Construction Contracts Counsel (NEC) – Hybrid (Manchester/Birmingham)

Sellick Partnership Limited- In-House; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working in-Manch./

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

25 days' annual leave

Job summary

Sellick Partnership Limited- In-House in Manchester or Birmingham is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join a growing construction team. The role is full-time and hybrid, focusing on NEC contracts and commercial arrangements across public and private sector projects.

You will advise on live matters, draft and negotiate key contracts, and influence projects from tender stages through to delivery, working closely with leadership and project teams in-house.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor or lawyer with current practising certificate.
• Extensive construction law experience, ideally within a main contractor or major construction business.
• Strong track record advising on major construction projects across public and private sector work.
• Extensive experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating NEC contracts, particularly NEC ECC.
• Experience negotiating construction-related security documents, including parent company and payment guarantees.
• Commercially minded, with ability to identify contractual risks and provide practical advice to project and business stakeholders.
• In-house experience or aptitude for working in-house; knowledge of construction disputes or modern methods would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across construction and consulting projects from bids through to project delivery.
• Review, draft and negotiate NEC contracts and related appointments/frameworks.
• Advise commercial and project teams on live contractual matters, identifying risks and offering practical solutions.
• Negotiate protections, including parent company and payment guarantees.
• Support project governance and contract approval processes.
• Manage external legal advisers and contribute to precedents and knowledge.

Education

Qualified Solicitor / Lawyer

Tools

NEC contracts experience

Job description

Sellick Partnership Limited- In-House in Manchester or Birmingham is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join a growing construction team. The role is full-time and hybrid, focusing on NEC contracts and commercial arrangements across public and private sector projects.

You will advise on live matters, draft and negotiate key contracts, and influence projects from tender stages through to delivery, working closely with leadership and project teams in-house.