Contracts Assistant

**Job no**: 495789
**Work type**: FT - White
**Location**: Perth
**Categories**: Administration, Estimating and Contracts Administration
- **Market leading contractor with national presence**:

- **Flexible working arrangements with work from home days**:

- **Balcatta office location with free parking**

This opportunity will see you working within a collaborative team, supporting the success of numerous construction projects for blue chip clients along with assisting in business case development and acquisition processes.

**THE ROLE**
- You will support the National Energy Manager with general administration tasks applicable to business case development and acquisition processes and project contract obligations.
- Liaise with internal Duratec team and external stakeholders
- Ensure accurate meeting agendas and minutes are taken and circulated as required, with actions followed up and closed out
- Document control including filing, distribution, action list tracking and follow ups
- Assist in ensuring contractual and commercial risks are understood, managed, and adhered to
- Prepare and submit monthly progress claims to the client
- Manage subcontractors from onboarding through to claim assessments
- Collaborate with the project team to ensure adherence to procedures, policies, and contractual obligations
- Maintain relevant registers that track and substantiate the projects commercial position
- Complete assigned ad hoc general tasks and any project works as required
- Closely monitor and forecast costs, to produce internal reports
- Prepare and track TQ/RFIs, Transmittal and Variations
- Project close out, administering Deeds of Release and Final Accounts

**ABOUT YOU**

To be successful in this role you will bring previous experience in a contract administration or senior administration role in the construction industry, along with:

- The ability to engage relationships with subcontractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders to build mutually beneficial relationships
- Understand risks and limitations associated with project legal agreements and requirements
- Knowledge of project administration and project control, including document control
- Analytical skills and high attention to detail
- Positive negotiation, conflict and influencing skills
- High level of written and oral communication skills with an ability to present information to a range of audiences
- Proficiency in the MS Office, intermediate to advanced Excel skills

**THE BENEFITS**
- Ongoing rewards & recognition programs
- Access to everyday discounts from Australia’s leading retailers with Flare
- Paid parental leave
- Employee referral programs up to $2000
- Salary sacrifice options
- Employee Assistance Program
- Novated lease options
- First Aid and Mental First Aid Support Officers

**ABOUT US**

Duratec Australia, is an ASX listed Engineering, Construction and Remediation project contractor with a fast-growing national presence. We lead the way in providing whole-of-life solutions for assets across the Defence, Marine, Mining, Energy and Commercial sectors. Our impressive portfolio of unique and challenging projects including Defence buildings and infrastructure, ports and wharves, power stations, stadiums and historic buildings, just to name a few

Duratec Australia, is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We encourage the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI and other diversity groups.

Duratec Australia, have signed the Veterans Employment Commitment, illustrating that we value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and will consider veterans for our employment opportunities.

Want to know more? Check out our website or LinkedIn for more information.

**Advertised**: 10 Oct 2024 W. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: