Associate: Major Projects

3 months ago


Melbourne, Australia White & Case Full time

**Associate: Major Projects & Infrastructure**

**The opportunity**

Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Project Delivery Practice in our Sydney office?

With experience in major projects and infrastructure, particularly in the transport, power, and renewables sector, you will be joining a growing team with fantastic career progression opportunities.

You will work primarily with a highly experienced project delivery partner based in Sydney, as well as our wider projects team, on a mix of both Australian and offshore projects and construction deals. Current mandates include a subsea transmission in the Middle East, data centres in Asia-Pacific offshore wind projects in Asia, district heating and cooling projects, solar farms in Victoria, waste and waste to energy projects and water project procurement and advisory mandates in Australia and the Middle East.

We provide an excellent platform to engage in business development initiatives, including as part of the firm’s global Transport, Infrastructure and Logistics industry group.

At White & Case, we’ll support you, give you responsibility and welcome you as an integral member of our diverse, international team from day one. We foster a collegial working environment where partners are friendly and accessible, and colleagues always supportive and open to questions.

**Key responsibilities**
- Undertake a range of logistics, communication, and research tasks to drive processes forward.
- Manage a substantial amount of contractual work reviewing ancillary and commercial documents.
- Execute multiple work streams and deliver flawless work within short timeframes, using excellent drafting skills and attention to detail.

**The skills and attributes we are looking for**
- Experience in Major Projects and Infrastructure, particularly in the transport, power, and renewables sector
- Experience advising consortiums, financiers, equity investors and contractors tendering for infrastructure projects.
- Outstanding communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills
- Admission in Australia or Common Law jurisdiction
- PQE 5+

**What we offer**

At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer.

We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a lawyer and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages.

We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation.

**About White & Case**

We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many.

Since our arrival in Australia in 2016, our Australian practice has grown to 34 partners and 100+ lawyers across Sydney and Melbourne. Our teams work with clients in every state of Australia, across the Asia-Pacific region and around the globe on all aspects of the energy, infrastructure, power (including renewable energy) mining & metals sectors, and on high-profile public market and private equity M&A transactions.

**How to apply**

Primary Location: Australia-Melbourne

Expected Workplace: Hybrid

Job Posting: Oct 31, 2024, 1:16:12 AM



  • Melbourne, Australia Department of Transport and Planning Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Parkville Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning **Salary**: $182,813 - $248,629 Occupation: Executive Management Reference: 4373 **About the Role** **This is a fixed term STS role through till December 2025** The Next Generation Tram (NGT) project is set to significantly upgrade...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192 Occupation: Projects Reference: VG/1697408 Working closely with various Government agencies and supporting the MRPV Project Development team, the Project Development Officer provides advice to improve consistency and quality of...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Fixed term / 3 year fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $72,751 - $88,336 Occupation: Administration/Secretarial Reference: VG/MRPV/MRPV/1641066 This role provides administration and project support to the Human Resources Director and the broader Human Resources team across a range of...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905 Occupation: Land Management Reference: 5549 Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: - Provide high quality support services to the Land and Property team including arranging and scheduling appointments...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Fixed term / 3 year fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $103,920 - $125,735 Occupation: IT and Telecommunications Reference: VG/MRPV/MRPV/1662333 The IT Project Management Office Lead ensures the successful delivery of MRPV's IT Projects and programs. Working at Major Road Projects...


  • Melbourne City Centre, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Major Road Projects Victoria Working at Major Road Projects Victoria means being part of something big. We oversee more than 40 projects as a cornerstone of Victoria's Big Build, including some of the State's most important roads. At our heart is a commitment to building better roads throughout Victoria. It's about creating more capacity for our network,...


  • Melbourne City Centre, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Major Road Projects Victoria Working at Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) means being part of something big. We oversee more than 50 projects as a cornerstone of Victoria's Big Build, including some of the State's most important roads. And when you have something “big” it means the People & Culture function is in the spotlight support our Leaders to...

  • Document Controller

    2 weeks ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / 3 years fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192 Occupation: Information Management Reference: VG/MRPV/MRPV/1663291 This is a critical behind-the-scenes role for MRPV, managing document control between us and our Contractors, and having fun...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $76,817 - $93,275 Occupation: Administration/Secretarial Reference: 5886 **Join us in building better connections for Victoria by**: - Providing administrative support including diary management, preparing documents and reports, taking...

  • Commercial Coordinator

    7 months ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $92,332 - $104,762 Occupation: Legal Reference: 3773 **Major Road Projects Victoria** **VPS4 Commercial Coordinator** - **Hybrid working environment.**: - **3 years fixed term.**: - **VPS4 $92,332 - $104,762 + super & benefits.**: -...


  • Melbourne City Centre, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Working at Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) means being part of something big. We oversee more than 40 projects as a cornerstone of Victoria's Big Build, including some of the State's most important roads. With these “big” plans comes strategic IT projects - Our IT team is looking for an IT Project Management Office Lead to help ensure the successful...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full time Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $127,467 - $170,579 Occupation: Environment Reference: VG/1619233 **Major Road Projects Victoria** Working at Major Road Projects Victoria means being part of something big. We oversee more than 50 projects as a cornerstone of Victoria's Big Build,...

  • Safety Advisor

    3 weeks ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan Job type: Fixed term / 3 years fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $103,920 - $125,735 Occupation: Occupational Health and Safety Reference: VG/1662344 **Major Road Projects Victoria** Working at Major Road Projects Victoria means being part of something big. We oversee more...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Part time Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $103,920 - $125,735 Occupation: Projects Reference: VG/1624106 The Planner and Scheduler is responsible for the development of project schedules, the provision of high-level schedule advice and for the monitoring of progress of various Projects within...

  • Safety Advisor

    7 days ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan Job type: Fixed term / 3 years fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $103,920 - $125,735 Occupation: Occupational Health and Safety Reference: VG/1662344 Our Safety team collaboratively lead a step-change in safety engagement and management for our projects by providing oversight...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full time Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $175,731 - $238,997 Occupation: Construction Reference: VG/1701984 The Manager Safety Strategy, Systems and Innovation will be responsible for leading the continuous improvement of all health and safety aspects of MRPV activities, driving the...

  • Safety Advisor

    3 weeks ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full time Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $103,920 - $125,735 Occupation: Construction Reference: VG/1694907 Our Safety team collaboratively lead a step-change in safety engagement and management for our projects by providing oversight of all health and safety aspects on activities undertaken...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full time / 3 years fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $127,467 - $170,579 Occupation: Projects Reference: VG/1641452 Newly created QA Lead roles to uplift our QA capability! **Major Road Projects Victoria** Working at Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) means being part of something...


  • Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Full time / 3 years fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $72,751 - $88,336 Occupation: Human Resources Reference: VG/1645628 This opportunity suits a proactive, organised Administrator who may have an interest in exploring the Human Resources space. **Major Road Projects...

  • Quantity Surveyor

    6 days ago


    Melbourne, Australia Major Road Projects Victoria Full time

    Location: Melbourne | CBD Job type: Fixed term Organisation: Major Road Projects Victoria **Salary**: $72,751 - $88,336 Occupation: Projects Reference: VG/1675047 A key role providing support to MRPV's Project Control and Delivery teams and drives the development of our Cost Control functions and processes. **Major Road Projects Victoria** Working at...