Head of Legal - Construction (front-end) - 10+ Years PQE

Wolf & Williams; Sydney; Vor Ort; AUD 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Wolf & Williams is partnering with a leading Australian-owned construction and development business to recruit a Head of Legal - Construction (front-end) with 10+ years of post-qualification experience. This role sits in a national in-house team supporting major projects and requires strategic, commercial legal expertise across front-end construction.

You will review and negotiate key contracts, advise on risk allocation and commercial strategy, and guide teams on delays, variations, and

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years' post-qualification experience in front-end construction and projects.
• Experience advising on major construction contracts and project delivery models.
• Commercially minded with pragmatic, risk-based advice.

Aufgaben

• Review, draft and negotiate major construction contracts (D&C, GC21, ECI, and other delivery agreements).
• Advise bid and tender teams on contractual risk allocation and commercial strategy.
• Provide guidance on delays, extensions of time, variations, termination rights, security arrangements, retention regimes, scope and pricing issues.
• Support contract negotiations with clients, consultants and subcontractors.
• Deliver practical, commercially focused legal advice to project, operational and corporate stakeholders.

Kenntnisse

Construction law

Contract drafting

Risk assessment

Ausbildung

Qualified solicitor / lawyer

Jobbeschreibung

Head of Legal - Construction (front-end) - 10+ Years PQE

Our client is a leading Australian-owned construction and development business with a strong reputation for delivering complex, high-profile projects across a diverse range of sectors.

The Opportunity

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced construction lawyer to join a highly regarded in-house legal team in a newly created growth role.

Reporting to the General Counsel and working closely with other more senior legal counsel you will be part of a collaborative and commercially focused legal function supporting a national portfolio of major projects.

This role offers exposure to a broad range of front-end construction and projects work with key responsibilities including:

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating major construction contracts, including D&C, GC21, ECI and other project delivery agreements.
• Advising bid and tender teams on contractual risk allocation and commercial strategy.
• Providing guidance on delays, extensions of time, variations, termination rights, security arrangements, retention regimes, scope and pricing issues.
• Supporting contract negotiations with clients, consultants and subcontractors.
• Delivering practical, commercially focused legal advice to project, operational and corporate stakeholders.

Ideal Candidate

• Have at least 10 years' post-qualification experience in front-end construction and projects from either a leading law firm or highly regarded construction company.
• Have experience advising on major construction contracts and project delivery models.
• Be commercially minded and capable of providing pragmatic risk-based advice.

On Offer

• Exposure to nationally significant projects and bids.
• Competitive remuneration package, including performance-based incentives.
• Market-leading health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Additional annual leave entitlements linked to tenure.
• Generous parental leave arrangements.
• Access to employee benefits, discounts and reward programs.