Senior Contract Manager leading commercial strategy for major infrastructure projects at TransGrid. Driving outcomes in energy projects valued up to $1 billion across Australia.
Responsibilities
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.
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