Seymour Whyte is looking for a highly experienced Project Commercial Manager to play a key role on the Creek Connect project. This position is responsible for overseeing contractual change across the program, ensuring commercial risks are identified early and managed effectively to protect project outcomes.
Working closely with the Commercial Director and Tranche Commercial Managers, you’ll oversee Early Warnings, Compensation Events and broader change processes under the NEC4 framework, providing leadership, governance and clear commercial direction across multiple delivery contracts.
CreekConnect – Supporting Western Sydney’s Growth!
Be part of a large-scale, long-term joint venture between Seymour Whyte and Jacobs, awarded by Sydney Water as an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) project. As the region expands, so does the need for sustainable and resilient water solutions. The Upper South Creek Network will feature new wastewater pumping stations and gravity carriers, with the first work stage beginning before the year's end. The project also emphasises safety, digital engineering, and compliance with the latest standards, ensuring it meets future needs effectively.
About Seymour Whyte:
We are a successful civil contracting business that has been operating in Australia for over 35 years. With the agility and personal connection of a Tier 2, yet the expertise of a Tier 1, and the enhanced resources of one of the largest, world-class construction companies, VINCI, our employees and clients get the best of three worlds.
As a progressive, leading civil engineering firm built on the strong foundations of our unique history, we engage, enable and empower our people to be better. With you, we are altogether stronger, in building the future we want.
About the Role:
- Lead and coordinate NEC4 Early Warnings and Compensation Events across the program
- Identify, track and escalate contractual risks and potential change events
- Prepare and review contractual notices and change submissions to the Client
- Oversee time, cost and delay assessments supporting change entitlement
- Maintain program‑wide change registers, reporting and governance processes
- Provide guidance to project teams on NEC4 change and entitlement processes
About you:
- Tertiary qualifications in Construction Management or related field
- Strong experience managing contractual change on major infrastructure or civil projects
- Proven expertise working under NEC4 or similar collaborative contract frameworks
- Sound understanding of programme delay analysis, cost assessment and entitlement
- Confident communicator able to lead commercial alignment across multiple stakeholders
Company Benefits:
- Health & Wellbeing – discounted health insurance, seasonal vaccinations, wellness discounts, fertility benefit and employee assistance program (EAP)
- Time for life / Work life balance – birthday leave, purchased leave program, paid parental leave and flexible work arrangements
- Financial wellbeing – competitive remuneration, annual performance bonuses, salary continuance insurance and employee share program
- Career development – training, mentoring programs, and leadership development program
Many of our projects are not accessible via public transport and require travel between and within active construction sites. As a result, a current Driver’s Licence and the ability to drive on site are essential.
Seymour Whyte is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, including veterans. Our commitment to an equitable construction industry extends to an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and gives everyone the opportunity to grow and be equally valued. We're unified in our direction toward having a workplace that is balanced and fair for all.
Next steps
- Submit your CV online to apply for this role
- All successful applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical and criminal history check.
- Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the right to work in Australia
Reference code: 494812
Our internal Talent Acquisition team is managing this role; applications will not be accepted from recruitment agencies.
