Contracts and Commercial Lead
- Lead a contracts team to deliver strong commercial outcomes across major projects.
- Oversee contract performance, compliance, and supplier outcomes.
- Provide guidance and support on contract management matters.
An opportunity for an experienced contract management professional to lead a team overseeing complex contracts and supporting the delivery of major infrastructure projects.
This role combines people leadership with hands-on commercial contract management, with responsibility for contract performance, risk, compliance and supplier outcomes. You will provide practical guidance to the team, strengthen contract management practices and ensure contractual obligations are met across a diverse portfolio of works.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team responsible for complex contracts and commercial outcomes.
- Oversee contract performance, commercial risk, compliance and contractual obligations.
- Provide technical advice, guidance and support on contract management matters.
- Monitor contractor performance across safety, quality, environmental and schedule requirements.
- Promote consistent contract management processes, governance and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate team resources and priorities to support effective contract delivery.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications
- Extensive experience managing complex contracts within infrastructure, construction, engineering or a similar commercial environment.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supervising contract management professionals.
- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills and contractual risk management capability.
- Sound understanding of contract governance, compliance and supplier performance.
- Effective stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with budgets, financial monitoring and resource allocation.
- Relevant qualifications in Law, Engineering, Business or a related discipline, or substantial equivalent industry experience.
Apply now or for a confidential discussion, call Jacky Mason (National Principal Consultant) on 0439 074 491 or email jacky.mason@hudson.com OR Tracey Reimers 0419 929 487 or email tracey.reimers@hudson.com
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Casual Loading
Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.
Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.
Consultant
jacky.mason@hudson.com
Reference number: 250592
Profession:Construction & PropertyContracts Management
Company: Hudson
Date posted: 9th Oct, 2026
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