Senior Contracts Manager

About the role

Bouygues Construction Australia leads the project's subcontracting and procurement strategy to support safe, timely and commercially successful delivery. The Senior Contracts Manager plans trade packaging and tendering, oversees bid evaluation and commercial risk assessment, secures approvals before subcontract awards and leads subcontract commercial administration throughout delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the project subcontracting and procurement strategy, and plan trade packages with project, design, delivery and commercial teams.
• Set procurement priorities, tender timelines and approval requirements, and coordinate tender processes including documentation, requests, clarifications and records.
• Lead commercial evaluations of tenders (price, qualifications, exclusions, risks, capability, programme) and prepare recommendations and submissions for approval.
• Identify commercial, contractual and supply-chain risks and recommend mitigations.
• Negotiate subcontract terms, pricing, scope, programme and risk allocation within delegated authority, and oversee award reviews, approvals, execution and communication.
• Manage subcontract administration during delivery, including variations, claims, payments, notices and correspondence.
• Monitor subcontractor performance and escalate issues, and work with delivery teams on scope changes, interfaces and cost impacts.
• Maintain procurement schedules, contract registers, approval records and commercial documentation, and report regularly on progress, commitments, risks, variations and forecasts.

Required profile

• Bachelor degree in construction management, quantity surveying, contract management, procurement, law, business or a related discipline; equivalent experience considered.
• Significant experience in senior procurement, subcontracting or contract management roles in construction, infrastructure or a similar project environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex tenders and negotiating subcontract agreements.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of subcontracting, procurement and contract management processes in construction or infrastructure.
• Understanding of trade packaging, tendering, commercial evaluation, contract negotiation and subcontract administration.
• Ability to interpret construction contracts, scopes of work, specifications, drawings and programme requirements.