A leading tier one mining business is seeking an experienced Contracts Specialist to support a major sustaining capital portfolio. This role suits a commercially astute professional with strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and project contracts experience across EIC procurement, construction and supplier packages.

Job Descriptions 

Working within a high-performing procurement and contracts function, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering EIC construction and procurement strategies across a portfolio of business-critical sustaining capital projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and executing sourcing and tendering strategies for EIC construction, supply and consultancy packages
  • Supporting program development under a new Master Construction Agreement framework
  • Preparing, negotiating and implementing contracts, panel agreements, call-off statements of work and standalone packages
  • Preparing recommendations to award based on tender evaluations, schedule analysis, commercial competitiveness and strategic supplier considerations
  • Drafting, negotiating and conforming Statements of Work, including special conditions and contractual departures
  • Managing contract compliance, claims assessments, dispute resolution and commercial risk
  • Identifying and escalating material contractual issues to senior stakeholders or legal counsel where required
  • Managing portfolio pipeline activity and supplier relationship management with contracted partners
  • Collaborating with broader procurement, project and commercial teams to drive value and improve outcomes across the business

Job Requirements

You will be an experienced contracts and procurement professional with a strong background in construction, mining, infrastructure or major capital projects.

To be successful, you will bring:

  • Proven experience in contracts and procurement within large-scale construction, mining, infrastructure or major capital projects
  • Strong understanding of contract law, commercial risk management and negotiation strategies
  • Experience in tendering, evaluation, contract drafting and negotiation
  • Demonstrated capability in claims management and achieving effective commercial outcomes
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted working relationships
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong commercial awareness
  • Tertiary qualifications in law, procurement, supply chain, business or a related field
  • Experience supporting construction projects in the Pilbara will be highly regarded
  • you must have current right to work in Australia already granted to be considered for this role

Closing: June 19, 2026

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Vacancy reference: CR-287430

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