPC contractors and specialist suppliers.
- Ensure regulatory requirements and industry-specific challenges are understood and embedded into commercial strategies from the outset.
- Manage contractual obligations across the project lifecycle, ensuring delivery partners meet performance, program and financial targets.
- Work closely with Project Controls to monitor cost, schedule and performance, compiling dashboards and KPI reporting for executive and SteerCo visibility.
- Oversee project legal functions, ensuring contracts remain commercially and legally aligned, and resolve disputes and claims in collaboration with the legal team.
- Prepare and deliver monthly project status reports and commercial performance updates to the Project Director, Commercial Director and Executive Committee.
- Manage and control project budgets within approved guidelines, ensuring commercial responsiveness across all delivery activities.
- Lead a team of Contract Managers and Contract Administrators.
- Build commercial capability across the wider project team through coaching, mentoring and the development of training programs.
- Drive a high-performance, continuous improvement culture within the commercial function.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business, Law, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
- Proven track record leading commercial and contract management on infrastructure projects or programs valued at $500M+ — ideally across energy, transmission, renewables, transport or heavy civil sectors.
- Demonstrated experience across both upstream (procurement strategy, contract development, negotiation) and downstream (contract administration, claims, variations, close-out) phases of project delivery.
- Experience working in regional and remote project environments.
- Strong capability managing EPC, alliance, design-and-construct or other complex delivery models.
- Proven leadership in managing Financial, Procurement and Contract Management teams.
- Excellent influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills at senior levels.
- Outstanding analytical and problem-solving ability with strong commercial acumen.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to distil complex commercial issues into clear executive-level messaging.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Genuine investment in your career growth
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
contract managementprocurement strategycontract developmentnegotiationcontract administrationclaims managementfinancial managementKPI reportingbudget managementproject lifecycle management
Soft Skills
leadershipinfluencingnegotiationstakeholder managementanalytical skillsproblem-solvingcommercial acumenwritten communicationverbal communicationcoaching
Certifications
tertiary qualification in Engineeringtertiary qualification in Businesstertiary qualification in Lawtertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying