Construction & Engineering Senior Associate

Burges Salmon; United States; Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Disability Confident employer

Job summary

Burges Salmon, a leading UK law firm, is seeking a Senior Associate to join its Construction & Engineering practice. You will advise on cutting‑edge UK and international projects, collaborating with project, real estate, finance and corporate lawyers to enable complex infrastructure initiatives to come to fruition.

You will be expected to build relationships, sit on industry groups, and contribute to business development while managing a varied workload with autonomy and a client‑focused

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working on high quality construction and engineering projects.
• Be a strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively.
• Be self-motivated and willing to learn.
• Experience of leading others to develop their skills and knowledge.
• Experience of effective matter management and business development activities.
• Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer.

Responsibilities

• Advise on cutting edge projects in the UK and overseas, working with cross‑functional teams to enable successful delivery.
• Build relationships and sit on industry groups to foster collaboration and best practices.
• Lead complex construction, redevelopment and infrastructure projects to fruition with effective matter management.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Workload management

Self-motivation

Business development

Leadership

Job description

Construction & Engineering Senior Associate

Deadline: 2026-09-28

Location: Bristol, Bristol, GB, BS1 5, Work From Home

Application Closing Date: 2026-12-30

Reference: 0695

Looking for an opportunity to cast your net even wider?

At Burges Salmon, you'll work at the forefront of your field while collaborating with colleagues who are experts in theirs. You'll have access to top-calibre clients, with real responsibility and ownership from day one, as you make an impact on a global scale.

The Team

We are fresh. We are focused. We are bold.

Our construction and engineering team is one of the largest in the UK. We're top tier ranked in both Legal 500 and Chambers and we work on major infrastructure, energy and development projects that shape the way in which people live.

Our C&E team has an outstanding reputation working on strategic, complex and innovative projects in the UK.

You will advise on cutting edge projects in the UK and overseas, working with our projects, real estate, finance and corporate lawyers to enable complex construction, redevelopment and infrastructure projects to come to fruition. The breadth of the technologies you'll be able to advise on will be second to none and you'll be encouraged to build relationships and sit on industry groups. The team works in a variety of sectors including renewable energy and nuclear, transport, defence and infrastructure.

What others say...

• 'Burges Salmon have a first-rate construction practice.' – The Legal 500
• 'Good strength and depth with a wide spread of expertise. Good, practical, strategic advice at partner level.' – The Legal 500
• 'Burges Salmon is a powerful force in the market' – Chambers

Key clients include:

• Eden Geothermal
• Gravis
• Energia
• National Highways
• Transport for Wales
• Severn Trent Water
• Transport for London
• HSBC
• Drax
• UK Atomic Energy Authority
• YTL Developments
• Ocean Winds
• Envision Energy

The Firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work at 2025', an accolade that the firm has achieved for the fourth year in a row.

And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?

What you'll need

• Relevant experience working on high quality construction and engineering projects.
• Be a strong team player, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively.
• Be self-motivated and willing to learn.
• Experience of leading others to develop their skills and knowledge.
• Experience of effective matter management and business development activities.
• Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer.

Benefits

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns. It's important to us that our organisation represents the diverse community in which we operate and we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident employer we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process.

Category:

Legal

Team:

Construction & Engineering

PQE:

6+

Location:

Bristol, Edinburgh

Terms:

Permanent