Title: Contracts Administrator
Rhodes, NSW, AU, 2138
About John Holland
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known that at its heart, infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and their communities in which we work.
That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.
Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.
About the Project
John Holland have been awarded to deliver the Parramatta light rail stage 2 - Enabling works project, the first part of this $322 million contract consists of the construction of the first 1.3km of new light rail alignment, including a 320m bridge over the Parramatta River between Melrose Park and Wentworth Point. Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 – Main Works will connect Stage 1 and the Parramatta CBD to Sydney Olympic Park via Camellia, Rydalmere, Ermington, Melrose Park and Wentworth Point.
About The Role
As a Contracts Administrator you will assist in preparations and negotiate with sub-contractors for the calling of quotations and letting of contracts and provide contract administration services to assist in the project’s control of contract costs.
- Responsibilities of the role 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 organisation’s conditions relating to contracts for prospective projects
- Operate and maintain commercial and contract systems including Project Costs Reporting (PCR), Asset Registers, Commercial Pack database and Contract Sum
- Ensure cost forecasting for allocated subcontracts and cost codes are accurately maintained and keep project management teams abreast of any cost’s issues immediately upon identification
- Assess commercial and contractual risks involved in delivery and implementation of projects and identify and implement controls
To be successful in this key role, you must have:
- Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Economics, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commerce or equivalent ¬
- Post graduate qualifications e.g. graduate certificate, graduate diploma in Commerce, Accounting, Business, Construction, Property, Quantity Surveying, Law or other associated disciplines
- 2-5 years’ experience working as a Contracts Administrator or Quantity Surveyor in the construction and engineering industry
- Relevant commercial administration experience in Accounting, Finance, Engineering, or associated disciplines
What's in it for you when you join John Holland?
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.
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 its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.
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