Commercial Manager

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2009**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple - we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

**About the opportunity**:
John Holland’s Sunshine Coast team is expanding to reflect the enormous State and Federal Government investment into the region over the next 10-15 years.

As part of this growth, we are looking to engage with established Commercial Managers to work on major projects spanning Energy, Tunnels, Dams, Water and Transport Infrastructure.

**About the position**:
Based on the Sunshine Coast, you will lead the commercial function and oversee commercial activities for major tenders and / or projects commencing in 2025.

**Responsibilities of the role include**:

- Ensure project managers, contract administrators and all relevant project staff understand and comply with commercial requirements in contracts with customers and major/high risk subcontracts as per policies, procedures and guidelines
- Attend contract acceptance and contract review meetings as necessary to ensure commercial and contract administration issues comply with contract requirements, policies and procedures
- Manage commercial issues, minor and major contract disputes when delegated by senior management
- Assist contract administrators and project managers as needed in commercial matters e.g. claims, contractual issues, disputes, preparing subcontract terms and conditions, and setting up administration procedures on and off site with accounting
- Review and approve acceptance or proposed major / high risk subcontracts and any other subcontracts as instructed by senior management
- Lead identification and quantification of Head Contract scope changes and all subsequent negotiations with the client
- Negotiate contract terms and conditions with customers/subcontractors as authorised by senior management in liaison with project management, as per policies, procedures and guidelines
- Undertake post-contract completion reviews, analyse results, undertake corrective actions
- Stakeholder management: Ensure that stakeholders are actively engaged and that beneficial relationships between the project and the client, subcontractors, community and other external parties are developed and maintained
- People management: Establish and develop a high-performance team to ensure the project has the capability to achieve targets
- Financial management: Ensure strong contract, commercial and financial risk management, accurate forecasting of both costs and revenue, take corrective action in line with authority and reporting frameworks and maximise the profit margin for the project

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Law, Commerce, Accounting, Quantity Surveying, Business or other associated disciplines.
- 7 years’ + experience in commercial and contract administration gained on construction, engineering or associated major projects.
- 2-5 Years’ experience in a commercial management role
- Post graduate qualifications e.g. graduate certificate, graduate diploma in Commerce, Accounting, Quantity Surveying, Business, Construction, Property, Law or other associated disciplines is desirable
- Advanced skills in procedures for project contract administration, general business administration and project management.
- Reporting and compliance with respect to commercial performance and legislation/ code to prevent potential business exposure.
- Understand scope of works for the project and regions and business units and each subcontracted section of works including the ability to interpret drawings and specifications.
- Skill in quantitative and qualitative risk assessment and development of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects.

**As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.**:
Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What’s in it for you**:
We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing a