Commercial Manager

Job Description

At LUMEA™, we don't just deliver infrastructure, we deliver certainty in complexity. We are seeking a commercially astute, strategically minded Commercial Manager who thrives at the intersection of upstream contracts and high-value project delivery.

This is more than a contracts role. It's an opportunity to be the commercial guardian of a diverse portfolio driving governance, strengthening upstream negotiations, and ensuring downstream execution aligns with both strategy and risk appetite.

Make Your Mark Where It Matters Most

As Commercial Manager, you will take ownership of the commercial workstream across major capital projects from bid support and contract formation to construction delivery and close-out. Reporting directly to the Director of Project Commercials, you will be leading negotiations, managing risk, and safeguarding commercial outcomes at every stage.

Your expertise in upstream contract negotiation and risk review will be instrumental in:

• Negotiating final contractual terms with end customers and delivery partners
• Conducting detailed upstream/downstream risk assessments
• Ensuring governance and due diligence standards are embedded in contract execution
• Protecting margin through robust variation management and claims defence

Where others see contract complexity you see commercial opportunity.

Commercial Leadership That Drives Performance

This role demands a leader who balances strategic oversight with operational precision. You will:

• Develop and implement Contract Management Plans to ensure seamless project handover
• Provide expert advice across technical, scheduling, risk, and operational matters
• Oversee variation proposals to ensure full scope capture, accurate cost breakdowns, and defensible value-for-money positions
• Lead major negotiations and dispute resolution processes
• Drive commercial close-out excellence and claims resolution

With your deep industry experience - ideally strengthened by a construction law qualification - you will bring clarity to ambiguity, discipline to governance, and strength to negotiation.

Influence Across a Matrixed Organisation

Success in this role requires more than technical expertise. It requires:

• The ability to build trusted relationships across multidisciplinary teams
• A collaborative mindset in a highly matrixed environment
• The confidence to advise senior stakeholders and escalate critical risk
• A passion for mentoring and developing commercial capability in others

You will partner with Proposal Managers to strengthen bids, provide lessons learned from delivery, and ensure risk balance before execution. You will help shape not just projects but future strategy.

The Experience You Bring

10-15+ years in construction and engineering, with significant Commercial or Contracts Management leadership

• Proven expertise managing large-scale capital infrastructure contracts
• Strong upstream contract negotiation and risk mitigation capability
• Deep understanding of governance, cost control, forecasting, and claims management
• Extensive experience with construction claims preparation and close-out
• Desirable but not essential is qualification in Construction Law
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic, high-value project environments

LUMEA™ is creating a smarter energy future for Australia. As the commercial arm of Transgrid Group, LUMEA™ has built a reputation as experts in developing energy connections, management, and storage assets, as well as managing technically and commercially innovative projects. Make your mark and be part of something truly meaningful.

Our Values

Transgrids core values encompass safety, achievement, integrity, and service. Prioritising safety above all, the company emphasises making a meaningful impact through achievement, upholding honesty through integrity, and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers and communities through dedicated service. These values are ingrained in the actions and behaviours of Transgrids people, who embody them every day.

Recognition & Reward

We believe in providing our people personal, professional and social benefits so that they can deliver their best work every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, flexible workplace policies, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more!

Join us in shaping the future of Australia's energy network. Apply today and be a key part of the transition to a sustainable energy future.

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas

We do not accept agency introductions as Transgrid operates a direct sourcing model.