Senior Commercial Advisor
BH-318592
Posted: 18/11/2025
A newly created opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Commercial Advisor to join a small, high performing commercial team. This role provides essential commercial and contractual support across both site and corporate operations, while helping strengthen governance, procurement processes and supplier relationships.
As part of a lean team, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy, especially when the current manager is away on leave, acting as the primary commercial contact and ensuring continuity of advice and decision making.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide clear, practical advice on contracts, procurement and commercial risk
• Support negotiations with suppliers and contractors
• Draft and review contracts and tender documents
• Monitor contract performance and manage variations or issues
• Work with Finance to maintain accurate reporting of commitments and liabilities
• Escalate or document governance and risk matters to support leadership decisions
• Step into delegated authority when required, ensuring smooth day to day commercial oversight
About You Essential
• Degree in Commerce, Business, Law or a related field
• Solid experience in commercial, contracts or procurement roles
• Strong understanding of Australian employment law, procurement rules and governance
• Confident managing complex commercial issues independently
• Comfortable advising executives and boards
• Capability to liaise with Mandarin speaking stakeholders in Australia and abroad
Desirable
• Experience in mining or resources
• Strong financial acumen
• Experience in a foreign owned private company
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
- $160K-$170K
- Australia Queensland Brisbane
- Permanent
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Mining
A newly created opportunity is available for an experienced Senior Commercial Advisor to join a small, high performing commercial team. This role provides essential commercial and contractual support across both site and corporate operations, while helping strengthen governance, procurement processes and supplier relationships.
As part of a lean team, you will enjoy a high level of autonomy, especially when the current manager is away on leave, acting as the primary commercial contact and ensuring continuity of advice and decision making.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide clear, practical advice on contracts, procurement and commercial risk
• Support negotiations with suppliers and contractors
• Draft and review contracts and tender documents
• Monitor contract performance and manage variations or issues
• Work with Finance to maintain accurate reporting of commitments and liabilities
• Escalate or document governance and risk matters to support leadership decisions
• Step into delegated authority when required, ensuring smooth day to day commercial oversight
About You Essential
• Degree in Commerce, Business, Law or a related field
• Solid experience in commercial, contracts or procurement roles
• Strong understanding of Australian employment law, procurement rules and governance
• Confident managing complex commercial issues independently
• Comfortable advising executives and boards
• Capability to liaise with Mandarin speaking stakeholders in Australia and abroad
Desirable
• Experience in mining or resources
• Strong financial acumen
• Experience in a foreign owned private company
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.