Senior Legal Counsel CopperString Project Manager

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia cimic Full time

Senior Legal Counsel

CIMIC Group’s Powerlink project is undertaking the construction of CopperString, a $5 billion iconic project that will connect Queensland’s Northwest Minerals Province to the national electricity grid.

The project scope includes:

  • 500 kilovolt (kV) transmission line from just south of Townsville to Hughenden
  • 330kV transmission line from Hughenden to Cloncurry
  • 220kV transmission line from Cloncurry to Mount Isa
  • Up to six new substation sites
  • Six workforce accommodation and facilities (WAFs)
  • Extensive road upgrades, access tracks, waterway crossings, and the like to facilitate the construction of the transmission line

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide commercially relevant advice to our teams in the formation, review, and closing of contracts for large-scale projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide commercially relevant advice to our teams
  • Drafting and developing tender qualifications
  • Support the resolution of contractual issues
  • Negotiating contract amendments
  • Identifying and reporting key/substantial risks
  • Proposing realistic means of addressing risks
  • Preparing proposed solutions
  • Advising project teams on contract administration issues

Requirements:

Key qualifications:

  • A minimum of 6+ years Post Qualification Experience with a strong focus on front-end construction contracts work
  • Bachelor of Law (LLB or equivalent)
  • Qualified to practice as a solicitor in an Australian jurisdiction, holding a current practising certificate

Desirable skills:

  • Exposure to forms of engineering and construction contracts prevalent in the Australian market working for a Tier 1 company
  • Excellent communication, negotiation, and influencing skills
  • Ability to identify risks and offer practical solutions
  • Strong commercial and business acumen


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