Senior Manager, Commercial & Contracts

We’re Australia’s clean energy pioneer — delivering projects that do right by people, respect Country, and protect the planet, while raising the bar for how renewables are done. ​

About Us

Windlab is Australia’s clean energy pioneer. For over 20 years, we have set new standards in the development and construction of clean energy infrastructure through an unwavering commitment to balance the needs of our stakeholders, community, Country, and the environment.  

We’re raising the bar on renewables through our commitment to the highest standards from day one, driven by a long-term view and a strong sense of integrity. Our in-house experts bring the agility and technical insight needed to innovate quickly and solve complex challenges. And through genuine partnerships, we work closely with communities to ensure our projects deliver meaningful and lasting benefits.

Our values reflect who we are, how we work, and what we stand for:

• Be tenacious. Adapting and flexing helps us overcome challenges and navigate change. We are proactive and responsive, comfortable in complexity.
• Raise the bar. Creating new standards beats being limited by existing ones. We are always learning, seeking out opportunities to improve, willing to get our hands (and boots) dirty.
• Think differently. Innovative solutions are guided by science, cutting edge methods, and the highest levels of expertise. We create magic when we put our heads together and remain open to the possibilities.
• Be ruthlessly responsible. We do the right thing because we want to — not because we have to. We listen, show compassion, keep our promises, and create lasting benefits for our people, community, environment, and Country.

We are currently hiring a Senior Manager, Commercial & Contracts, located in either Sydney or Brisbane.

​About the Opportunity

As a Senior Manager, Commercial & Contracts, you will play a key role within Windlab’s Delivery team, supporting the Director, Commercial and Contracts in overseeing a wide range of commercial activities across the business. You’ll provide strategic commercial advice, lead contractual negotiations, and contribute to the development and execution of project-related agreements.

You’ll support projects during the development phase, offering commercial input into critical decisions such as project structuring, timelines, and prioritisation. A core responsibility of the role is managing the procurement of all construction contracts for Windlab projects, including turbine supply and installation, and balance of plant.

This role also involves overseeing Windlab’s outsourced operational service providers, requiring hands-on experience in operations, ideally gained through roles in asset management or investment management. This experience is essential to ensure effective oversight of operational performance and alignment with commercial objectives.

The role requires occasional travel to proposed project sites, active construction sites, operational assets, and stakeholder meetings across Australia.

What Makes you a great fit

You bring deep expertise in leading complex pre-award contract negotiations, ideally within renewable energy or major infrastructure projects. Your hands-on experience in procuring large scale infrastructure contracts including turbine supply and balance of plant, equips you with the commercial and technical insight to drive competitive outcomes.

With a strong background in asset and investment management, you offer a solid understanding of operational

performance, risk mitigation, and strategic decision-making, which is essential for managing outsourced operational service providers. Your strategic commercial advisory skills support key project development decisions, and your leadership experience enables you to guide cross functional teams and contribute meaningfully to project and business-wide outcomes.

• Applicants are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience. Windlab will remove this advertisement if the position is filled. 
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• Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks if required for the position (which may include police record checks).

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