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Project Lawyer

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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Laing O'Rourke Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Lawyer to join our team at Laing O'Rourke, a leading construction and infrastructure company in Australia. As a Project Lawyer, you will play a critical role in providing strategic legal advice to our executive and senior project leadership on matters related to construction and infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Legal Advice: Provide expert legal advice on strategic matters and ad hoc issues arising from construction and infrastructure projects.
  • Project Setup: Ensure bid mitigation strategies are transferred and administered through the project setup process.
  • Procurement Strategy: Develop and implement procurement strategies for construction and infrastructure projects, including setting up supply chain agreements and assisting with contract negotiations.
  • Head Contract Compliance: Assist with the preparation of guidance and template documents for the administration of head contracts and ensure effective contract administration and compliance during projects.
  • Compliance: Provide support to ensure compliance with key contractual and business processes, including providing guidance on security of payment, Code compliance, and supply chain negotiation.
  • Claims and Entitlement Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy for ensuring the business successfully identifies, pursues, and recovers its contractual entitlements in a proactive manner.
  • Training: Identify and implement a training plan for the project to ensure the head contract is understood and administered correctly, as well as other key areas for the project.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A current Australian practicing certificate and a minimum of 6 years' post-admission experience.
  • In-house experience and experience in delivering large-scale building or infrastructure projects with top-tier constructors would be well regarded.
  • A good working knowledge of construction law and experience advising 'live' construction and engineering projects.
  • Some experience and capability in contractual claims/disputes and formal dispute processes, including adjudication, arbitration, and litigation.
  • The ability to work autonomously as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • A pragmatic and practical approach, which is solutions-focused.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • A drive to succeed.

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected, and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits, including specialized learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry-leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option, and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O'Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.