Lead Construction & Infrastructure Lawyer

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Health checks and wellbeing programs

Gym memberships via Fitness Passport

Wellbeing platform Thrive Gateway

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Salary progression and annual leave

Job summary

VIDA Roads in Melbourne is seeking a Principal Lawyer to lead complex construction and infrastructure matters within the North East Link PPP package. You will provide pragmatic legal advice, guide procurement processes, and coordinate with external advisors to support project delivery.

The role requires a strong background in construction law, project delivery, and government procurement, with flexibility to spend time at site offices as needed.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification in law and admitted, or eligible to be admitted, as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of Victoria is mandatory.
• Significant post admission experience in construction and infrastructure law, including project delivery or PPP experience, highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality legal advice across project delivery, construction contracting, legislation, interfaces, probity, land planning and environment, compliance and regulatory issues.
• Manage and coordinate legal aspects of procurement, delivery or organisational-wide activities.
• Engage with external legal and probity advisors and collaborate with other teams to ensure consistent approaches.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enable efficient provision of legal services.
• Report to the Managing Principal Lawyer and support VIDA Roads projects, focusing on the North East Link PPP package.

Skills

Construction law

Contract interpretation

Legal project management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary law degree, admitted in Victoria

Tools

Government procurement processes

Job description

VIDA Roads in Melbourne is seeking a Principal Lawyer to lead complex construction and infrastructure matters within the North East Link PPP package. You will provide pragmatic legal advice, guide procurement processes, and coordinate with external advisors to support project delivery.

The role requires a strong background in construction law, project delivery, and government procurement, with flexibility to spend time at site offices as needed.