Contracts Specialist

The Role

GNI is offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced Contracts Specialist to join our pre-contract commercial team. The Contract Specialist will play an important role in reviewing and negotiating contracts, particularly during the tender phase. GNI will rely on them to identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks in line with enterprise policies. Reporting to the Commercial Manager, this position will have responsibility for contracts during the entire contract formation life cycle, consistent with GNI's Commercial Procedures.

Duties and responsibilities

• Conduct thorough reviews of contracts, subcontracts and tender documentation.
• Demonstrate and document compliance with GNI contract review and execution procedures.
• Identify and escalate contractual and commercial risks which are inconsistent with GNI risk policies to management and provide considered recommendations.
• Ensure contracts are in alignment with enterprise and project objectives.
• Work closely with engineering, estimating, planning, procurement, and legal teams to align technical and commercial contract inputs.
• Provide the post-contract commercial team with documented risks on hand-over of executed contracts.
• Facilitate internal review of GNI contractual documents, incorporating stakeholder feedback to ensure ongoing and comprehensive contract development.
• Engage with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to address contractual queries and promote commercially astute and risk-aware decision-making.
• Work with senior members of the team if required to progress contract negotiations
• Represent the company in meetings and negotiations, presenting and discussing contract terms and addressing any concerns raised by clients or suppliers.

Position Requirements

• Tertiary Qualifications in Law, Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a contracts role or a commercial role with exposure to contracts within the construction or infrastructure sector.
• Proven experience in reviewing, negotiating construction contracts (preferably including EPC or D&C contracting models), consultancy agreements and subcontracts.
• Familiarity with major construction contract forms (e.g., AS, NEC & FIDIC).
• Solid understanding of the pre-award contract lifecycle including tender request assessment, contract review, contract negotiation, contract execution, hand over and close-out processes.
• Competence in interpreting contract terms and providing commercially sound, pragmatic contractual advice aligned to project and legal objectives.
• Capacity to draft, propose and consider contract amendments with speed, agility, accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct risk assessments and contribute to the development of risk mitigation strategies and risk registers.
• Capacity to work independently, confidently, efficiently and calmly under pressure.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage with internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Proficiency with document control systems, contract management systems, and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated good safety record and knowledge of Work Health and Safety issues.
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience preparing and organising documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance.

The Business

Genus Infrastructure Pty Ltd ("GNI") are specialists in delivering innovative end-to-end solutions in multiple sectors across Australia. Specialising in Transmission, Distribution, Substation, Communications & Renewable Energy; as a subsidiary of the GenusPlus Group (ASX: GNP). The business is experiencing high growth and needs experienced people to support its expansion.

Applications

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• GenusPlus Group values diversity and inclusion and we strongly encourage women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
• A National Police Clearance and a pre-employment drug, alcohol and health check will be required.
• Please note that due to high volumes of applications only those that are shortlisted will be contacted.