Commercial Manager
City of Melbourne | AUD 130,000 – 160,000
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Your impact
Jacobs has recently been awarded major infrastructure projects in Melbourne across the energy and utilities sector and is seeking a highly experienced Commercial Manager to provide commercial leadership across complex project delivery environments.
This role will support the delivery of large‐scale infrastructure projects, operating within regulated, multi‐contract settings and working across project phases as required. You will play a critical role in shaping commercial outcomes, managing contractual risk, and ensuring robust governance across high‐value delivery contracts. Backed by a strong and sustained pipeline of work, this position offers long‐term project continuity and career progression within Jacobs' major projects portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead commercial management across major delivery contracts including Incentivised Target Cost (ITC) and EPC, ensuring contractual compliance and strong governance
* Maintain oversight of cost performance, target outturn cost, contingency, incentive mechanisms, and overall commercial exposure
* Manage commercial interfaces across multiple contractors, proactively identifying and mitigating risk and dependency impacts
* Lead change management, entitlement assessment, claims analysis, and complex commercial negotiations
* Provide strategic commercial and contractual advice to drive value‐for‐money outcomes and informed decision‐making
* Support commercial governance, reporting, approvals, and audit‐ready documentation
Requirements
* Tertiary qualifications in engineering, law, construction management, quantity surveying, or a related discipline are required.
* Significant experience in a senior commercial leadership role on major infrastructure projects
* Mandatory experience managing Incentivised Target Cost (ITC), or similar, contracts
* Mandatory experience managing EPC contracts
* Proven capability in complex, multi‐package delivery environments
* Strong contract interpretation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
* Background in large‐scale infrastructure, energy, or utilities projects within regulated environments #LI‐KH1
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Cultural Support
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.
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