Expert Contracts Specialist

4 weeks ago

Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia Thiess Full time

Thiess is seeking an experienced contracts professional to join our dynamic team in the Hunter Valley. As an Expert Contracts Specialist, you will be instrumental in implementing and maintaining effective management and administration of subcontract and supply packages, ensuring controlled spending and minimized risk across our projects.

You will play a key role in developing business cases, making recommendations, providing justifications for subcontract works and supply contracts, and resolving contract disputes between subcontractors, suppliers, and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Compare and reconcile tender submissions in Felix to enable Management to understand costs and/or risks with the works.
  • Review completeness, conformity, price variance, commercial departures, technical departures, H&S management, environment management, quality management, HR and IR management, local content, diversity, and innovative ideas.
  • Assist in developing a business case, recommendations, and justification to obtain approval to proceed with the works/supply.
  • Record and maintain the Contracts Portal to manage contract numbers and expiry, ensuring compliance with commercial and legal requirements.
  • Liaise with Commercial and Legal teams to achieve optimal contract terms and negotiate terms with suppliers/subcontractors.
  • Execute agreements with suppliers/subcontractors, prepare detailed handover packs, and manage procurement processes including JDE entries and supplier setup.
  • Provide ongoing contract administration support, resolving disputes, managing payments, conducting annual rate reviews, and ensuring insurance compliance.

About You:

You will maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment with organisational goals.

Maintaining a proactive approach and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will contribute significantly to the overall success of Thiess operations, enhancing efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.

Requirements:

  • Extensive experience in procurement and contract facilitation in mining necessary to achieve the confidence and rapport in dealing with internal stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated experience in achieving contract commercial strategic outcomes in supplier negotiations.
  • Previous experience in non-OEM mechanical and servicing categories supporting mining projects and remanufacturing would be advantageous.

What We Offer:

  • A competitive salary of $120,000 - $150,000 per annum.
  • A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.
  • Flexible working arrangements.
  • Recently renovated corporate head office located in South Bank, Brisbane.
  • Health & wellbeing programs.
  • An on-site gymnasium.

About Us:

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential.

We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always.

We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

Learn more about our company culture and values.

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