Contract Administrator

About the Role

A well-established construction business with a strong regional footprint is seeking a Contract Administrator to join its Geelong team. You'll manage contract administration end-to-end across multiple concurrent government and community projects, working closely with Project Managers, Site Managers and HSEQ.

This is a genuine opportunity to build a long-term regional career with a business that has a growing pipeline of local work and a track record of promoting from within.

Why This Role

• Join a stable, well-established regional builder with a growing Geelong pipeline
• Work on government and community projects such as schools, housing and civic builds that make a visible difference locally
• Close-knit office culture with direct access to senior leadership, not lost in a large corporate structure
• Clear progression path for CAs looking to step up to Senior CA or beyond
• Varied project mix keeps the work interesting without the churn of a high-rise or major-projects environment
• Based locally - no fly-in/fly-out or long commute to Melbourne

Key Responsibilities

• Administer contracts end-to-end across multiple concurrent projects
• Prepare, review and negotiate head contracts and subcontract agreements
• Manage progress claims, variations, EOTs and cost reporting
• Lead subcontractor procurement, tendering and ongoing management
• Track budgets and deliver monthly cost reporting to the Regional Manager
• Manage contractual risk, disputes and correspondence, and mentor junior CAs

Skills & Experience

Must-have:

• Proven experience as a CA or Senior CA with a similar-sized commercial or government/community builder on projects of comparable scale ($5-20M)
• Strong working knowledge of standard form construction contracts (AS4000, AS4902 or similar)
• Stable, solid tenure with previous employers i.e. no job-hopping
• A team-first, adaptable attitude with genuine career ambition

Nice-to-have:

• Confidence across JobPac, MS 365, Procure Pro, and exposure to Procore, Aconex, Bluebeam, CUBIT or EstimateOne.
• Tertiary qualification in Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline.

About the Company

Our client is a well-established commercial builder with a strong regional presence across Victoria, delivering government and community projects such as schools, social housing, health and civic infrastructure, typically in the $5-20M range. Geelong is one of the fastest-growing regional economies in the state, and this business has a genuinely expanding local pipeline behind it. Backed by a stable, multi-office structure, the team offers the security of an established employer with the pace and opportunity of a growing regional market.

#J-18808-Ljbffr