Contracts Specialist

About Us

Our vision is to be the most sought-after global multi discipline engineering business; attracting and employing the best people with like-minded values while working on projects that make a difference to our communities.

We're in the business of solving engineering challenges but it's more than that; it's the difference we make for clients, our people and community. It's about delivering on our promises and always exploring better ways of finding solutions.

Our agility ensures we find solutions to complex problems. We design innovative, best fit solutions for challenges that many haven't been able to solve.

We are Engineering Amplified.

The Opportunity

The Contracts Specialist (Legal/Procurement) provides proactive commercial support across Agilitus' tendering, pre-contract, and procurement activities.

Working within the Commercial team, the role ensures that proposed contract terms, tenders, and commercial submissions align with Agilitus' governance standards, insurance requirements, and Delegation of Authority framework, while supporting the achievement of successful outcomes for our clients.

The position bridges commercial pragmatism and legal discipline, combining the analytical precision of a legal counsel with the operational insight of a Contracts Specialist to protect Agilitus' commercial position, contribute to client success, and enable informed decision-making across the business.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive commercial and legal support across tendering, pre-contract, and procurement activities to ensure contractual integrity and alignment with company standards.
• Protect Agilitus' commercial interests by applying legal discipline and commercial pragmatism to contract reviews, negotiations, and risk assessments.
• Enable informed decision-making across the business by delivering clear, actionable advice and supporting successful outcomes for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a strategic bridge between legal counsel and operational teams, combining analytical precision with practical contract management expertise.
• Provide post-award support including evaluating payment claims, overseeing procurement deliverables, and attending project meetings.
• Ensure all tenders and agreements comply with Delegation of Authority (DOA), insurance, and governance frameworks.
• Monitor legislative, insurance, and industry practice changes to recommend procedural updates.
• Draft and negotiate contract terms aligned with internal risk appetite, market standards, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with bid leads, procurement, and commercial leadership on tender clarifications and commercial submissions.

Here's what you'll need

• Tertiary qualification in Law, Business, Commerce, or related discipline, or significant equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience in the mining and engineering sectors, with a strong background in contract review, negotiation, and administration within Australian engineering or construction environments.
• Strong understanding of contract law, risk allocation, and pre-contract processes.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex terms and communicate clear, pragmatic advice.
• High standard of written and verbal communication with strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of strategic procurement and contract management frameworks.

Why Join Us?

At Agilitus, we encompass an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative, supportive culture. We attract ambitious people, who are empowered and nurtured with the prospect of promotion as the business grows, with encouraged elevation into leadership roles supported by our existing leadership team – a mix of young and experienced. With no silos and a range of innovative projects, we offer a unique opportunity for like-minded people to thrive in a teamwork-inspired environment, as we work together to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions for clients and communities.

On a personal level, you'll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. This will open the doors to flexible work arrangements to maintain a work-life balance, tailored learning and development plans and career pathways, access to wellbeing services and more. We provide competitive remuneration including incentives and paid overtime, a generous paid primary and secondary parental leave policy, paid professional memberships and on-the-job mentoring and coaching with our industry-leading technical experts. We are proud to promote our partnership with Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for our engineers to achieve chartered status.

Our Perth headquarters are the heart of our operations. Located in the CBD on the prestigious St Georges Terrace, the office is easily accessible by various public transport and paid parking facilities. We offer bright, modern workspaces with stocked kitchens featuring complimentary coffee machines, fruit and chocolate bowls, and beverages on a Friday afternoon reflecting our social culture. The 240 building itself boasts lavish end-of-trip and bike facilities, childcare facilities, concierge, lockers, dry cleaning, complimentary gym and fitness classes, and more. Our Atrium building also features indoor basketball courts and full-sized squash courts accompanied by end-of-trip facilities.

Agilitus is an advocate for Equal Employment Opportunity, and we encourage applications even if your experience doesn't align with every requirement in the job description. You still may be the right candidate for this or other available roles.

We will not be accepting unsolicited resumes from recruiters, executive search consultants or any third-party consulting agencies for this position.

We will only be accepting applicants with current Australian working rights, at this time.