Senior Legal Counsel

1 month ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia cimic Full time

Senior Legal Counsel

CIMIC is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team based in Bowen Hills, Brisbane. The successful candidate 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 in the formation, review and closing of contracts for large scale projects.
  • Drafting and developing tender qualifications that address project risks.
  • Support the resolution of contractual issues that arise on projects during delivery.
  • Negotiating contract amendments with clients, joint venture partners and external lawyers.
  • Identifying from a legal perspective key/substantial risks and reporting on these risks to tender teams.
  • Proposing realistic means of addressing the project risks identified.
  • Preparing proposed solutions to project risks.
  • Drafting CRA document and meeting with senior management to review.
  • Advising project teams throughout lifecycle of projects on interpretation and contract administration issues, including strategy for dealing with delays, cost overruns and unexpected events.

Requirements for this role:

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

Next Stages:

If this role is of interest to you and you meet the above requirements, please click on the 'Apply now' button.

We are committed to workplace diversity and to providing flexible work opportunities on our project. We support women in construction and Indigenous advancement and participation. Women and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander are encouraged to apply.

Opportunities on this project are being sourced directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.

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