Title: Senior Contracts Administrator
Brisbane, QLD, AU, 4000
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 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 role & project
Our Queensland Building business unit are looking for a Senior Contracts Adminstrator for Waterfront Brisbane, delivering a premium commercial tower as part of the landmark Waterfront Brisbane development. The scope includes a high‑rise commercial build within a constrained CBD riverfront environment, requiring complex structural, services and logistics coordination. Waterfront is a high‑profile project offering exposure to Tier 1 systems, safety standards and large‑scale commercial construction delivery.
Some responsibilities include
- Participate in scope of works planning, ensuring that scope gaps are minimised, cost efficiencies are maximised and subcontractor capabilities are considered.
- Prepare procurement strategies, including breakdown into individual works packages, identification of potential subcontractors, procurement methods and timing.
- Provide management and leadership to other commercial roles, including direct reports.
- Maintain contact and good working relationships with a broad range of subcontractors and a maintain good awareness of market conditions and movements.
- Assess commercial and contractual risks, identify and implement appropriate controls and escalate actual or potential issues to Commercial Manager and or Project Manager.
- Provide commercial support for self-perform works.
- Assist dispute resolution processes as required.
About you
You have extensive experience as a Contracts Administrator or Quantity Surveyor in the construction and engineering industry, supported by a degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Economics, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commerce, or equivalent. You bring end‑to‑end subcontract management experience across procurement, cost forecasting, variations and claims, and close‑out, with solid site‑based experience on projects of varying value and complexity. You are commercially astute, with a strong understanding of cost management and contract law.
What's in it for you when you join John Holland
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 many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.
We offer:
- Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
- Great leave benefits, including 18 weeks’ paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange, and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
- Career progression opportunities across an exciting pipeline of work shaping cities and communities.
- Learning and development programs, including technical development, leadership pathways, and emerging talent programs.
- A strong commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity supported by business-wide strategies and employee resource groups.
- Flexible working arrangements — flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, and flexi-work options.
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