Contract Administrator

Role overview

Contract administration

• Administer construction contracts in accordance with project requirements and contractual obligations.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contract conditions, specifications, and project deliverables.
• Interpret contract clauses and provide contractual guidance to project teams.
• Review contractual correspondence and prepare formal responses.
• Maintain contract records, registers, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure contract administration complies with client requirements and project governance procedures.

Commercial management

• Monitor project costs and commercial performance against approved budgets.
• Prepare and review cost forecasts, financial reports, and commercial assessments.
• Support project leadership in identifying and mitigating commercial risks.
• Track commitments, expenditures, and cost trends throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare commercial reports for management and client review.

Change management and variations

• Manage variation orders, contract amendments, and change requests.
• Review contractor variation submissions and assess entitlement, cost impact, and schedule implications.
• Prepare commercial evaluations and recommendations for approval.
• Monitor change management processes for timely resolution of commercial issues.
• Maintain variation logs and change control records.

Requirements

• Administer construction contracts in accordance with project requirements and contractual obligations.
• Monitor contractor compliance with contract conditions, specifications, and project deliverables.
• Interpret contract clauses and provide contractual guidance to project teams.
• Monitor project costs and commercial performance against approved budgets.
• Support the preparation and review of cost forecasts, financial reports, and commercial assessments.
• Assess contractor variation submissions for entitlement, cost impact, and schedule implications.