Specialist Trades & Operator Jobs
AU$120 - AU$150 per annum + + benefits
VIC
Full Time
Seeking a Contracts Manager to handle commercial and industrial refrigeration projects. Work closely with clients to improve business & profit!
Contracts Manager - Industrial Refrigeration
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Our client, a leading provider of industrial refrigeration solutions, is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to join their Projects team. This role is ideal for an experienced refrigeration professional who combines strong technical capability with project coordination, commercial awareness, and client relationship skills.
Reporting to the Divisional Manager - Projects, you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of industrial refrigeration projects from sales and proposal development through to execution, commissioning, and handover. You will play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities
Identify and support new business opportunities and client relationships.
Prepare technical proposals, quotations, variations, and project documentation.
Coordinate and support industrial refrigeration projects from award through to completion.
Assist with planning, scheduling, subcontractor coordination, procurement, and site activities.
Monitor project progress, costs, risks, and timelines, implementing corrective actions where required.
Provide technical support across engineering, installation, commissioning, and handover activities.
Liaise with clients, consultants, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across project delivery processes.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Minimum 3 years' experience in industrial or heavy commercial refrigeration.
Trade qualification in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Cert III) or relevant Mechanical Engineering qualification is advantageous but not essential.
Strong understanding of industrial refrigeration systems, including exposure to ammonia (NH₃), CO₂, glycol, and/or chilled water systems.
Experience supporting or managing refrigeration projects, installations, commissioning, or maintenance activities.
Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, and project documentation.
Strong knowledge of WHS requirements and Australian Standards.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with clients, contractors, and project teams.
Experience in sales, estimating, quoting, or business development will be highly regarded.
This opportunity would suit a refrigeration technician or engineer looking to transition into a more commercially focused project management role, or an experienced project professional seeking a technical leadership position within industrial refrigeration.
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If you have the technical background and commercial mindset to deliver successful industrial refrigeration projects, we would like to hear from you.
In the past 5 years we have been extremely humbled to have placed over 16,000 people into meaningful employment. This equates to 21 lives enhanced every day!
Bonnie Leitch | bleitch@marble.com.au | 03 8256 2200 | 0431 407 591
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