A confidential opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Operational Contracts Manager to join a leading energy provider in Tasmania.

This is a senior operational role responsible for overseeing high value, complex contracts, contractor performance, compliance, budgets and commercial outcomes, while leading a small team and managing key internal and external stakeholders.

About the role

• Manage multiple high-value, multi-year operational contracts and programs
• Oversee contract performance, KPIs, budgets, compliance and risk
• Lead and develop a small operational support team
• Manage key supplier and contractor relationships
• Support tenders, negotiations, contract renewals and the full contract lifecycle
• Drive cost efficiencies, performance improvements and environmental outcomes
• Work closely with operational, legal, supply chain and regulatory stakeholders
• Ensure safe, compliant and uninterrupted delivery of essential services
• Manage complex stakeholder relationships, including contractors, councils and regulatory bodies
• Some after-hours/on-call participation may be required

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience in a similar supervisory/management role involving operational and people management
• Proven experience managing large, high-value supply and services contracts
• Experience with Panel Agreements and contract lifecycle management
• Strong commercial, negotiation, analytical and supplier-management skills
• Demonstrated contract management and risk-management experience
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex information to a broad audience
• Tertiary qualification in business management or a related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent competence
• Strong stakeholder-management skills and the ability to build effective relationships with internal and external parties
• Experience with auditing, reporting, performance monitoring or data analysis is advantageous
• Utilities, water, infrastructure or a similar operational background is highly regarded
• Cert IV in Frontline Management is desirable
• Current Australian C-Class driver’s licence

This is a confidential opportunity. The organisation and further details will be disclosed to shortlisted/suitable candidates.

If you have strong operational contract management experience and are open to relocating to Tasmania, we’d be interested in hearing from you.