Principal Lawyer

Company description:

About MRPV

Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) is delivering a massive investment in the state's roads. We're delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne's freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We're also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough.

The West Gate Tunnel Project will give Melbourne a second freeway link between the west and the city - providing a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge and a vital second river crossing.

MRPV is also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.

Job description:

• 2 x positions one for a Planning & Environment and other for a Project Specialist.
• Contribute to Melbourne's biggest ever investment in the North East
• 3 years fixed term, VPS 6 $138,631 - $185,518 + super & benefits, in a team that truly values flexibility.

About the Opportunities

We have 2 Principal Lawyer roles available. One position is responsible for Planning and Environment advice and the other position is for a Project Specialist.

Reporting directly to a Managing Principal Lawyer, you will provide high quality and pragmatic legal advice to MRPV project teams and the broader business across a broad range of areas, including in relation to procurement, contracting, interfaces, public law and policy.

You and your colleagues will work in complete partnership with our multi-disciplinary project teams to manage legal, commercial and contractual risks that are prevalent for a project of this size.

On a day-to-day basis, this role could see you providing best-for-project advice, liaising with internal and external stakeholders on a wide range of project/regulatory and compliance issues, considering claims and delivery issues, briefing government stakeholders, participating in knowledge-sharing activities across all Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority projects and so much more

The positions will appeal to an astute legal professional who is seeking the opportunity to contribute to a city-shaping program of works.

The positions are primarily located at Melbourne CBD with occasional attendance at other MRPV project offices.

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by:

• Providing high quality and pragmatic legal advice across a broad range of legal areas, including matters relating to project delivery, legislation, interfaces, land planning and environment, compliance and regulatory issues.
• Managing and coordinating certain legal aspects of procurement, delivery or organisational-wide activities.
• Managing and engaging with external advisors and collaborating with other teams and external advisors as required, to ensure issues are considered efficiently and a consistent and agreed approach is taken to support MRPV and project expectations.
• Proactively establishing and maintaining trusted relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders to enable the efficient and appropriate provision of legal services and to ensure MRPV's and project objectives are met.

About You

You will be a key liaison and expert communicator throughout the organisation. You will have self-awareness, a sense of purpose and critical thinking abilities in addition to exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills and the ability to operate effectively within a complex government environment.

In addition, you are:

• Either:
• A regulatory specialist, preferably with experience (either in private practice, Government or in‐house roles) in Planning and Environment matters affecting projects; or
• A construction, projects or infrastructure specialist, with experience (either in private practice, Government or in‐house) in front-end procurement and contracting, delivery or back-end matters.
• Well-versed in, or able to rapidly gain experience in, legal project management including tracking and management of legal workflows, memoranda, briefs, publications, redactions, contract timeframes and contract execution processes.
• You must have a relevant tertiary qualification in law and admitted, or eligible to be admitted, as a legal practitioner to the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Both opportunities are 3 years fixed-term.

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here

What can we offer you?

• We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you - we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here is what we already have in store for you.
• MRPV welcomes flexible working arrangements, and should you be interested in part time or other flexible arrangements such as compressed fortnights, we encourage you to apply and discuss your preferences with our Talent Acquisition Team.
• Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots.
• Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport.
• Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers.
• We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues.
• Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment.
• Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.

Need more information?

Contact MRPV recruitment team - MRPV-

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts. Applications must include a Cover Letter and CV and will not be accepted via email. We do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter. Please state which of the two roles you are interested in applying for within your cover letter.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include national police check and misconduct screening.

To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities, apply for a role with us today.