General Contract Manager
General Contract Manager
Job Type:
Contract / Temp
Location:
Other, Northern Territory
Category:
Admin / Secretarial / Office Support
Sub Category:
Contracts Administrator
Date Published:
14-Jan-2026
Job Reference
1013867
CoreStaff Darwin are seeking a Contract Manager
Our Client is a government-owned corporation who transmits and distributes electricity, and provides water and sewerage services, across the Northern Territory.
About the Role & Responsibilities
This role is to enhance the level of professional contract management by managing ‘general ‘or ‘enabling’ contracts for our clients Corporation and assisting the Integrated Works Management and Project Delivery Management Contract Managers to implement the Contract Management Framework to achieve greater contract outcomes and value.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Benefits
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Our Client is a government-owned corporation who transmits and distributes electricity, and provides water and sewerage services, across the Northern Territory.
About the Role & Responsibilities
This role is to enhance the level of professional contract management by managing ‘general ‘or ‘enabling’ contracts for our clients Corporation and assisting the Integrated Works Management and Project Delivery Management Contract Managers to implement the Contract Management Framework to achieve greater contract outcomes and value.
- Carry out the Contract Manager role for General contracts including all start-up, performance management and close out meetings and liaise between contract user and supplier to ensure services are delivered in accordance with the contract and the organisational procurement and contract management policies.
- Assist in implementation and monitoring of Contract Management Framework for IWM and PDM Contract Managers. Provide mentoring and guidance to those teams and ensure they comply with the Contract Management Framework. Support Category Managers to deliver their plans through expert advice of knowledge of contractor and contract performance
- Devise strategies to improve contract management performance to assist in delivery of operational and financial goals of the Corporation. Through continuous monitoring, identify areas of recurrent issues in contract management activities and develop and implement strategies to improve contract delivery outcomes, with the Category Managers. Upskill and support Contract Managers in PDM and IWM to enable them to manage their contracts including issues, disputes, variations and risks, and undertaking negotiations with suppliers as required
- Assist in drafting policies, procedures and driving the compilation of reports on contract management compliance activities for management/ executive committees.
- Establish and maintain effective business relationships with internal and external stakeholders and suppliers by providing a consistent approach to enquiries and assisting IWM and PDM contract managers to resolve issue and disputes, and undertake variations and risks, and negotiations with suppliers as required.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- High level communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to undertake critical conversations with stakeholders and suppliers.
- Demonstrated well developed analytical and investigative skills, with proficiency in utilisation of computer based contract management software and Microsoft Office software including Excel, and other database and reporting systems
- Highly organised and demonstrated ability to work either as an individual and as part of a team to deliver strategic project outcomes within specific parameters, including timeframes and objectives as set by the requirements of the team
- Demonstrated experience at a senior level working in either a commercial contract management role, or a contract management policy and governance development role in a fast paced and complex environment.
- Demonstrated experience in providing practical contract management techniques.
- Must be available for full time working hours
Benefits
- This position is full-time for 6 months, with the possibility of extending.
- This is an office based position working in Darwin City.
- Government-Owned Corporation
- Weekly pay & Full time hours
- Career development opportunities
- Exclusive access to our benefits platform that offers savings at over 60 major Australian Retailers across the country
CoreStaff is a leader in workplace diversity, and we encourage applications from Indigenous Australians for all roles, females for non-traditional female roles, and applicants with disabilities to apply for all of our jobs.
If this sounds like you, please click the ‘APPLY NOW’ button today!!