Construction Associate Director

Osborne Clarke; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development programme

Job summary

Osborne Clarke is seeking a Senior Associate to join our national non-contentious construction practice, focusing on energy and energy transition projects in Bristol or London. You will lead negotiations on EPC, BOP, and O&M contracts, guiding clients through complex deals and coordinating with energy regulation, planning, and finance teams.

The role offers exposure to a broad client base including Foresight, RWE, Ameresco, Octopus, and National Grid, with clear opportunities to grow your

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating EPC, BOP, supply and O&M contracts for renewables.
• Ability to lead negotiation meetings and guide client stakeholders.
• Experience in the energy transition sector is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex construction contract negotiations (FIDIC/NEC).
• Supervise junior lawyers and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
• Advise energy clients on procurement and contract strategy.

Skills

Contract negotiation

FIDIC/NEC experience

Energy sector

Education

Solicitor Qualification (UK)

Job description

Role profile

We are lookingfor an enthusiastic and ambitious solicitor at Senior Associate level to joinour highly regarded national non-contentious construction team based in eitherBristol or London with a focus on energy and energy transition projects.

We arespecifically looking for candidates with experience in advising on the draftingnegotiation of EPC, BOP, supply and O&M contracts for renewables, energystorage, wind and/or grid stability projects. The successful candidate will beable to demonstrate the ability to lead negotiation meetings (working alongsidea junior associate) and to guide and manage client stakeholders through thenegotiation process.

This is afantastic opportunity to join a well-respected team with a wide variety ofinteresting work and clients, and a real opportunity to grow and develop yourown practice.

The practice

Ournon-contentious construction practice is truly comprehensive in scope andfeatures leading work on a national scale and is a practice that the firm isactively looking to expand to compliment and support Osborne Clarke's strategicdirection, of which energy and energy transition is front and centre.

Our workranges from initial procurement advice and legal project management, through tonegotiating complex construction agreements, typically based on FIDIC or NECforms in the energy sector. Our work typically forms part of a wider a projectteam and we work closely with our energy regulation, planning, real estate,corporate and project finance teams.

We oftenremain involved in projects during the delivery and operational phase,providing advice on contract management and variations, working alongside ourcontentious construction team on claims management and defects advice.

We adviseclients who are leaders in their fields, including Foresight, RWE, Ameresco,Octopus, Equitix, National Grid, Conrad, Bluefield and Downing.

The team

Thenon-contentious construction team is led by partners Phil Davies, AlexandraGower, Duncan Parker and Nicholas Grewal and is based across our Bristol &London offices. Duncan and Nicholas focus on our energy and infrastructureclients specifically and the successful candidate will work closely with themto service our existing client base and expand the practice over the comingyears.

The wider teamcomprises 1 Legal Director, 2 Associate Directors, 6 Senior Associates, 2Associates, 2 Trainees and 1 Paralegal.

Technical skills and experience

As this is asenior role, you will have experience of managing the construction aspects ofcomplex matters, taking the lead in contract negotiations and supervisingjunior lawyers where appropriate. In particular, you will have experience ofnegotiating agreements based on the FIDIC and NEC suites as well as bespoke EPCand O&M arrangements. You will be used to working on matters where thereare multiple interested parties (particularly in the context of a projectfinance-led structure).

You will behighly motivated and interested in your sectors and be committed in relation tothe ongoing growth of our sector expertise.

Your career development

Like all ourlawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career developmentprogramme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:

• clearexpectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
• highquality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
• thoroughassessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues;
• robusttechnical training with early skills based development, increasinglytailored to you; and
• rewardfor your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE ortenure.

About Us

Osborne Clarke is an international legal practice with over 330 Partners and more than 1,260 talented lawyers in 26 locations*. Our sector-based approach enables us to help our clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare for the ones that they will face tomorrow. Advising them both comprehensively and commercially. We love working closely with our clients on new deals, products and solutions which will transform their businesses, markets and even sectors. And our unique approachable culture is not an added extra, it's fundamental to our success.

AtOsborne Clarkewe value difference and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. We want everyone to feel that OC is a place where you can be yourself and belong, and our range of interest groups and diversity networks - not to mention our great teams - are a part of making that a reality. We value the health and wellbeing of our people and our wide range of initiatives and benefits support this.

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