Title:  Contract Manager

​​​VIDA Roads​​ 

​​​VPS 5 Contract Manager​​ 

• Hybrid working environment.  

• 3 years fixed term, VPS 5 $116,413 - $140,849 + super & benefits.  

• This role will be located at 180 Lonsdale St.  

About VIDA ROADS 

VIDA Roads is delivering a massive investment in the state’s roads.  We’re delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.  

The West Gate Tunnel Project will give Melbourne a second freeway link between the west and the city – providing a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge and a vital second river crossing. 

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We’re also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough. 

Road Programs are also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.  

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: 

• Deploy industry knowledge and advisory skills when developing, improving, implementing and refining procedures for contract management and administration to provide a consistent and sound basis for the engagement of service providers for VIDA Roads. This includes providing recommendations regarding process and contract management improvements to management.  

• Proactively identify and manage contractual issues with suppliers and stakeholders and prepare analysis and advice for decision-making, ensuring the timely identification of issues impacting upon project delivery and operational performance.  

• Contribute to a high level of professional practice by maintaining a sound knowledge of contemporary contract management strategies, policies and practices and an awareness of VIDA Roads’ priorities and initiatives that have implications for the contract management function.  

• Utilise communication and influencing skills when engaging in negotiations with stakeholders in order to collaborate on contract management processes and mitigate their associated effects across VIDA Roads’ project lifecycle.  

• Manage and coordinate the preparation and negotiation of contract variations and agreements (including contractual reviews and approvals) in a timely manner. 

The position of Contract Manager is responsible for overseeing and providing advice on the management and administration of key services contracts to support VIDA Roads. This position will require a professional with exceptional negotiation and stakeholder management skills in order to ensure that VIDA Roads’ contracting requirements are met in accordance with internal deadlines and industry best practice requirements. 

This opportunity is a 3 Years Fixed Term Position. 

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here.  

What can we offer you? 

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here  
is what we already have in store for you: 

• VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.  

• Access to annual health checks, including skin checks and flu shots. 

• Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport. 

• Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers. 

• We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues. 

• Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment. 

• Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave. 

Need more information?  

Leigh Crump - Deputy Program Director - leigh.crump@vida.vic.gov.au 

How to Apply 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.  

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national police check and misconduct screening.  

To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities,  
apply for a role with us today.