Construction Solicitor

Sellick Partnership; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Newcastle office

Job summary

Sellick Partnership is recruiting a Construction Solicitor for its in-house legal team in Newcastle. You will review and negotiate professional engineering consultancy appointments, focusing on NEC contracts and bespoke agreements, while managing risks across projects.

Join a growing team with international exposure, supporting internal stakeholders and delivering clear legal guidance in a hybrid Newcastle office setting.

Qualifications

• A qualified solicitor with around 1-4 years' PQE.
• Experience in construction law, ideally involving engineering or professional consultancy appointments.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, particularly NEC and bespoke agreements.
• Strong technical drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Able to identify contractual risks and communicate legal advice clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Experience with international contracts would be advantageous, but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate professional engineering consultancy appointments, including bespoke and standard-form agreements.
• Advice on NEC contracts and a range of construction and engineering agreements.
• Identify and manage contractual risks across engineering and construction projects.
• Advice on collateral warranties, third-party rights, assignments and novation agreements.
• Negotiate contractual terms with clients and other project stakeholders.
• Provide clear, practical advice on contractual obligations, liabilities and risk allocation.
• Support the business with contract management and implementing legal risk management policies.
• Work closely with internal teams across the business on contractual issues arising throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

Drafting contracts

Negotiation

Risk assessment

NEC contracts

Construction law

Legal drafting

Education

Qualified solicitor (1–4 PQE)

Job description

Construction Solicitor

Competitive Salary

Newcastle, Hybrid Working

Sellick Partnership is working with a leading global engineering consultancy to recruit a Construction Solicitor to join its established in-house legal team in Newcastle.

This is an excellent opportunity for a construction solicitor to develop their career in-house, working on a varied range of construction, engineering and consultancy contracts within an internationally recognised business.

The Role

You'll join an established legal team supporting projects across the business, with responsibility for reviewing and negotiating contractual agreements and advising on commercial risks.

The role will focus on professional engineering consultancy appointments, NEC contracts and bespoke agreements, alongside wider contractual matters. You'll work closely with internal stakeholders and have the opportunity to gain supported exposure to international contracts.

Construction Solicitor Key Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate professional engineering consultancy appointments, including bespoke and standard-form agreements.
• Advice on NEC contracts and a range of construction and engineering agreements.
• Identify and manage contractual risks across engineering and construction projects.
• Advice on collateral warranties, third-party rights, assignments and novation agreements.
• Negotiate contractual terms with clients and other project stakeholders.
• Provide clear, practical advice on contractual obligations, liabilities and risk allocation.
• Support the business with contract management and implementing legal risk management policies.
• Work closely with internal teams across the business on contractual issues arising throughout the project lifecycle.

About You

• A qualified solicitor with around 1-4 years' PQE
• Experience in construction law, ideally involving engineering or professional consultancy appointments.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating construction contracts, particularly NEC and bespoke agreements.
• Strong technical drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Able to identify contractual risks and communicate legal advice clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
• Organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing competing priorities.
• Experience with international contracts would be advantageous, but is not essential

What's in it for the Construction Solicitor?

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to develop your career within an established in-house legal team.
• Exposure to a diverse range of construction and engineering projects.
• The opportunity to gain supported experience with international contracts.
• Hybrid working, with 3 days in the Newcastle office, 2 days working from home.
• A modern office environment with a leading global engineering consultancy.
• The chance to work closely with the business and develop specialist construction and engineering contract expertise.

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