Senior Counsel - Construction

Michael Page (UK); City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Construction Lawyer to provide high-quality, commercial legal advice focussing on UK construction projects. The successful candidate will engage with senior management, negotiate contracts, and support ongoing operational matters. A competitive salary and benefits package, alongside a hybrid work pattern, is offered to the right candidate.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Benefits package

Hybrid working pattern

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience with the construction contractual framework in the UK.
• Proven understanding of JCT suite of contracts and NEC.
• Experience of negotiating agreements and public procurement.

Responsibilities

• Provide legally compliant advice on construction projects.
• Review, negotiate, and draft agreements with project counterparties.
• Support commercial and contractual matters for tenders and ongoing operations.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal risk assessment

Commercial focus

Job description

Overview

• Opportunity for a Construction Lawyer to join an award winning organisation
• Provide support on a wide range of work, support all levels of the business.

About Our Client

This award winning, growing organisation operates within the energy, design and construction sector, delivering specialised solutions to a variety of clients. With a focus on innovation and efficiency, the company is known for its commitment to high-quality service and operational excellence.

Job Description

You will work closely with business teams, especially business development, commercial and senior management, and externally with counterparty legal advisers, external legal advisers, contract counterparties and customers. You will provide timely, high quality, practical and commercially focused legal advice, balancing legal risk with the commercial needs of the business and will be responsible for:

• Providing commercially focused legal advice on a broad range of projects ensuring compliance with applicable law.
• Reviewing, negotiating and/or drafting agreements and conducting contract negotiations with project counterparties primarily for construction, refurbishment and related services.
• Supporting on commercial and contractual matters for tenders, projects, variations and on-going contractual and operational matters.
• Assisting on the governance of transactions at local and group level.
• Working closely with colleagues throughout the group and with customers.
• Managing external legal resource as required.
• Assisting in developing and delivering training on legal matters for colleagues across the business.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Senior Counsel should have demonstrable experience and proven understanding of the contractual framework surrounding construction projects within the UK construction market including experience of negotiating and agreements based on industry standard forms, in particular the JCT suite of contracts and NEC.

• Desirable:

• Experience of public procurement preferred.
• Experience of construction and refurbishment projects in the housing sector.

What's on Offer

On offer is a competitive base salary and benefits package together with hybrid working pattern.