Contracts Specialist

Overview

Provide commercial/legal support for contracts in tendering, pre‑contract and procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• contract negotiation
• tender management
• compliance
• risk assessment
• legal liaison
• payment evaluation

Tasks

Working within the Commercial team, the role ensures that proposed contract terms, tenders, and commercial submissions align with Agilitus’ governance standards, insurance requirements, and Delegation of Authority framework, while supporting the achievement of successful outcomes for our clients. The Contracts Specialist (Legal/Procurement) provides proactive commercial support across Agilitus’ tendering, pre-contract, and procurement activities. -Collaborate with bid leads, procurement, and commercial leadership on tender clarifications and commercial submissions. -Draft and negotiate contract terms aligned with internal risk appetite, market standards, and governance frameworks. -Act as a strategic bridge between legal counsel and operational teams, combining analytical precision with practical contract management expertise. -Enable informed decision-making across the business by delivering clear, actionable advice and supporting successful outcomes for clients and internal stakeholders. -Provide proactive commercial and legal support across tendering, pre-contract, and procurement activities to ensure contractual integrity and alignment with company standards. -Provide post-award support including evaluating payment claims, overseeing procurement deliverables, and attending project meetings. -Ensure all tenders and agreements comply with Delegation of Authority (DOA), insurance, and governance frameworks. -Protect Agilitus’ commercial interests by applying legal discipline and commercial pragmatism to contract reviews, negotiations, and risk assessments. -Monitor legislative, insurance, and industry practice changes to recommend procedural updates.

Requirements

• law degree
• procurement
• contract management
• mining experience
• contract law
• communication

What You Bring

The position bridges commercial pragmatism and legal discipline, combining the analytical precision of a legal counsel with the operational insight of a Contracts Specialist to protect Agilitus’ commercial position, contribute to client success, and enable informed decision-making across the business. We will only be accepting applicants with current Australian working rights, at this time. -Tertiary qualification in Law, Business, Commerce, or related discipline, or significant equivalent industry experience. -Demonstrated ability to analyse complex terms and communicate clear, pragmatic advice. -Demonstrated knowledge and experience of strategic procurement and contract management frameworks. -Proven experience in the mining and engineering sectors, with a strong background in contract review, negotiation, and administration within Australian engineering or construction environments. -Strong understanding of contract law, risk allocation, and pre-contract processes. -High standard of written and verbal communication with strong attention to detail.

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Benefits

At Agilitus, we encompass an entrepreneurial mindset and a collaborative, supportive culture. We attract ambitious people, who are empowered and nurtured with the prospect of promotion as the business grows, with encouraged elevation into leadership roles supported by our existing leadership team – a mix of young and experienced. With no silos and a range of innovative projects, we offer a unique opportunity for like-minded people to thrive in a teamwork-inspired environment, as we work together to deliver multidisciplinary engineering solutions for clients and communities. Our Perth headquarters are the heart of our operations. Located in the CBD on the prestigious St Georges Terrace, the office is easily accessible by various public transport and paid parking facilities. We offer bright, modern workspaces with stocked kitchens featuring complimentary coffee machines, fruit and chocolate bowls, and beverages on a Friday afternoon reflecting our social culture. The 240 building itself boasts lavish end-of-trip and bike facilities, childcare facilities, concierge, lockers, dry cleaning, complimentary gym and fitness classes, and more. Our Atrium building also features indoor basketball courts and full-sized squash courts accompanied by end-of-trip facilities. On a personal level, you’ll be part of an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. This will open the doors to flexible work arrangements to maintain a work-life balance, tailored learning and development plans and career pathways, access to wellbeing services and more. We provide competitive remuneration including incentives and paid overtime, a generous paid primary and secondary parental leave policy, paid professional memberships and on-the-job mentoring and coaching with our industry-leading technical experts. We are proud to promote our partnership with Engineers Australia, providing a supported pathway for our engineers to achieve chartered status.

About Agilitus

-Headquartered in Perth with offices in Mandurah, Newcastle, Brisbane and Townsville, it now spans operations across Australia. -Specialising in engineering, design, project delivery and advisory services, it delivers custom solutions across project lifecycles. -Its capabilities include EPCM, rehabilitation, detailed design and advisory support for process plants, mining infrastructure and ports. -Typical projects involve rail upgrades, mine infrastructure, haul roads, power and water systems for clients in mining and energy. -All engineering disciplines are maintained in-house, from civil and structural to electrical, process, maritime and geoscience specialists. -It uniquely empowers employees through majority ownership, aligning firm success with team engagement and rapid decision-making.

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