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Contract Administrator

Job details
Posting date: 29 January 2026
Salary: £60,000 to £80,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 05 February 2026
Location: City of London, London, SE1 9PG
Company: Randstad CPE
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: PR-1477466_1769685513

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Summary

Are you an Australian/New Zealand based Contract Administrator looking to take your career international? Our client, a leading UK civil construction group, is seeking motivated commercial professionals to join their team in Central London

This role is perfect for a Contracts Administrator with a background in civil infrastructure, bulk earthworks, or mining who is ready to transition into the UK market as a Quantity Surveyor.

What You'll Be Doing:

  • Commercial Management: Leading contract negotiations and finalising scopes/terms with clients and subcontractors.

  • Project Delivery: Ensuring teams comply with commercial requirements to keep projects on schedule and within budget.

  • Claims & Variations: Preparing and issuing Variations, EOTs (Extensions of Time), and progress claims.

  • Stakeholder Management: Acting as the commercial bridge between internal project teams and external Tier 1 clients.

What We're Looking For:

  • Experience: A minimum of 3 years as a Contract Administrator in Australia (Civil, Earthworks, or Infrastructure background is highly regarded). Or a Project Engineer/Project Manager role with focus on Commercial/Pre-Construction/Tendering

  • Technical Skills: Strong grasp of upstream and downstream contract management.

  • Adaptability: A desire to learn UK forms of contract (e.g., NEC or JCT).UK Contract training provided

  • Youth Mobility Visas (Subclass 417)

  • Communication: Top-tier negotiation skills and a professional approach to dispute resolution.

Why Make the Move?

  • Competitive UK salary packages with "Cost of Living" adjustments.

  • Exposure to massive UK infrastructure frameworks and iconic projects.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

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