Description:
Alder Group is proudly celebrating 22 years in 2025 - we bring engineering and construction teams under one roof, to deliver building, civil and infrastructure projects.Alder Group have a deep-rooted presence in the Brisbane market for building community projects which stand the test of time! We have been successfully delivering Construction projects in Brisbane for over 10 years and as we continue to grow, we have an exciting opportunity available for a Junior Contracts Administrator to join our Brisbane team!
The successful candidate will be working on a diverse range of commercial construction projects in Brisbane ranging from $5m - $30m+ - If you are an enthusiastic and driven individual who is looking to join an award-winning construction company who can offer stability, career progression and support, then this could be the role for you!
About The Role
- Supporting the tender and Estimating delivery
- Analyse quotations and prepare basic estimates and recommendations
- You will be conducting site inspections and managing budgets and programmes
- Management of payment claims within the terms of contract
- Analyse site instructions and sub-contractor variations/ price variations and submit for approval
- Review project documentation and identify any potential defects/project delays
- Ensure records and reports are completed and captured in the company's systems (Procore)
- Participate in project start up meetings for each project
- Review, understand and have input to all subcontractor and supplier scope of works
- Regularly report to your line manager on budgets
- Ensure subcontractors/ suppliers are completing their works in accordance with the project documentation and specifications.
- Monitor and provide feedback to the Project Managers so that we achieve agreed program deliveries within agreed timeframes and contract management scope
- Assist the project delivery team in meeting the target financial margin on each project
- Cert IV in Contract Administration (as a minimum)
- Construction management degree or similar relevant tertiary/trade qualification (highly desirable)
- Jobpac experience (not essential although will be highly regarded)
- A minimum of 2 years practical experience gained from working in the building construction industry in a similar type of Contract Administration role
- Reading drawings and undertaking quantity take offs.
- Experience in preparing detailed contracts
- Experience managing variations, delays and contract claims
- Experience of monitoring project cash flow and reporting
- An accomplished communicator and negotiator able to liaise with a variety of stakeholders
Here at Alder Constructions we have a diverse portfolio of works to our name and deliver outstanding and award winning results across the infrastructure, education, retail, commercial, hospitality, industrial, manufacturing and community sectors.
From project inception through to handover, our work is high quality, good value and safe all thanks to our great team which you could be part of!
What We Offer
- Permanent full-time position
- A competitive remuneration package
- Social get togethers - including our annual Alder family Christmas getaway
- Healthy minds and bodies - a confidential employee assistance program
- We live by our values of ensuring sustainability, supporting diversity, striving for innovation and seeking to provide a challenge that stimulates our teams every day
27 Feb 2025;
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