AddressAbout Us
APA is a leading Australian energy infrastructure business. We own and/or manage and operate a diverse, $22 billion portfolio of gas, electricity, solar and wind assets. Consistent with our purpose to strengthen communities through responsible energy, we deliver approximately half of the nation's gas usage and connect Victoria with South Australia, Tasmania with Victoria and New South Wales with Queensland through our investments in electricity transmission assets. We are also one of the largest owners and operators of renewable power generation assets in Australia, with wind and solar projects across the country.
We employ more than 2,200 people across Australia and know that they are the key to our success. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture, where all our people feel safe, valued, and trusted to do their best every day.
The Opportunity
We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Contracts Specialist to join us in on our Perth office on a 12-month secondment for a parental leave cover.
Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will be responsible for providing specialist support, advice and guidance to the Contracts Manager, Program Manager and Project Managers to ensure adherence to the terms of project significant agreements, mitigation of commercial risks, and enhancement of desired project outcomes
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure all contract rights and obligations are identified and influence stakeholders to ensure contract compliance.
- Maintain all contract details, records, correspondence and contract deliverables within the Contracts Management System and ensure that it is updated progressively.
- Provide strategic guidance to reduce commercial risks associated with existing and emerging time and cost pressures.
- Expedite the coordination, review and finalisation of contractor's contractual claims, including the provision of expert advice and application of reason in determining the contractor's entitlement and compliance with the contract terms.
- Regularly interface with internal stakeholders and report key contract information to Project Manager
Your background
- Tertiary qualifications in finance, business, legal or engineering
- Similar experience in a Contracts or Procurement role, ideally within a construction projects-based environment
- Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret contracts and procurement documentation.
About the Team
To support APA's progression and expansion to renewable solutions, we are positioning ourselves to support Australia in continuing to have access to reliable, flexible and affordable energy solutions with significantly lower carbon emissions. To ensure APA's commitments to future growth to renewables is attainable, we sponsor and contribute to world class resource and material development in Australia and globally.
The Infrastructure Development team are responsible for the design and implementation of world class engineering standards and processes connecting sources of supply and markets across mainland Australia.
This is an exciting time for the team, we need people who are courageous, nimble, and ready to make an impact.
Working at APA
APA is an equal opportunity employer. The safety and sustainability of our people, community and environment is our focus. We embrace diversity in our people to ensure our workforce is representative of the communities that we operate in.
APA provides you with access to targeted career development programs, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, and work-life balance and wellbeing programs. APA also have an inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia to be considered.
Sound like your kind of career? We'd love to hear from you.
Role closes Monday, 4th March 2024. Role Reference number 5720.
PD is available on request by emailing recruitment@apa.com.au quoting reference number above
