Contracts Advisor
Job ID
930595
Job Type
Permanent Full Time
Location
Australia - Muswellbrook, Australia - Brisbane
Categories
Commercial / Project Finance / Bid Work
Applications close
24 Nov 2024 E. Australia Standard Time
Make your mark with Thiess
Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.
Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.
Thiess is the place to make things happen.
About the role
Thiess is seeking an experienced contracts professional to join our dynamic team, based in the Hunter Valley. In this role, you will be instrumental in implementing and maintaining effective management and administration of subcontract and supply packages, ensuring controlled spending and minimized risk across our projects. You will also play a key role in developing business cases, making recommendations, providing justifications for subcontract works and supply contracts, and resolving contract disputes between subcontractors, suppliers, and projects. Join us and contribute to the success of our high-profile projects with your expertise.
Additionally, you will:
Compare and reconcile tender submissions in Felix to enable Management to understand costs and/or risks with the works. Review completeness, conformity, price variance, commercial departures, technical departures, H&S management, environment management, quality management, HR and IR management, local content, diversity, and innovative ideas.
Assist in developing a business case, recommendations, and justification to obtain approval to proceed with the works/supply.
Record and maintain the Contracts Portal to manage contract numbers and expiry, ensuring compliance with commercial and legal requirements.
Liaise with Commercial and Legal teams to achieve optimal contract terms and negotiate terms with suppliers/subcontractors.
Execute agreements with suppliers/subcontractors, prepare detailed handover packs, and manage procurement processes including JDE entries and supplier setup.
Provide ongoing contract administration support, resolving disputes, managing payments, conducting annual rate reviews, and ensuring insurance compliance.
About you
You will maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, fostering collaboration and ensuring alignment with organisational goals. Maintaining a proactive approach and a commitment to continuous improvement, you will contribute significantly to the overall success of Thiess operations, enhancing efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.
Additionally, you have:
Extensive experience in procurement and contract facilitation in mining necessary to achieve the confidence and rapport in dealing with internal stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience in achieving contract commercial strategic outcomes in supplier negotiations.
Previous experience in non-OEM mechanical and servicing categories supporting mining projects and remanufacturing would be advantageous.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Strong time management skills.
Working knowledge of JDE.
Please note that this role will be a full-time permanent position and applications for this role will close on Sunday 24 November 2024.
What Thiess can do for you
Help to build on your career, offering diverse opportunities to expand your skill set.
Flexible working arrangements.
Recently renovated corporate head office located in South Bank, Brisbane.
Health & wellbeing programs.
On-site gymnasium.
A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products.
About us
Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.
The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.
At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.
We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.
We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.
We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.
Learn more at http://thiess.com/makeyourmark
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