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Construction Contract Administrator (Defence)
- Posted20 August 2026
- Salary$100K to $150K + Super
- LocationCanberra
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Defence & Built Environment
- Reference1473470
Job description
Construction Contracts Admin with 8+ years Construction projects experience; managing the end-to-end project admin support on major projects.
Why Apply
This is a great opportunity for a driven, organised and efficient Contracts Admin to support ConstructionProject teams delivering key building installations, upgrades and refurb projects $15M+ on Defence sites.
Base Criteria
You will ideally hold over 8 years’ experience as a Construction Contracts Administrator working across major Defence Base or Federal Government Construction projects running the Site Office. This role will lead the coordination of administration tasks, filing, meetings, minutes and ensuring the distribution of updated plans / variations / scopes, organising materials and labour, booking travel and general support, freeing the projects team to deliver.
Outline Duties
Providing a hands-on Contracts Admin role, supporting from preliminary project stages supporting BIM / 3D Modelling teams and Planning prior to project commencement. Thereafter managing the admin support of project delivery teams, supporting commercial and timescale reporting.
Skills and Attributes
Why Apply
This is a great opportunity for a driven, organised and efficient Contracts Admin to support ConstructionProject teams delivering key building installations, upgrades and refurb projects $15M+ on Defence sites.
Base Criteria
You will ideally hold over 8 years’ experience as a Construction Contracts Administrator working across major Defence Base or Federal Government Construction projects running the Site Office. This role will lead the coordination of administration tasks, filing, meetings, minutes and ensuring the distribution of updated plans / variations / scopes, organising materials and labour, booking travel and general support, freeing the projects team to deliver.
Outline Duties
Providing a hands-on Contracts Admin role, supporting from preliminary project stages supporting BIM / 3D Modelling teams and Planning prior to project commencement. Thereafter managing the admin support of project delivery teams, supporting commercial and timescale reporting.
Skills and Attributes
- Australian Citizen (NV1 / NV2 required)
- 8+ years Construction Contracts Admin experience
- Strong Coordination, Organisational and Administrative skills.
- Quality-focussed on report generation
- Proven experience working as a Construction Contracts Admin on Defence Infrastructure projects (ideally $15m+)
- Engaging personality and strong client presentation skills.
- Stuart McKenzie, Sector Lead
- Andrea Cartagena, APAC Resourcer