Senior Contract Manager

About Seqwater

Water is essential for life. At Seqwater, we’re not just delivering water—we’re driving innovation, growth and transformation to secure the future of water across South East Queensland.

As one of the largest water businesses with the most geographically spread and diverse asset base of any capital city in Australia, our operations extend from the New South Wales border to the base of the Toowoomba ranges and north to Gympie.

As we enter an exciting period of expansion, we're embracing new technologies and sustainable practices to meet the growing needs of our region. We work collaboratively across our organisation and with our stakeholders, constantly striving to enhance the quality of service we provide. As we modernise our systems and invest in smarter water grids, we remain focused on delivering the highest standard of service, always with the future in mind.

Our transformation is about more than just infrastructure—it’s about people. Our team of dedicated professionals are united by a shared passion for creating lasting, meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve, and this is reflected in Our Vision, Water for Life, Our Promise - Safe for Life, and Our Values of integrity, respect, care, and courage that shape everything we do.

You’ll be working on some of the most high-profile water infrastructure projects in the industry, helping to secure Water for Life for generations to come.

 

About Your Opportunity

Join Seqwater as a Senior Contract Manager and take the lead in shaping the commercial success of some of Queensland’s most complex and high‑value infrastructure projects. In this pivotal role, you’ll manage end‑to‑end commercial and contractual performance across major capital works—many valued in the hundreds of millions—while overseeing sophisticated panel arrangements that underpin Seqwater’s multi‑billion‑dollar investment program. Working in a fast‑paced, multidisciplinary environment, you’ll safeguard commercial integrity, drive contract performance, and ensure compliance across the contracts that enable Queensland’s long‑term water security. This position will be based on site at Lake MacDonald.

Key responsibilities:

• Strategic Contract Leadership & Governance. Represent Seqwater as the commercial lead for high-value, complex contracts within the Infrastructure Planning and Capital Delivery (IPCD) portfolio, including panel contract arrangements. Lead the development and implementation of contract management plans aligned with Seqwater’s strategic objectives, governance frameworks, and commercial policies.
• Performance Management & Commercial Assurance. Oversee contractor performance across multi-million-dollar infrastructure packages and panel contracts, ensuring delivery against KPIs and service standards. Analyse performance trends and lead reporting to support continuous improvement and commercial value.
• Contract Administration & Negotiation. Manage all aspects of contract administration, including variations, claims, and close-out activities. Negotiate complex contractual changes across both individual and panel arrangements, ensuring risk is managed and commercial outcomes are optimized.
• Risk, Compliance & Assurance. Identify and manage risks across technical, financial, operational, and supply chain domains. Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, standards, and Seqwater policies, and support audit and assurance activities across panel and project-specific contracts.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Relationship Management. Maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including panel providers, project teams, and commercial partners. Provide strategic commercial advice and foster a collaborative, high-performance contract management culture.

 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Extensive Contract Management Experience. Minimum of 10 years equivalent relevant professional experience managing or administering large value infrastructure Contracts throughout the project life cycle.
• Relevant Tertiary qualifications relevant to contract management, including Business, Commerce, Legal, Contract Management, Project Management, or the subject matter of the contracts being managed.
• Commercial and Legal Acumen. Proven ability to interpret and apply complex commercial and legal principles in contract management and performance oversight.

 

This position will be offered as an individual TFR contract with an attractive salary.

 

Appointment to this role is subject to the provision of a national police check and may be subject to other medical/character requirements. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically deemed ineligible. Each application will be considered on its merits.

For a more detailed preview of the work that you will be involved in for this role, feel free to take a look at the position description on our careers page - careers.seqwater.com.au   We also invite you to connect with us on LinkedIn and join our growing community of followers to see all the latest news and job opportunities as and when they happen - https://www.linkedin.com/company/seqwater/

 

If you are looking for an extraordinary career in which you can make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you!

 

To apply

Submit your cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements of the role and your resume via the Apply button.

 

Applications close: 11:55PM AEST, Sunday 29th March 2026

For further information please email enquiries to recruitment@seqwater.com.au

 

Please note – applications cannot be accepted via email.