Contracts Specialist

Join A World-Class Project Team
As part of Australia’s most successful private company, HanRoy has a mandate to lead the study, design, and development of a globally significant pipeline of projects that will provide ongoing supply of critical minerals and energy essential for everyday life. 

Hancock Prospecting companies are already some of the largest contributors to the Australian economy, proving thousands of direct and indirect jobs, supporting essential services, and helping raise living standards in both regional and primary population centres. HanRoy is building on that legacy.

About the role:

Reporting to the Project Services Manager, the primary purpose of this role is to manage the allocation and administration of contracts from pre-award through to post-award. The role will provide a high level of contracts support to the business by effectively scoping, tendering, negotiating, awarding and administering assigned contracts and agreements for the Mulga Downs project.

Responsibilities of this position include:

• Managing the full project lifecycle for scoping and tendering, including expressions of interest, tender evaluations, due diligence and contract formation.
• Attending pre-bid and post-bid meetings with relevant stakeholders.
• Negotiating terms and conditions for services and long-lead items.
• Supporting quality assurance reporting and compliance monitoring.
• Preparing commercial reports on procurement and contract status, including cost commitments, progress payments, variations, claims and correspondence.
• Managing contracts for a live major project in line with HanRoy’s contractual and procedural requirements, legal obligations, codes and standards.

To be successful in this position, you will have:

• A minimum of 5–8 years’ experience in contracts management, administration and cost control across major mining, commercial or infrastructure construction projects.
• Experience working with Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractors, owner’s teams or EPC/EPCM environments.
• A degree in a relevant field such as Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Finance or Law.
• A sound understanding of contract law and general legal principles.
• The ability to review and fairly evaluate bids and tender packages.
• Experience completing like-for-like price reviews and adjustments in line with rise-and-fall mechanisms.
• Strong capability in compiling and conforming contracts and tender documents, including an understanding of various methods of measurement.
• Strong negotiation skills when working with contractors, consultants and suppliers.
• Experience drafting formal communication and correspondence to vendors in relation to project contract administration.
• Experience in medium-value and medium-complexity contract development and management, ideally within the resources industry or a similar project environment.
• The ability to build relationships, engage stakeholders and drive favourable outcomes with contractors, consultants, suppliers and stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong analytical capability, sound business acumen, advanced documentation skills and high attention to detail.

Why Us
At HanRoy, we value fresh thinking and an adaptive approach within a cutting-edge project environment. We have created a stimulating and positive workplace where our people can develop their skills, build their experience and progress their careers. We believe every person who joins us can make a meaningful contribution.

This is an initial 4 – 5 month contract position based in West Perth, working Monday to Friday with the potential for a long term project opportunity. For further information about this opportunity, please contact Alex Noye on 0436 122 ***.