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The ANZ team is seeking a Contracts Manager to support complex, high-value data centre construction programmes, with primary focus on Sydney Campus projects.\nThis is an individual contributor role. The role has no direct reports, but is expected to operate with significant autonomy, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and own the contracting approach, commercial governance, and risk position across multiple project workstreams.\nRole Purpose\nOwn end-to-end contract strategy, procurement execution, contract administration, and commercial risk management for Sydney data campus projects.\nProvide commercial leadership through influence rather than formal people management.\nEnsure Microsoft contracting, supplier, audit, and legal governance requirements are embedded in day-to-day project delivery.\nProtect Microsoft’s commercial position while enabling safe, timely, and commercially disciplined project outcomes.\nResponsibilities\nKey Responsibilities\nContracting Strategy & Delivery\nLead project-specific contracting strategies across Sydney campus projects\nDefine procurement approaches including competitive tender, framework drawdown, or single-source contracting where appropriate.\nPartner with project management and cost management teams to optimise cost, schedule, delivery, and risk outcomes.\nProcurement & Supply Chain Management\nOwn end-to-end RFP and contracting processes, including sourcing, prequalification, bid lists, commercial evaluation, and award recommendations.\nMaintain a diversified and resilient supply chain, managing market capacity and programme risks.\nProvide oversight of General Contractor procurement plans, subcontracting strategies, and key supplier performance matters.\nContract Execution & Governance\nDraft, review, and issue contracts in accordance with Microsoft-approved templates, approval pathways, and legal guidance.\nManage contractual exceptions, approvals, and compliance requirements in consultation with Legal, Procurement, Finance, and business stakeholders.\nReview and support approval of change orders, contract amendments, and commercial modifications.\nContract Administration & Commercial Delivery\nAdminister contracts across the full lifecycle, including contractual notices, formal correspondence, change management, and commercial close-out.\nProvide project teams with timely commercial and contractual advice to support decision-making and reduce claims exposure.\nSupport Lump Sum, GMP, ECI, framework, and other commercial models as required by the project portfolio.\nClaims, Risk & Dispute Resolution\nLead commercial assessment of EOT, delay, disruption, variation, compensation, and escalation claims.\nPrepare Microsoft’s commercial position papers, negotiation strategies, and recommended responses.\nDrive early dispute avoidance and structured resolution pathways where commercial issues arise.\nCross-Team Leadership\nOperate as the contracts point of contact across project teams, cost management, legal, procurement, finance, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.\nDrive alignment across stakeholders and resolve cross-functional issues with minimal supervision.\nInfluence project outcomes without formal people management responsibility.\nGovernance, Compliance & Reporting\nEnsure contract records, approvals, execution evidence, and correspondence are maintained to audit-ready standards.\nSupport use of Microsoft contracting and procurement systems such as LCE, Ariba, Icertis, Compass, and other approved tools as applicable.\nProvide regular reporting on procurement plans, contract status, commercial risks, claims, and supplier performance.\nScope & Impact\nScope covers Sydney Campus data centre construction projects, with flexibility to support broader projects as business priorities require.\nAccountable for commercially sound contracting outcomes across complex workstreams, not limited to tactical contract administration.\nExpected to identify and resolve issues that affect cost, schedule, supplier performance, claims exposure, and contractual compliance.\nRole requires IC judgement, cross-team influence, and independent ownership of the “how” for contracts execution and governance.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nSignificant experience in contract management, procurement, commercial management, quantity surveying, cost management, engineering, construction management, or a related discipline.\nExperience managing complex construction contracts, change orders, claims, commercial negotiations, and contractor correspondence.\nDemonstrated ability to work across multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders in a fast-paced capital delivery environment.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing contractual notices, commercial recommendations, and senior stakeholder briefings.\nCore Capabilities\nCommercial judgement\nMakes balanced recommendations that consider cost, risk, schedule, contract entitlement, and relationship impact.\nContract expertise\nApplies strong construction contract knowledge to procurement, execution, change management, claims, and dispute avoidance.\nStakeholder influence\nBuilds alignment across project, legal, procurement, finance, and contractor stakeholders without relying on formal authority.\nRisk management\nIdentifies commercial risks early, develops mitigation strategies, and escalates with clear options and recommendations.\nExecution discipline\nMaintains strong governance, documentation quality, approval control, and audit readiness across the contract lifecycle.\nOnsite delivery mindset\nWorks closely with site teams and contractors to ensure contract decisions support construction delivery realities.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience in data centre, mission-critical, major infrastructure, industrial, or large-scale building projects.\nDegree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Law, Commerce, or a related field.\nProfessional accreditation such as RICS, CIArb, AIQS, AACE, or equivalent is desirable.\nExperience with Microsoft or comparable enterprise contracting, procurement, and governance systems is desirable.\nBackground Check Requirements:\nAbility to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:\nMicrosoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.\n#COICareers | #EPCCareers | #DCDCareers\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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