CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

The Tram to Springvale Alliance (TSA) comprising CPB Contractors, BMD Constructions and Arup has been selected to deliver the Eastern Freeway Upgrades between Tram and Springvale roads. The major upgrade includes new express lanes, upgraded noise walls and revitalised sections of the Koonung Creek Linear Park.

The Project is being delivered under an Alliance Contract with Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA) as the Project Owner and TSA (CPB, BMD and Arup) as the Non-owner Participants (NOPs). Together they form the Alliance working as one to deliver this critical infrastructure project. 

As a key component of the North East Link Program (NELP), this project will provide a safer, more efficient freeway connection for over 135,000 vehicles daily, removing 15,000 trucks from local roads, and reduce traffic across on the arterial road network crossing the Yarra River by 50,000 vehicles per day.

We’re completing the link together and bringing it home for our community.

Your opportunity 

• Assist with commercial reporting across project stages, support measurement and pricing of works and variations, and provide assistance in contract administration and procurement.

Reporting to the Senior Contracts Administrator, the Assistant Contract Administrator will sit within the project team and be accountable for:

• Ensure design-to-cost exercises are completed to a high standard and integrated into overall project summaries.
• Manage minor subcontract packages, including assisting with the preparation, negotiation, and agreement of variations and final accounts.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular reporting on financial performance.
• Assist in the preparation and finalization of project budgets for issue to Section Project Managers (Directs).
• Collect, analyze, and interpret cost data to support cost planning and forecasting activities.

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• A tertiary qualification in Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field is preferred
• Experience or exposure to tools such as Bluebeam, Adobe, Power BI, and financial systems like Minerva, Felix, or JDE is an advantage
• Strong ability to manage tasks independently while working collaboratively within a team
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with key stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel (data analysis, reporting, and dashboards)

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.