Subcontracts Specialist

We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations.

We are helping to shape the country through our major infrastructure projects in Australia’s biggest cities and we’re preparing for the future with our new energy, Defence, telecommunications and technology expertise.

The role of Subcontracts Specialist will see you join a high-performing team at a tier-one company that works together to develop and provide solutions for our customers.

About the role

As the Subcontracts Specialist you will have accountability for the west coast subcontracts portfolio. In this role you will establish subcontracts and support supplier performance management for UGL’s Services Division.

Reporting to the Subcontracts Manager, you will apply expert and authoritative contracting and commercial knowledge and industry experience to mitigate subcontract and supplier risk and ensure compliance with UGL governance and head contract requirements.

As a valued member of the Business Services team, you will:

• Work with project delivery and tender teams to develop and implement robust procurement management plans
• Support category management frameworks and develop strategic sourcing approaches and negotiate best practice subcontracts
• Identify and manage subcontracting risk and opportunities
• Collaborate with project and commercial teams to support the on-time and on-budget delivery of projects for UGL and its clients

The role will focus predominantly on east coast projects and may work across mining, defence, utilities, telecommunications and oil and gas sectors.

About you

The role requires astute subcontract commercial negotiations, subcontract risk appraisals and adaptive soft skills to manage vendor performance.
Ideally, your skills and experience include:

• A tertiary qualification in law, business, engineering, quantity surveying, supply chain, procurement, or project management
• Demonstrated experience in complex subcontracting and procurement environments
• Extensive experience and knowledge of subcontracting commercial instruments, their terms, and their negotiation

UGL – Big projects. Big careers.

We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. Include end to end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses)

We’re the people behind communications, rail, water, oil, gas, and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines.

Why Unite with the Very Best

• A competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team
• Flexible and blended work environment; make use of leave, flexible working and our 16 weeks paid primary parental leave options.
• Help create your Individual Development Plan and create significant opportunities for your professional development
• A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes!
• We’ll give you access to a multitude of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
• You can also take advantage of our salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.

UGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where each employee feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, Women, Military Veterans, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with a disability and our friends in the LGBTIQ+ Community

Follow our Reconciliation Journey (Link) UGL respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we work and pays our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

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