Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples' courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don't stand still - there are always opportunities to do more and do better.
 

Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us - it's a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You'll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

Do we offer a 'competitive' salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What's on offer?
Based in our Richmond office, the Senior Contracts Administrator partners closely with the Regional Commercial Manager and Project Delivery teams to support the successful delivery of multiple projects. Acting as the key point of contact for contractual matters, you'll manage procurement, subcontract administration, support head contract administration, strategize commercial risk mitigations and provide practical advice to project teams in delivery on commercial issues. This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive professional to make a real impact on project outcomes and organisational success.

In this role you’ll be responsible for:

• Manage the end-to-end administration of subcontracts, including working with Engineers to assess tenders, prepare and negotiate a Subcontract and support resolution of variations, EOTs and claims in delivery.
• Monitor contract performance and compliance, ensuring all projects are delivered in line with contractual and company requirements.
• Support contract negotiations, claims management, dispute resolution and commercial risk mitigation activities.
• Provide proactive commercial and contractual advice to project teams, helping to increase commercial awareness and drive successful project delivery and outcomes.

How will you connect to the role?

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as Law, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Finance, Business or similar.

• Minimum 4 years prior experience as a Contracts Administrator including at least 2 years working at a Senior level within a construction environment.

• Ability to work autonomously while administering and managing multiple projects and subcontract packages;

• Strong understanding of contractual terms and conditions, risk management and compliance requirements;

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to build strong relationships and negotiate effectively with subcontractors and key stakeholders.

Full time or part time (minimum 3 days per week) will be considered.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you're not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that's okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand