Legal Counsel – Construction

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Legal Counsel to join a major infrastructure organisation in Birmingham. This permanent role offers broad exposure to commercial contracts, procurement, construction, IP, finance and major project matters, with hybrid working and the chance to support high value, high profile work.

Client Details

Our client is a nationally significant, government backed infrastructure organisation delivering one of the UK’s most high profile and complex major projects. It operates at enormous scale, with around 33,000 people working across the programme, and combines public sector purpose with the pace and challenge of a major commercial environment. The organisation is known for investing in learning and development, promoting an inclusive culture, and offering award winning people initiatives, including recognition from Investors in People, and Disability Confident .

Description

The Legal Counsel will be:

• Assisting with the provision of high quality legal support across commercial and contracts law matters
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of high value and complex commercial agreements
• Advising on procurement activity, including public sector procurement and contract strategy
• Supporting on major construction and infrastructure related contracts and funding agreements
• Providing advice on corporate, intellectual property, finance and technology matters
• Assisting with statutory advice as required across the business
• Supporting the resolution of contractual claims and disputes, including work with external counsel where appropriate
• Managing external legal support when required, including monitoring cost, quality, budgets and timescales
• Liaising with senior lawyers, internal stakeholders and relevant government or policy teams

Profile

The Legal Counsel should be:

• A solicitor or equivalent with relevant PQE
• Experienced in commercial contracts law within a complex organisation
• Ideally experienced in procurement, intellectual property, construction and finance matters
• Familiar with infrastructure, construction or major projects environments
• Experienced in public sector procurement matters
• Comfortable advising stakeholders at all levels of seniority
• Confident supporting on contractual claims, disputes and external counsel management

Job Offer

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business delivering nationally important work at huge scale, where the legal team plays a key role in protecting and enabling a landmark infrastructure programme.

Alongside a salary of up to £100,000 and hybrid working, the organisation offers competitive pay, an award winning benefits package, strong wellbeing support, learning and leadership development, employee networks, and a salary sacrifice pension scheme with employer contributions up to double the employee contribution, capped at 12 per cent.

It is an excellent move for a commercial lawyer seeking high quality work, long term career development and the chance to contribute to a project of real national significance.

If you’re an experienced Legal Counsel, apply now or contact Michael Bailey for more information.