McConnell Dowell is seeking a motivated and commercially minded Contracts Administrator to join our team on a construction and infrastructure project within Melbourne's West.

This is an excellent opportunity for a mid-level Contracts Administrator with head contractor experience, strong subcontractor management skills and the ability to hit the ground running in a fast-paced project environment.

Working alongside an experienced and supportive team, you'll play a key role in managing contractual obligations, administering variations and supporting the commercial performance of the project, with opportunities to strengthen your expertise and explore future career pathways.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Contracts Administrator and working closely with the Project Commercial Manager and wider project team, you'll support the effective management of commercial and contractual activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Managing subcontract agreements, payment claims and close-outs.
- Assessing variations, extension of time claims and contractual notices.
- Preparing progress claims, cost reports and forecasts.
- Identifying commercial risks and supporting negotiations and dispute resolution.
- Liaising with engineers and subcontractors to ensure contractual compliance.

About You: You're a proactive and organised Contracts Administrator who understands the demands of a busy construction workplace. You're comfortable managing competing priorities, building strong relationships and working collaboratively with engineers, subcontractors and project stakeholders.

To be successful, you'll bring:





- Minimum 3 years’ Contracts Administrator experience, ideally within a Tier 1 contractor environment.
- Strong experience in construction contracts, subcontractor management and variations.
- Understanding of procurement, tendering and contractual obligations.
- Strong commercial, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and commercial project systems.

Why join us? The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow. McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.

Apply now!

We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.

📌 Contracts Administrator (Melbourne)
🏢 Mcconnell Dowell
📍 Melbourne