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This will be achieved through ensuring the application of Western Power’s Contract Management Framework to enable contracts to be delivered to the contractual requirements for safety and environmental compliance, cost, time, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction.\nYour Role in Action\nAccountable for driving the overall performance of assigned complex / high value contracts and for providing subject matter expert contract advice and guidance.\nTo ensure that all contracts are managed in line with Western Power’s Contract Management Framework inclusive of the Procurement Policy and the Contract Management Standard ensuring that the following key activities are undertaken:\nDevelopment of the CMP that fully meets the contractual requirements in line with the Contract Management Framework,\nReview the Contract Management engagement deliverables including the SHE risks register, scope of work, specifications, drawings, and pricing schedules, § Ensure receipt and approval of the Contractor’s plans in line with the contract,\nMonitor and manage compliance to the Contractor plans including.\nSafety - Environmental\nQuality\nSchedule\nPricing Schedule § Verify and certify Contractors claims, including:\nProgress - Variations\nEOT\nComplete Contractor performance reporting requirements.\n\nWhat Makes You a Great Fit\nDegree or equivalent in Business, Law or Commerce\nContract Management Qualification\nBroad and extensive knowledge and expertise and proven understanding of contract management\nSignificant contract management experience including high value / highly complex contracts\nHave strong working knowledge of and the ability to interpret legislation with regards to contract law\nAbility to provide technical leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, complimented by influencing/negotiation skills\nStrong experience in negotiation, conflict resolution and managing public and stakeholder relations.\nThe ability to build and maintain strong working relationships at all levels within a corporate environment\nWorking knowledge of WP network asset inspections portfolio (desirable)\nBy joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:\nOver 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression. \nFlexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. \nThe opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. \nAccess to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. \nAn award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. \nAn innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation. \nIn addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.\nAccess to end-of-trip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists.\nOn-site café available for convenient meals and refreshments throughout the day.\n22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.\nApplications close on 6 November 2026\nWe value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180 -endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.\nLearn more about Western Power here: About (westernpower.com.au)\nFind out how we’re building A Network for Life: A network for life (westernpower.com.au)","description_format":"text","description_chars":4167,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Flexible schedule","Gym membership","Health insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Power Grid"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T11:30:06Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":78,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.826,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:1","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-31T05:58:55Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/western-power-contract-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/western-power-contract-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-31T07:40:46Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11389,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-01T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":40900},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=40900"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwestern-power-contract-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwestern-power-contract-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwestern-power-contract-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/western-power-contract-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwestern-power-contract-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3148738}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"westernpower.com.au","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3148738},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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