In-House Legal Counsel: Infrastructure & Projects

GHD; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD’s NSW/ACT Legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel to join a collaborative in-house group. You will support major infrastructure projects across NSW and the ACT, guided by senior lawyers and mentors. This is ideal for a private practice lawyer moving in-house or an early-career in-house lawyer expanding experience.

You’ll engage across procurement, contracts, risk and compliance, gaining exposure to a broad lifecycle of projects in a dynamic, client-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Current Practising Certificate required.
• Approximately 2–4 years post-qualification experience in law firm or in-house.
• Experience in commercial, construction or general corporate law.
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain legal concepts to non-lawyers.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and assist with negotiating consultancy, professional services, subconsultant and other commercial agreements.
• Provide clear and practical legal advice to technical and operational teams.
• Support Project Directors and Project Managers with contract finalisation, execution and project delivery issues.
• Assist bid and tender teams with contract reviews, proposed departures and commercial risk advice.
• Advise on variations, notices, claims and early dispute avoidance.
• Assist with professional indemnity claims, insurer notifications, disputes and litigation.
• Advise on government procurement, probity, conflicts of interest and confidentiality obligations.
• Support the business on employment, privacy, IP, governance and compliance matters.
• Collaborate with project leaders on contract negotiations and contribute to templates and guides.
• Utilise AI-supported legal tools to improve processes.

Skills

Practising Certificate

2-4 years PQE

Commercial law

Construction law

Contract drafting/review

Legal advice to engineers/PMs

Team collaboration

Legal tech interest

Tools

None

Job description

GHD’s NSW/ACT Legal team is seeking a Legal Counsel to join a collaborative in-house group. You will support major infrastructure projects across NSW and the ACT, guided by senior lawyers and mentors. This is ideal for a private practice lawyer moving in-house or an early-career in-house lawyer expanding experience.

You’ll engage across procurement, contracts, risk and compliance, gaining exposure to a broad lifecycle of projects in a dynamic, client-focused environment.