Senior Legal Counsel - Construction (front-end) - 6+ Years PQE

Wolf & Williams; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent remuneration

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Additional annual leave entitlements

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts & rewards

Job summary

Wolf & Williams, a leading Australian construction and development business, seeks an experienced construction lawyer for a growth-focused in-house role. You will support a national portfolio of major projects, reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on risk and strategy, and guiding stakeholders across the business.

Reporting to the General Counsel, the role offers exposure to front-end construction work, competitive remuneration, generous leave entitlements and wellbeing

Qualifications

• At least 6 years of 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.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate major construction contracts (D&C, GC21, ECI, etc.).
• Advise bid and tender teams on contractual risk allocation and strategy.
• Provide guidance on delays, extensions of time, variations, termination rights and security.
• Support negotiations with clients, consultants and subcontractors.
• Deliver pragmatic legal advice to project, operations and corporate stakeholders.

Skills

Construction law

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

Commercial advisory

Stakeholder comms

Education

Qualified solicitor

Job description

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 6 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.

Contact

For a confidential discussion, please contact Managing Director at Wolf & Williams Sam Gray at [e-mail] or call 0412 427 086.