This is a senior contract management position for a professional with strong experience in large-scale construction, EPC, infrastructure, or industrial projects, with the ability to manage commercial and contractual matters throughout the project lifecycle.
- Manage and administer construction and EPC contracts throughout the project lifecycle.
- Lead contract administration, commercial management, variations, claims, and contractual correspondence.
- Monitor contractor performance, contractual obligations, deliverables, and compliance.
- Review and manage variation orders, extension of time (EOT), claims, disputes, and commercial risks.
- Ensure contractual requirements are properly interpreted and implemented across project activities.
- Work closely with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Planning, Cost Control, and Legal teams.
- Manage commercial interfaces with main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and suppliers.
- Review payment applications, progress claims, supporting documentation, and contractual entitlements.
- Identify contractual and commercial risks and recommend appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Support negotiations with contractors and other project stakeholders.
- Maintain accurate contract records, correspondence, notices, and commercial documentation.
- Prepare regular contractual and commercial reports for project leadership.
- Ensure project activities remain aligned with approved contracts, budgets, schedules, and company procedures.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Business, Law, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in contract management, with significant exposure to construction projects.
- Strong experience working on large-scale construction, EPC, mining, infrastructure, industrial, or major capital projects.
- Proven experience managing main contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and complex contractual interfaces.
- Strong understanding of construction project execution and the commercial implications of scope, schedule, cost, and technical changes.
- Experience working with international contractors and multinational project teams is highly advantageous.
- Strong negotiation, analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a remote mining/project environment in Papua.
- Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.