Contract Manager

We currently have an exceptional opportunity for a Contract Manager. Join our Health and Education team and play a key role in leading the effective and safe delivery of a range of services and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations in accordance with contractual, legal and company requirements. Reporting to the GM Health & Education, you'll help deliver high-quality outcomes that support our essential services.

What You'll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Deliver contractual, commercial, cultural & transformation requirements, proactively exploring opportunities for growth & operational excellence.
• Achieve KPI's and proactively identify & manage operational & commercial risk (measured against a predetermined Abatement and Penalty regime). Ensure all service lines meet Quality Standards.
• Develop & maintain highly effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Actively seek to identify & develop new business opportunities to drive growth & retention initiatives within the portfolio of contracts.
• Build a high performing culture with an engaged workforce who are motivated & inspired to perform at a consistently high level. Proactively drive tech and process innovation to ensure contemporary, best in class performance delivery.

What You'll Bring

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline. Ideally, a degree in Business, Commerce or similar.
• Proven experience in a leadership role of a large services organisation preferably in an educational facility.
• Experience in financial / budget management and Facilities Management.
• Experience in developing solid senior stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to work with Government departments and outsource contracting.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

We're proud of our high-performance culture and commitment to diversity, offering:

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.