senior commercial lead

Those roles require a strategic, solid commercial leader capable of operating autonomously within a complex delivery environment. You will be responsible for whole-of-portfolio accountability for commercial outcomes, ensuring sound governance, robust contract administration, and proactive risk mitigation throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to project managers and delivery teams, providing quality commercial leadership and driving positive outcomes while balancing risk, cost, and schedule.
• Lead and support the contract management administration of major construction . Provide expert guidance on variations, claims, extensions of time, and contractual correspondence.
• Provide strategic advisory and commercial advice from project initiation and business case development through to contract closure.
• Ensure commercial governance, compliance with organisational frameworks, maintain contract integrity, and hold contractors accountable for performance commitments.
• Coach and mentor project teams, building commercial capability and fostering a culture of accountability and proactive risk management.

What You Bring

• A minimum of 5 –10+ years of senior commercial management experience within major projects, infrastructure, or capital works environments.
• Relevant degree in a related field (e.g., Law, Engineering, Quantity Surveying or Commerce)is preferred.
• Deep knowledge and practical experience in administering major works/construction contracts (familiarity with standard Australian AS series or similar is highly regarded).
• Ability to operate at a senior level, challenging assumptions and managing competing stakeholder interests with resilience and credibility.
• Commercial Mindset with solutions-focused, pragmatic, and capable of identifying commercial risk early to develop effective mitigation strategies.

Why utilise Randstad in your job search?

Randstad has the largest team of dedicated procurement, contracts & supply chain professional recruiters in South Australia. We are on all categories of the state and local government agreements and our size affords us key partnerships or agreements with ASX listed mining, energy, utility, oil and gas, defence, NFP and manufacturing businesses.

We are recruiting multiple opportunities in procurement, category management, contracts management and supply chain.

If you're a commercial professional with recent major projects experience, we want to hear from you. San Wong 0413 602 723 is managing the recruitment for these positions, however feel free to reach out to your Randstad contact Rachel Homer, Riddhi Parikh or Sheridan Cowie.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.