Lawyer

Ferrovial; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent construction company in the UK is seeking a Lawyer to join its legal team. The role involves providing legal support for construction projects particularly at Heathrow Airport, collaborating closely with project teams, and managing legal risks. The ideal candidate should be a junior to mid-level construction lawyer, a Solicitor of England and Wales or equivalent, possessing strong communication and analytical skills, and experience in construction law is desirable. This position is mostly based in London.

Qualifications

• Junior to mid-level construction lawyer required.
• Solicitor of England and Wales, or qualified lawyer from a common law jurisdiction.
• Experience in NEC or construction projects is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with project leadership to manage legal risks.
• Provide proactive legal advice to project teams.
• Assist in drafting and negotiating supply chain contracts.
• Avoid and reduce formal claims and disputes.
• Train and share best practices within teams.

Skills

Projects / construction lawyer

Solicitor of England and Wales

Experience of NEC or construction projects

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Flexible attitude

Analytical and professional attitude

Job description

Lawyer (London and Heathrow Airport)

Ferrovial Construction is looking to appoint a Lawyer to join its legal team in the UK.

The role

The successful candidate will have access to a comprehensive range of work, and will be the dedicated legal resource for Ferrovial Construction’s work at Heathrow Airport as well as Ferrovial Construction’s civils business. The key focus of the role is to protect the position of Ferrovial Construction through strong and effective contract creation and administration. This is a broad ‘hands on’ role within a small legal team in the UK, which works closely with the group head office in Madrid.

The role is mainly based in London and is ideally suited to a construction lawyer who is keen to work hand-in-hand with the relevant project teams.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborating closely with the project’s leadership to identify and evaluate key (legal) risks and opportunities, and implement mitigation strategies where appropriate.
• Providing proactive, regular advice to the project teams – familiar with project specific issues, relevant third parties, the supply chain and the project’s commercial objectives. Such advice may include:
  • general interpretation and application of the main project contracts (and various supply chain documents), third party and regulated obligations (where appropriate);
  • where necessary, supporting the procurement team in drafting and negotiating supply chain contracts;
  • assisting in avoiding and reducing formal claims and disputes, and / or assisting in the preparation and management of formal disputes (in conjunction with external counsel as required).
• Undertaking reporting and other duties associated with good governance.
• Training / developing and sharing of “best practice” / “lessons learned” briefings with the company or project teams.
• Assisting with the engagement of external counsel where required.

Skills and Competence

• Junior to mid-level projects / construction lawyer.
• Solicitor of England and Wales (a lawyer qualified in another common law jurisdiction may also be considered).
• Experience of NEC (desirable) or construction projects.
• A flexible attitude and ability to multi-task.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly motivated, analytical and professional attitude.
• Experience of working in an international organisation (desirable).

The ideal candidate would work from an office four days per week (Heathrow, and Head Office in London with occasional trips to other project sites).

Ferrovial Construction embraces diversity and inclusion. We see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills.

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.