The Company

• Work on diverse, high-quality projects across commercial, residential, education, hospitality and more.
• Strong focus on people development with clear career pathways and training.
• Values-driven culture built on safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Opportunity to be involved in end-to-end project delivery, not just one phase.
• Well-established, reputable NSW builder with long-term stability and industry presence.
• Clear career pathways and opportunity to move into a management role

The Position
  
Reporting into the Project Manager and working closely with your site team you will join a 170 unit development worth approx. $110M. You will take the lead on the financial management across the project with a team underneath that you will train and mentor.
  
You will be offered flexible working arrangements where you can spread your time between the office, 1 day from home and the site in Wollongong.
  
This role will long term lead into a Contracts Manager role and sit in the middle management leadership team where you will help shape the next generation of CA’s
  
What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end head contract administration, ensuring compliance with contract terms, project milestones, and client obligations.
• Manage upstream negotiations, scope changes, extensions of time, and commercial claims to protect project and company interests.
• Manage a team of CA’s managing downstream and sub contractor administration
• Review, and submit progress claims, variations, and contractual correspondence with accuracy and strategic oversight.
• Partner closely with the Project Manager to forecast costs, mitigate risks, and provide clear commercial reporting to senior leadership.
• Build strong client relationships through proactive communication, timely issue resolution, and a solutions-focused approach.

What You'll Bring:

• Degree in a relevant discipline - Construction Management
• Strong technical knowledge of project software, BCA, and project planning
• Strong negotiation skills and local sub-contractor and consultant relationships
• Experience managing head contract administration and highly developed skills around contractual risk migrating
• Experience working in the tier two environment on projects in excess of $50M 

Salary will be depending on experience however figures between $180K – $220K can be expected
  
For more information about this opportunity, please contact Carmel Jones, Associate Director, at 0428 433 876 or email your CV to [email protected].
  
All communication will be in confidence