Contracts & Procurement Specialist
About Us
Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.
Our Opportunity
Work Location: Perth Office – Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people
Roster: Monday to Friday
The primary purpose of this role is to support contract and procurement processes for the Capital Sustaining Projects Portfolio, with respect to tendering of construction contract works and services, capital equipment and materials and post award contract administration and close-out.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide reports, analyses and advice to support contracts and procurement decision-making
- Identify and evaluate key risks at contract formation and seek input from other functions as appropriate (e.g. technical, legal etc.)
- Maintain and update procurement and contract records and generate reports on procurement and contract activity to meet organisational compliance requirements and provide access to procurement and contract information
- Contract administration to support execution, including correspondence and contract notices
- Detailed assessment of payment claims Variation and Extension of Time Claims
- Work as part of the team to deliver value through competitive sourcing and effective contract management
- Develop, coordinate and evaluate tender packages for contract works, services, capital equipment and materials
- Negotiate contract terms and conditions including price, to support project schedule and budget
- Conduct sourcing activities in accordance with established Project Controls and Contracts and Procurement policies and procedures
- Develop well written, well-structured contract and procurement documentation that supports the project requirements
- Identify and maximise cost saving opportunities.
Qualifications and Experience
- 5+ year’s experience in contract administration, procurement or supply chain within mining or similar heavy industries
- Bachelor’s degree in commerce, business, law, or similar desirable
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment across multiple work packages with competing priorities
- Good attention to detail
- Professional and respectful manner with others
- Understands the importance of stakeholder relationships and can engage effectively with engineers, legal, quality management, project controls and logistics to co-ordinate and ensure contractual delivery parameters are met
- Self-driven and takes initiative to progress and deliver own and team/unit work
- Behave in accordance with our values and enhance the culture and performance at Fortescue.
Our Commitment
Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
https://fortescue.com/careers
Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.
Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.