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• Department for Health and Wellbeing – Corporate and Infrastructure – New Women’s and Children’s Hospital (New WCH) Project
• Salary: $121,107 to $125,679 – ASO8 – Full Time / Term Contract up to 31 December 2027

Do you want to be part of South Australia’s largest and leading health infrastructure project?

The State Government is committed to building a bigger and better hospital for South Australian women, babies, children, young people, and families.

The multi-billion dollar, once in a generation, project will provide a new modern facility for our future communities by 2031.

Located in the Adelaide BioMed City precent, it will have more beds, theatres, and greater emergency capacity – and increased scope for future expansion.

Healthy environments are an important element of the project as we set out to build one of the first all-electric public hospitals in Australia.

Set in Adelaide’s iconic parklands, the site will provide people with a connection to Kaurna country and allow our dedicated clinical staff to provide a therapeutic approach to patients to enhance their recovery and wellbeing.

The Senior Commercial Manager, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project is accountable to the Director, Commercial and Legal for leading and managing critical and specialist programs, projects and services for the New WCH Project procurement, commercial and contract management functions. 

The role works within the New WCH Commercial and Legal Workstream leading, managing and undertaking critical risk management processes and risk assessments for complex and diverse commercial arrangements, including providing high level specialist advice consistent with agency and whole of government strategies, policies and priorities.

The Senior Commercial Manager oversees strategic decision making from a commercial perspective, contract negotiations, form and outcomes. It includes developing, reviewing, implementing and updating project commercial contract management processes, strategies, policies and practices to manage contract compliance. The position establishes, maintains and manages supplier, contractor and stakeholder relationships on high value/high risk contracts.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref:  915757

Criminal History Screening Requirement

• A ‘National Police Certificate’ NPC (also known as a ‘Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check’ NCCHC)  for employment involving no contact with vulnerable groups is required for this position (general employment)
• A DHS ‘Working With Children Check’ (WWCC) is required for this position.

Immunisation Risk for this position is Category C (minimal patient contact)

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Enquiries

Hazel Kotro
Director, Commercial and Legal
Phone: 0438 636 035 
E-mail: Hazel.Kotro@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Thursday, 2 October 2025 – 11:55PM

Attachments

• 915757 - Senior Commercial Manager, New Women’s and Children’s Hospital Project - Role Description.pdf
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