Title:  Contracts Administrator

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 a 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 Program:

John Holland with design partner GHD will deliver the RTP scope which involves a program of upgrades and renewal works to treatment plants, pipelines & pump stations in Ipswich, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, & the Scenic Rim.

About the Position:

As a Contract Administrator, you’ll be responsible for supporting the preparation and negotiation of agreements with subcontractors, including managing the quotation process and finalising contracts. Additionally, you’ll provide essential contract administration services to help monitor and control project costs, ensuring efficient and effective delivery.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Draft scopes of works and tender packages to accompany requests for quotations issued to subcontractors for projects
• Conduct initial investigations with subcontractors to clarify the organisations conditions relating to contracts
• Provide assistance to the Procurement Lead and Package Lead in the negotiation of contract departures
• Maintain a register of all subcontractors
• Ensure cost forecasting for allocated subcontracts and cost codes are accurately maintained
• Participate in identification and quantification of Head Contracts
• Manage subcontractors to ensure the Code compliance is maintained at all times
• Regularly assess commercial and contractual risks

Requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications in Construction Management, Engineering, Economics, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commerce or equivalent
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in relevant software packages such as Microsoft Suite (including Excel) and exposure to a contract management system (CRM)
• 3-5 years' experience working as a Contracts Administrator or Quantity Surveyor, ideally with a Tier 1 Contractor
• Experience with a variety of project values and complexity, ideally in the infrastructure environment (water, wastewater, highways, roads, rail, bridges, tunnelling etc), 
• Understanding of document control experience in accordance with records management procedures
• Interpret and apply relevant legislation/code on the project to prevent potential business exposure
• Experience in negotiating with sub-contractors

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

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 so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From industry-leading 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 underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.