Job Title: Project Support Specialist
Lendlease Construction provides innovative and industry-leading project management, design and construction services driven by sector-focused knowledge and experience.
We push boundaries and embrace challenges.
Our clients come to us when it's essential to handle complexity, drive diversity, offer strategic and long-term value, and create innovative and sustainable solutions.
Lendlease SA is seeking a Contract Administrator to support the delivery of a major project in Adelaide.
As a Contracts Administrator with Lendlease, you will be responsible for procuring major trade packages, administering subcontracts, assessing variations, and claims, as well as managing monthly forecasting, budget, and cost reporting, while fostering strong relationships with clients', subcontractors, and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assist with cost and contractual matters to ensure project costs, revenues, claims, variations, and supplier agreements are properly managed.
* Foster and maintain strong relationships with clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants.
* Maintain a comprehensive working knowledge of both head and sub-contracts.
* Assist with procurement of major trade packages.
* Prepare cost forecasts, monitor financial status, and prepare cash flow statements for your designated subcontracts.
* Undertake monthly progress claim reporting, and presentations to internal stakeholders.
* Manage project finalisation activities including financial and defects close out, and completion documentation.
Requirements:
* Minimum 3 years' experience in the Construction industry, ideally working for a main contractor, with experience on commercial, and/or residential projects.
* Experience managing contracts, negotiating terms, and ensuring compliance, and dealing with subcontractors.
* Understanding of legal and commercial issues surrounding construction contracts.
* Experience being involved in procurement and tender processes.
* Financial knowledge to help manage budgets and monitor costs.
Benefits:
* We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.
* Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.
* We welcome applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.