Overview
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 is expanding our team in Ballina and recruiting a Junior Contracts Administrator. Ballina Shire is located in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. It is home to beautiful uncrowded beaches and national parks, with plenty of opportunities to enjoy nature when you live in Ballina.
About The Role
- Supporting the tender and Estimating delivery
- Analyse quotations and prepare basic estimates and recommendations
- Conduct site inspections and manage 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 or 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 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 the agreed timeframes and contract management scope
- Assist the project delivery team in meeting the target financial margin on each project
About You - Skills And Experience
- 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 in a similar Contract Administration role within the building construction industry
- Reading drawings and undertaking quantity take offs
- Experience in preparing detailed contracts
- Experience managing variations, delays and contract claims
- Experience monitoring project cash flow and reporting
- An accomplished communicator and negotiator able to liaise with a variety of stakeholders
About The Business
Here at Alder Constructions we have a diverse portfolio of works and deliver outstanding results across 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, 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 sustainability, diversity, innovation and providing challenges that stimulate our teams every day
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📌 Junior Contract Administrator
🏢 Alder Group
📍 Ballina Shire Council