Could you be the Senior Project Contract Manager based at our Nowergup and Bellevue site we’re looking for?
Your future role:
As Senior Project Contract Manager, you will take on an exciting new challenge and apply your contract management expertise in a dynamic, innovative sector. Reporting to the Project Contract Manager Lead, you will collaborate with a talented and diverse team supporting our Metronet project team. Based at the Bellevue manufacturing and Nowergup mantainence depot, you will undertake a key role in providing contract and commercial guidance to the Project Director and leadership team, providing hands-on support and guidance as needed.
We’ll look to you for:
- Delivering high-level commercial and contractual advice to drive project success
- Proactively identifying commercial risks, opportunities, and value-adding strategies
- Representing the project commercially with confidence in front of our customer
- Partnering closely with the legal team to negotiate and finalise settlements
- Overseeing the preparation and issuance of formal notices, correspondence, and claims
- Stepping in to support the team with complex contract management tasks when required
All about you:
- Degree in Engineering or Legal is highly regarded
- Highly professional and polished, with a proven ability to represent an organisation commercially at senior levels
- Strong track record in developing commercial strategies and spotting contractual risks and opportunities
- Excellent relationship-building skills, with the confidence to engage, influence, and build trust with senior internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and managing teams effectively
- Maintenance services delivery experience in rail, transport, heavy industry, or a closely related sector.
Things you’ll enjoy:
Join us on a life-long transformative journey - the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You'll also enjoy;
- 18 weeks paid parental leave
- Flexible working options and additional leave days
- Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from a competitive package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and social coverage
You are a commercially driven contract management professional with experience delivering complex projects in rail, transport, infrastructure or heavy industry. You bring strong commercial acumen, a proactive approach to risk management, and the confidence to engage with customers and senior stakeholders to drive successful project outcomes.
You will have:
- Proven experience in contract and commercial management within large-scale project environments
- Strong capability in identifying contractual risks, opportunities and value-adding strategies
- Experience managing claims, negotiations, settlements and contract correspondence
- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills
- Demonstrated leadership experience, including coaching and supporting team members
- Maintenance services delivery experience within rail, transport, heavy industry or a related sector
- A degree in Engineering, Law or a related discipline will be highly regarded
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute professional who enjoys working collaboratively, influencing outcomes and contributing to the success of a high-profile project.
At Alstom, you'll join a global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, working on projects that shape the future of transportation. We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where your expertise is valued, and your career development is supported through challenging projects and continuous learning opportunities.
In addition, you'll benefit from:
- Flexible working arrangements and a strong focus on employee wellbeing
- 18 weeks paid parental leave for primary carers
- The option to purchase up to 15 additional days of annual leave
- An additional paid ME Day each year
- Learning and development opportunities through Alstom's global training platforms
- Access to health, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
- A diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and respected
- Opportunities to work on innovative, high-profile rail projects that have a lasting impact on communities
Join us and be part of a team that's creating greener, smarter mobility for a more sustainable future.