Contract Administrator Traineeship | Full Time | Forster, NSW

Learn. Build Commercial Skills. Start a Career with a Future.

Thomas Scaffolding is one of regional NSW’s leading scaffolding companies, with a clear goal: to become Australia’s most dependable trade company while creating lasting futures for our people.

We are looking for someone who is organised, comfortable with numbers and eager to build a career in the construction industry.

This is a formal traineeship where you’ll gain practical experience while completing a CPC40320 Certificate IV in Building Project Support (Contract Administrator). You’ll be supported to learn the role from the ground up, with your responsibility growing as your skills and confidence develop.

You don’t need previous construction or contract administration experience. What matters most is your willingness to learn, attention to detail and commitment to doing accurate, dependable work.

What You’ll Learn and Deliver

• Prepare and issue project invoicing
• Track and analyse job costs and performance
• Support estimating and quotations
• Review contracts and flag risk
• Administer projects and client records
• Build confidence across business systems

Why This Role Matters

You’ll become the important link between our site operations, Commercial team and Finance department, helping ensure completed work is captured correctly, project records remain reliable and customers receive accurate invoices on time.

The work you do will directly support the financial health and dependability of the business.

Why Join Thomas Scaffolding

• A recognised qualification: Complete your Certificate IV while gaining practical, paid workplace experience.
• No industry experience required: We’ll teach you the construction, scaffolding and contract administration knowledge you need.
• A genuine career pathway: Build skills that can lead to future opportunities in contracts administration, estimating, project support and commercial operations.
• Hands-on learning: Apply what you learn through your qualification directly in the workplace.
• Support and mentoring: Work closely with an experienced Commercial Manager, Estimator, Draftsperson and Finance team.
• A growing business: Join a company investing in its people, systems and future.
• Meaningful responsibility: Develop real commercial skills and see how your work contributes to successful projects.

What You Bring

• Genuine confidence working with numbers and a willingness to develop strong commercial skills.
• Good computer literacy, including some familiarity with Excel or spreadsheets through school, study or work.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to notice when information or figures do not match.
• An organised approach and the ability to manage deadlines and follow-up tasks.
• Clear, professional communication skills.
• Confidence learning new technology and cloud-based systems.
• Reliability, initiative and ownership of your work.
• A willingness to ask questions, accept coaching and keep learning.
• A firm commitment to completing the Certificate IV alongside the role.

Experience in administration, accounts, retail, hospitality, customer service or any environment where accuracy and deadlines mattered will be helpful, but it is not essential.

Who Should Apply?

This opportunity may be right for you if you are:

• A school leaver looking to begin a professional career.
• A career changer wanting to move into construction, project administration or commercial work.
• Someone who enjoys working with numbers, solving discrepancies and keeping information organised.

You do not need to know everything before you start. We are looking for someone with the right attitude, reliability and willingness to learn.

Ready to Build Your Career?

If you’re detail-oriented, comfortable with numbers and ready to earn a qualification while building practical experience, we’d love to hear from you.