Senior Contract Manager

Competitive Salary + Employee Benefits + Bonus

Beon Energy Solutions is at the forefront of energy transition across Australia and New Zealand. We deliver safe, innovative and quality energy solutions that exceed our stakeholder ambitions.

We are a leader in delivery of large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects, with expertise in design, procurement, construction and maintenance. We strive to help the delivery of the energy transition by maintaining strong focus on supporting development of renewable generation.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Contracts Manager to join Beon Energy Solutions and support the delivery of major renewable energy and infrastructure projects.

In this role, you will lead the commercial and contractual management of customer, supplier, and subcontractor agreements across the project lifecycle, from tender and contract negotiation through to contract administration, claims, and dispute resolution.

We're seeking a commercially astute professional with strong experience in contract negotiation, stakeholder management, and risk management within construction, engineering, infrastructure, or renewable energy environments. A fantastic opportunity to join a growing business with an exciting pipeline of projects and play a key role in delivering successful commercial outcomes.

Key responsibilities

• Review and provide inputs on commercial and contractual matters for tender/proposal submissions to customers, including reviewing customer RFx documentation, identifying and advising on contractual obligations and risks, and facilitating alignment of bids with Beon’s legal, financial, insurance and operational requirements
• Review, draft and negotiate a range of project contracts and documents for new opportunities to ensure that they are commercially sound, align with agreed commercial and risk parameters, and in line with Beon's strategies and policies
• Manage the contract review process, including facilitating inputs from key stakeholders, including engineering, project delivery, procurement, legal, finance, risk and insurance
• Manage the resolution of commercial and contractual issues related to contracts, including variations, claims and disputes
• Support business and corporate functions as required with respect to Beon’s contractual arrangements (e.g. insurance renewals, internal audit, third party claims)
• Support internal groups and project teams to identify opportunities for process improvement and efficiencies

To learn more about the responsibilities of this role, visit our Careers website and access the full position description.

What you’ll need from day one

• Tertiary qualification in Commerce, Business, Accounting, Engineering, Law or other similar field
• Strong understanding of construction and maintenance contracts for renewable energy or other infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of various commercial models (e.g. lump sum, schedule of rates, cost plus) and commercial risk management
• Significant experience in stakeholder engagement and relationship building at project and organisational level
• Significant experience in contract management in an engineering, construction and/or infrastructure services business and across all stages of the project lifecycle

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities —we encourage you to get in touch.

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow.

• hybrid work options
• purchased leave
• 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave
• health and wellbeing subsidiary
• career development and planning opportunities
• exclusive discounts

Visit our company website to learn more.

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier‑free recruitment process.

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.

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