Contracts Administrator

Job Description

• Tier 1 Construction & Water Utilities contractor

• Pump Stations / Treatment Plants / Pipeline Projects/Sydney Water

• 10 year construction and maintenance program in Sydney west

• Sydney Olympic Park Location

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We are seeking an experienced Contracts Administrator to join the Western Region Delivery Team on this long term frameworks contract (10-year construction project pipeline, circa $2bn) in western Sydney.

Reporting to the Contracts Manager, this role will be a permanent staff appointment to the team overseeing the procurement and downstream pre/post contract management function for concurrent water infrastructure, and utilities projects across the western suburbs.

In this role you'll be responsible for:

• Understanding of all aspects of the construction and utilities contracts and determining key areas of financial risk

• Preparing bills of quantities and managing cost control

• Sourcing appropriate subcontractors and ensuring favourable commercial terms are obtained in accordance with Company subcontracting protocols, including standardised terms of contract and insurances review

• Administrating sub-contractor and client variation & EOT claims

• Dealing with sub-contractor and client payment claims

• Liaising closely with the Utilities Manager, National Program Manager, Project Managers and the project team

• Ensuring monthly financial reporting requirements are met based on disciplined forecasting and tracking of revenue and costs

• General commercial administration and document control

How you'll connect to the role:

• To be successful in this role you will need to be experienced as a Contracts Administrator within the construction or utilities sectors. You will also,

• Possess a good working knowledge of forms of contract currently used within the construction/utilities industry

• Preferable to have a relevant qualifications in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or similar field

• Have good IT skills and advanced skills in Excel and Word

• Have a high level of personal motivation and commercial acumen

• Experience with JDE will be an advantage, but is not essential

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone. If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.

We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply.