Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Contract Management Officer to join our operations team at Warragamba Dam or Nepean Dam.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state. This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career.   

Preferred location: Warragamba Dam / Nepean Dam

Our perks and benefits:                                                                        

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.   

• Flexible working
• 9-day fortnight
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave  
• Fertility leave  
• Yearly corporate wear allowance  
• Professional development and educational assistance  
• Salary range starting from $108,085.00 + Super
• And so much more!  

What you’ll do: 

• Manage the development and ongoing administration of maintenance and servicing contracts to support the delivery of services.
• Develop new servicing and maintenance contracts, in consultation with relevant SME across the business.
• Coordinate the procurement processes including tendering, contract execution and creating and receipting purchase orders.
• To ensure the timely management of contractual terms, payments and obligations, including monitoring and analysing the performance, reliability and efficiency of contractors.
• Support the continuous improvement of contract management processes & tools.

What we are looking for:  

• Understanding of contracting practices in contract preparation, tendering and award processes
• Demonstrated experience in writing scopes of work for contracts
• Ability to negotiate with a range of stakeholders with competing priorities
• Tertiary qualification in a business-related field or equivalent experience in contractual and procurement management
• A willingness and ability to travel to other sites within Greater Sydney.
• Current NSW Drivers Licence

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

More about our team/ culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

Who is WaterNSW? 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.   

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au 

For more information, please reach out to: Rory Hukins - rory.hukins@waternsw.com.au

Please note applications for this position will close on the 11th October 2024.

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