Contract Admin - Tauranga

We are seeking a Contract Administrator to join our Water business supporting key operational teams across our contracts

Opportunity

Who We Are

Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Our Energy & Utilities business provides end-to-end facilities management and asset lifecycle support services for critical infrastructure across Australia and New Zealand. Operating across water, future energy, power generation, oil and gas and industrial sectors, we work closely with our customers to optimise the reliability, efficiency and whole-of-life costs of their assets and facilities.

About the Role

An opportunity has become available for a Contract Administrator to join Downer's Energy & Utilities business in Tauranga, reporting to the Claims and Billing Manager (Water NZ).

As the Contract Administrator, you will support our Water NZ operational teams in achieving their contractual and business objectives. A key focus of the role will be reviewing completed jobs, verifying job information against scheduled or agreed rates, accurately coding work and ensuring claims are processed correctly and on time.

Your broader responsibilities will include claims reconciliation, invoicing, job costing, reporting and contract administration, ensuring all activities are completed accurately and to a consistently high standard.

Day to day your duties will include

• Reviewing job notes and costing information to ensure all costs have been recognised before coding
• Coding completed work accurately against scheduled and agreed rates
• Verifying completed jobs, supporting information and applicable rates prior to processing claims
• Coding and claiming completed work accurately and within required timeframes
• Processing purchase orders, invoices and payments
• Assisting with the administration and delivery of contract services to our clients
• Supporting service activity claims reconciliation and invoicing
• Assisting in the preparation of financial, KPI and monthly reports in line with month-end requirements
• Job management, data entry and maintenance of accurate records
• Supporting the wider contract administration team as required

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience coding work within a claims, billing, contracts or similar environment
• Experience working with scheduled or agreed rates and verifying completed jobs against those rates
• Experience within contract administration or a similar commercial administration role
• Sound financial understanding, particularly around costing, claims and invoicing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organisation and time management skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Confidence working with systems, data and Microsoft Office applications

What We Offer

• Employee benefits including health and wellness initiatives
• Personalised career development and growth working with an industry-leading team
• Competitive remuneration package
• Safety-focused culture working within a leading services industry
• Management support coupled with ongoing training and mentoring
• Career-enhancing opportunity within a major Australia and New Zealand infrastructure services organisation

Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone.

To join the Downer team, please "apply now". We respectfully request no recruitment agency approaches.

Please be advised that email applications will not be accepted.