**Site Engineering Contract Expert**

As a Specialist in Procurement Site Engineering Projects, you will provide functional support to WAIO Site Engineering teams for the successful delivery of their projects. Your role will involve working collaboratively to plan, implement and manage the procurement of contracts according to approved strategies, with an overriding commitment to health, safety, social value, environment responsibility and sustainable development.

The Procurement Site Engineering Projects team requires a diligent professional to provide ongoing procurement support for existing and planned contract packages. A core focus of this role will be as an integrated member of the Procurement Site Engineering Projects team and providing support to other members of the team.

You will be expected to foster collaborative relationships both internally and with external parties for the successful delivery of the WAIO Site Engineering Projects. Travel to Company offices and sites may be required from time to time as the project team needs it.

• Drive world-class sourcing and administration of Contracts for the Procurement Site Engineering Projects team (with an emphasis on construction contracts) through the development of execution strategies, undertaking sourcing, executing new contracts and managing contract variations compliant with the BHP Charter, Code of Conduct, Global Standards, Functional Level Requirements.
• Ensure the appropriate allocation of risks through the selection of the most effective commercial pricing models.
• Draft high-quality tender and contract documents to minimize ambiguity, thereby reducing opportunities for claims.
• Influence the selection of the various procurement strategies (e.g., fixed lump sum, cost reimbursable, Target Cost).
• Provide contract management (including contract administration) support to project teams throughout the contract life cycle.
• Provide contractor and contract performance monitoring and reporting to support the Projects Category (KPI reporting, spend analytics, contract variations including claims management, and off-contract spend).
• Maintain relationships with key stakeholders to become a highly valued contract expert, trusted with commercial support, to lead negotiations with vendors and provide ongoing contract management up to and including close-out.
• Ensure consistency and high performance against projects and commercial Procurement KPIs.
• Pursue projects, operational and commercial excellence through continuous improvement.
• Apply sound commercial judgement around the application of contractual terms and conditions to ensure that contractors perform their obligations under the contract.
• Understand and implement principles and methods of dispute avoidance and resolution.
• Support direct tendering, negotiation and implementation of complex and high-value contracts to reduce the total cost to the business as required.
• Evaluate and comply with local government and federal government legislation.
• Participate and support activities such that the Procurement team meets the Business Plan and meets Department and Global KPIs.

To be successful in this role, you will have experience of procurement in construction projects and working with project teams. You should hold a tertiary qualification (Quantity Surveying/procurement, engineering, business, law is preferred) or similar with preferably experience within the mining and mineral resources industry.

Alternatively, you might have experience on the contractor side (engineering/technical consultancies or construction) with a demonstrated understanding of project delivery.

A pragmatic commercial outlook and exemplary judgement to deliver the best outcome for the company are essential. Demonstrated experience with contract law and/or contract management is also necessary.

Collaborative mindset and advanced interpersonal skills, along with the ability to build constructive long-term relationships, are required.

Highly capable in building constructive long-term relationships. Proven ability to operate effectively in complex and ambiguous environments.

Autonomous, detail-oriented, organized and objective, with advanced written and oral communication skills enabling the influencing of a diverse stakeholder group (frontline to executive).

Ability to support Procurement Leaders to deliver upon department KPIs and Ability to support Project Teams to deliver project KPIs.