Introduction

A leading tier one mining business is seeking an experienced Contracts Specialist to support a major sustaining capital portfolio. This role suits a commercially astute professional with strong stakeholder engagement, negotiation and project contracts experience across EIC procurement, construction and supplier packages.

About this role

Working within a high-performing procurement and contracts function, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering EIC construction and procurement strategies across a portfolio of business-critical sustaining capital projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Developing and executing sourcing and tendering strategies for EIC construction, supply and consultancy packages
  • Supporting program development under a new Master Construction Agreement framework
  • Preparing, negotiating and implementing contracts, panel agreements, call-off statements of work and standalone packages
  • Preparing recommendations to award based on tender evaluations, schedule analysis, commercial competitiveness and strategic supplier considerations
  • Drafting, negotiating and conforming Statements of Work, including special conditions and contractual departures
  • Managing contract compliance, claims assessments, dispute resolution and commercial risk
  • Identifying and escalating material contractual issues to senior stakeholders or legal counsel where required
  • Managing portfolio pipeline activity and supplier relationship management with contracted partners
  • Collaborating with broader procurement, project and commercial teams to drive value and improve outcomes across the business

Is this you?

You will be an experienced contracts and procurement professional with a strong background in construction, mining, infrastructure or major capital projects.

To be successful, you will bring:

  • Proven experience in contracts and procurement within large-scale construction, mining, infrastructure or major capital projects
  • Strong understanding of contract law, commercial risk management and negotiation strategies
  • Experience in tendering, evaluation, contract drafting and negotiation
  • Demonstrated capability in claims management and achieving effective commercial outcomes
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced project environment
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build trusted working relationships
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong commercial awareness
  • Tertiary qualifications in law, procurement, supply chain, business or a related field
  • Experience supporting construction projects in the Pilbara will be highly regarded
  • you must have current right to work in Australia already granted to be considered for this role

What we offer 

Benefits:

  • Work for a tier 1 mining business
  • Up to $99 per hour + super dependent on experience
  • Salary sacrificing
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Corporate discounts

About Brunel:

Brunel is a recruitment and flexible workforce solution provider which connects talented people with opportunities throughout Australasia and around the world. We specialise in highly skilled roles across a variety of technical, professional, trades and craft disciplines, pairing candidates with industry-leading projects and organisations on a contract, permanent or secondment basis.

Operating in Australasia since 1997, Brunel has major bases of operation in Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Port Moresby, which are further backed by the strength and reach of a truly global network spanning over 45 countries, 120 offices and 45 years of successful operation.

Brunel is proud to be equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and female candidates.

Click the link to apply or email your CV to Michael Shirley at m.shirley@brunel.net

Closing: 19 June 2026

Do you have questions?

Vacancy reference: CR-287430

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Corporate recruiter

Michael Shirley

+61 8 9429 5640

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