Commercial Manager

• Tier 1 Construction & Utilities contractor

• Long term program pipeline stability, Key Leadership role

• Be rewarded & recognised for the ‘Good Work’ you do!

A rare opportunity to join a business that has been in operation for 90+ years and is focused on creating, connecting and caring for communities.

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, the Australian Water Association, WaterAid, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation, Black Dog Institute, and Soldier On, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

We wish to complement our existing Fulton Hogan Utilities team with an experienced Commercial Manager. In this role, you will provide strategic commercial leadership across multiple concurrent programs across South East Queensland. You will work closely with Program teams and client representatives to ensure robust financial and commercial management, risk control, contract compliance and stakeholder alignment.  

In this role you'll be responsible for:

• Lead, manage and develop the Commercial, Procurement and Finance functions within a large, integrated regional delivery team, working collaboratively with key customers and internal stakeholders

• In partnership with the Finance Manager, oversee program-level forecasting, cost control, and variations/claims processes

• Lead contract negotiations and manage dispute resolution to achieve constructive and commercially sound outcomes

• Manage and optimise subcontractor commercial performance

• Ensure compliance with internal processes, governance frameworks and all statutory and contractual requirements

• Mentor and develop commercial and project controls teams, fostering a high‑performance, customer-focused commercial culture across the programs.

How you'll connect to the role:

• Tertiary qualification in law, commerce, quantity surveying, construction management, engineering or a related discipline

• Comprehensive knowledge of commercial activities in construction and/or water programs, including design and construct contracts

• Strong working knowledge of Australian Standard (AS) contracts and alliance-style contracts

• Demonstrated commercial acumen with a strong focus on proactive risk identification and mitigation

• Extensive experience with financial management, including forecasting, cost and margin management, and reporting

• Demonstrated ability to use a range of techniques to achieve constructive outcomes in contract negotiations, with strong influencing skills and the ability to robustly defend commercial positions where required

• Thorough understanding of the relationship between head contracts and subcontracts, including guarantees, warranties, insurances and bonds

• Unfettered willingness to embrace and drive Fulton Hogan’s Living Safely 2.0 culture.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.