Description:
The Company
Martinus is a 100% Australian owned and operated rail construction company working on some of Australia's largest rail infrastructure projects. We are a company that focuses on finding people who are the right fit into our company culture as much having the right skills and experience. We encourage learning, experimentation and out of the box thinking, and we know that fun is a vital element of an engaged and productive workplace. We value the importance of balance between work and family life; and promote this philosophy throughout the company.
- Do you thrive on driving a solution focused environment?
- Are you committed to delivering outcomes that exceed expectations, every time?
- Do you make things happen, get the job done, no matter what?
- Do you enjoy working in a team environment?
Job summary
Martinus is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Contract Administrator to support a major Infrastructure project in Brisbane and Rail Service. This individual will play a crucial role in managing and administering construction contracts, ensuring compliance with all project specifications, timelines, and legal requirements. The ideal candidate is to have experience in procurement and accounts payable processes.
The Contract Administrator manages the contractual administration of subcontractors and major suppliers, ensuring that client contract requirements and company policies and procedures are applied.
Tasks and Responsibilities
- Understand all commercial aspects of construction contracts and identify areas of risk (financial and/or operational)
- Procurement of subcontractors and negotiation of commercial terms in accordance with company guidelines
- Manage accounts payable ensuring purchase orders (POs) and goods receipted (GRNs) are created and processed timely and accurately manner.
- Assess and manage subcontractor claims, invoices and variations
- Preparation and submission of head contract progress claims (monthly)
- Prepare monthly cost and revenue accruals, cost reporting and forecasting
- Liaise with the Project Manager and wider project team to ensure commercial risks are mitigated
- Support the preparation, review and response to contractual correspondence
- Maintain all necessary registers, contractual documentation and templates
Knowledge, skills and attributes
- Relevant tertiary qualifications preferred
- Demonstrated experience as a Contracts Administrator, working on large multi-disciplined construction projects
- Experience with COINS ERP (or similar systems such as SAP, Oracle or JDE) and advanced knowledge of Excel and Word
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict
- A collaborative and diligent attitude to project delivery and deadlines