Senior Contracts Administrator

Senior Contracts Administrator

About the opportunity

• Office based, Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane with regular travel to site
• Fixed-Term Contract until October 2027
• Inland Rail | Delivery of I2S Project

Help Deliver One of Australia's Largest Rail Infrastructure Projects

We are seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Administrator to join the Inland Rail I2S Project Delivery Team. This is a unique opportunity to play a key commercial role on a nationally significant infrastructure program, supporting the successful delivery and close-out of major rail projects across Australia.

Working closely with Senior Commercial Managers, Project Managers, Finance, Legal, Project Controls, and Delivery teams, you will provide critical commercial and contractual support, ensuring strong governance, compliance, and commercial outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

As a Senior Contracts Administrator, you will be responsible for:

• Managing contract administration activities including progress claims, payment certificates, variations, claims, contractual notices, and contract close-out.
• Supporting commercial reporting, forecasting, cost analysis, and project commercial governance.
• Administering key contractual registers including variations, claims, correspondence, early warning notices, actions, and issues.
• Coordinating contractual correspondence and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, procedures, and timeframes.
• Supporting the assessment of contractual claims, variations, provisional sums, and commercial risks.
• Working closely with project delivery teams, contractors, finance, legal, engineering, and procurement stakeholders.
• Contributing to commercial process improvement initiatives and project governance requirements.
  

About you

The ideal candidate will be an experienced contracts professional with strong commercial acumen, infrastructure project experience, and the ability to manage complex contractual matters while partnering closely with project delivery teams.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in a Contracts Administration, Commercial, or
• Contract Management role within a major infrastructure, construction, engineering, or rail environment.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, contract law principles, commercial governance, and Security of Payment legislation.
• Experience administering variations, claims, contractual notices, commercial reporting, and contractor performance.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced project environment while managing competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong written communication skills with experience preparing contractual correspondence and commercial documentation.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.

What you’ll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Our Organisation and Culture

The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.  We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don’t delay your application.