Commercial Lead

**Job no**: 495994
**Work type**: FT - White
**Location**: Perth
**Categories**: Estimating and Contracts Administration, Miscellaneous
- **Balcatta office base & project site located near Rockingham**:

- **Experience delivering Circa $50M projects required**:

- **Experience with project start up, procurement, delivery and project close out**

Built on reputation, values, teamwork, and experience; contribute to The Duratec Group’s overall commercial and contract administration function for WA Defence operations.

**THE ROLE**

Responsibilities and duties include:

- Ensure all reporting required by the client, including status, project, program, and risk reports, all have sufficient content and are submitted on time
- Overall head contract, subcontract and commercial management support
- Implementation and improvement of Project administrative procedures
- Commercial planning and procurement in accordance with contractual requirements
- Procurement of specialist equipment via overseas supply chain
- Drive the internal project forecasting and budget management processes
- Prepare and manage the internal and external monthly reporting activities
- Prepare and submit variations and proposals in a timely fashion withing contractual timeframes
- Ensure ongoing commercial and contractual compliance and support to the project team
- Identify Contractual risks to the project
- Understand the Scope of Works and identify opportunities and risk to the project
- Establish and maintain project administration processes, including Document Control, RFIs, Submittals, and Transmittals and Variation registers
- Prepare/ negotiate/ let subcontractor packages, and procurement scheduling
- Update, negotiate, manage, monitor, review, analyse subcontractor and supplier contracts, variations and contract notices
- Administer Deeds of Release and Final Accounts at project close out
- Identify project areas of risk, exposure and opportunity and reporting
- Proactively identify and address potential issues and implement ways to respond to client and stakeholder requests for improved outcomes

**ABOUT YOU**

This would best suit a Senior Contracts Administrator or Contracts Manager with direct experience working for a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contractor.
- Previous experience in a similar commercial role
- Analytical skills with high attention to detail
- High levels of proficiency on Head Contract and Subcontract commercial correspondence
- Financial or accounting experience (advantageous)
- Ability to understand risks and limitations associated with all project legal agreements and requirements
- Ability to engage with subcontractors, suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Written and oral communication skills with an ability to present information to a range of audiences
- Proficiency in the MS Office Suite, intermediate to advanced Excel skills

**Qualifications & requirements**
- Police clearance
- Relevant tertiary qualification (Commercial Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Management)

**THE BENEFITS**
- Ongoing rewards & recognition programs
- Access to everyday discounts from Australia’s leading retailers with Flare
- Paid parental leave
- Salary sacrifice options
- Employee Assistance Program
- Novated lease options
- Discounted health and wellbeing services

**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 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.

If you have ADF experience that is relevant to this role, you are encouraged to apply.

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

**Advertised**: 16 Jan 2025 W. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: