About the business
Our client is a well established Australian infrastructure and construction business with a strong reputation for delivering complex, high quality projects across the country. With continued growth and a clear long term strategy, they are investing in building high performing teams across legal, commercial and corporate services.
What stands out with this organisation is not just the work they deliver, but how they go about it. There is a genuine balance between growth, risk and culture, with leadership that is considered, commercially minded and values driven.
The opportunity
The Commercial Manager will play a key role supporting both tendering and project delivery activities across the business. Reporting into senior commercial leadership, this role will work closely with Legal, Estimating and Project teams to ensure commercial risk is well understood, managed and controlled from bid stage through to project completion.
The role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the work, contributing to strong commercial outcomes while protecting value and margin in a practical, solutions-focused way.
Key responsibilities will include (but aren't limited to) the following:
- Provide commercial input and reviews for tenders and bids
- Support pricing strategies, departures and clarifications
- Partner with Legal to ensure commercial and contractual alignment
- Conduct post?award commercial health checks across projects
- Support negotiations on scope, value and risk allocation
- Work closely with project teams to protect margin and prevent value leakage
About you
You will bring solid commercial or contracts experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering or adjacent sectors, along with the confidence to challenge assumptions and support sound decision making.
Typically, we are looking for:
- Experience in commercial or contracts roles within delivery environments
- Strong understanding of project economics and risk allocation
- The ability to influence stakeholders and communicate clearly
- A proactive, accountable and pragmatic approach
- Alignment with values-led and team-oriented organisations
Why join?
Our client has built a reputation as an employer of choice within the infrastructure sector, driven by a clear set of values and a commitment to doing things the right way.
Their values show up in how they hire, how they lead and how they deliver:
- Safety and accountability sit at the core of everything they do
- Integrity in decision making, with a long term view over short term gain
- Collaboration across teams, projects and functions
- Excellence in delivery , with high standards and pride in their work
- People and culture first , creating an environment where individuals can genuinely grow and thrive
What’s on offer
- The opportunity to join a growing, well regarded business with a strong pipeline of work
- Exposure to senior stakeholders and meaningful projects
- The opportunity to develop your commercial capability further
- A values driven culture where people are trusted and supported
- Competitive remuneration aligned to market and experience
- Long term career development at a business that promotes from within
Next steps
If you are open to exploring opportunities within a high quality, values led organisation, we would welcome a confidential conversation.
