Job Description
Our client is a highly regarded Australian organisation with a significant presence across the construction, property and major projects sector.
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With a substantial pipeline of current and upcoming projects, the organisation continues to grow its legal and commercial capability and has created a new opportunity for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join its Melbourne team.
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This is an opportunity to move beyond a traditional legal advisory position and take on a role with genuine involvement in commercial strategy, major project procurement, contracting and delivery.
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The Role
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Working closely with senior management and key commercial stakeholders, you will provide strategic legal and commercial advice across a portfolio of significant projects.
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You will be involved from the earliest stages of a project – helping determine how opportunities are structured, procured and contracted – through to negotiation, execution and delivery.
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Your responsibilities will include:
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Advising on major construction, development and infrastructure projects;
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Drafting and negotiating complex construction, consultancy, procurement and project agreements;
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Advising on procurement strategy, contracting models and risk allocation;
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Supporting major tenders, bids and commercial negotiations;
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Working closely with project, commercial, procurement and technical teams;
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Identifying key contractual and commercial risks and developing practical solutions;
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Advising senior stakeholders on strategic project and commercial matters; and
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Supporting projects throughout the full lifecycle, from early strategy and procurement through to delivery.
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About You
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You will be an experienced construction and major projects lawyer who enjoys working closely with the business and being involved in commercial decision‐making.
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You will bring:
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8+ years' PQE;
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Strong front-end construction and major projects experience;
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Experience gained within a leading law firm and/or sophisticated in-house setting;
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Strong drafting and negotiation skills across complex project agreements;
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An understanding of procurement, project delivery and contractual risk allocation;
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The confidence to work directly with senior executives and commercial stakeholders; and
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A pragmatic, commercially minded and solutions‐focused approach.
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📌 Senior Legal Counsel - Construction (Victoria)
🏢 Sigma Executive
📍 Victoria