Our sister company Cast Civil are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Contracts Specialist / Quantity Surveyor to join our commercial team. This position plays a key role in supporting the delivery of civil construction projects by managing contracts, costs, and commercial performance from tender through to completion.
Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Contract negotiations and communicating professionally with clients/suppliers/sub-contractors to finalise contract scopes and terms and conditions.
* Ensure all project staff understand and comply with commercial requirements in contracts with clients and subcontractors.
* Support project teams to ensure that projects are delivered on time, to budget and to the required quality standard.
* Maintaining positive and professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders including clients, subcontractors, suppliers and all internal departments involved in project delivery.
* Demonstrated ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
* Ensure strong contract, commercial and financial risk management.
* Assisting estimating team on tenders and prequalification's for new projects.
* Manage project commercial tasks and support project teams on contractual issues and disputes.
* Compiling scopes of works in conjunction with the project teams, tendering and analysis of subcontract / supplier bids and letting of subcontract / supplier packages.
* Assisting project team with compilation of project budgets.
* Ongoing management of project budgets, costs, and expenditure to ensure adherence to project budgets.
* Preparing and issuing Variations / EOT's / NOD's and other contractual notices / claims.
* Compilation and management of project commercial registers.
* Assisting in the month end process including accurate forecasting of both costs and revenue.
* Compilation of payment claims and client invoicing.
* Assessment of subcontractor payment claims.
* Conducting regular site visits (when not site based) to assist project teams.
* Manage client relationships and identify opportunities for new contracts.
* Additional tasks as assigned by the Senior Project Manager -Civil
The successful applicant will ideally have:
* Tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or related discipline.
* Minimum 3–5 years' experience in a similar role within the civil construction industry.
* Strong understanding of Australian Standard contracts and commercial frameworks.
* Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
* Excellent communication and negotiation abilities.
* Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.