Legal Counsel (Construction)

An established infrastructure organisation is looking to appoint a Construction Solicitor into its in-house legal team in London.

This is a broad, business-facing role supporting a varied portfolio of construction, maintenance and asset investment projects across a complex operational environment.

The successful candidate will work closely with procurement, commercial and operational stakeholders across a workload which will include:

• Advising on a range of standard form construction and project delivery contracts, including NEC-based arrangements • Supporting engineering, maintenance and network improvement programmes • Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements relating to goods, services and strategic supplier relationships • Providing pragmatic advice on contractual risk, interpretation and dispute matters • Working closely with procurement, operational and project teams on day-to-day commercial issues • Supporting wider asset lifecycle and operational initiatives from a legal and commercial perspective

The role would suit someone who enjoys partnering closely with the business and operating in a practical, solutions-focused capacity rather than purely technical legal advisory work.

The organisation is open to candidates from both private practice and in-house backgrounds. Previous experience within infrastructure, utilities, transport, engineering or asset-heavy environments would be beneficial but is not essential.

The key requirement is strong construction and commercial contracts experience, ideally including familiarity with NEC forms of contract.

Candidate profile:

• Likely 4–6 PQE • Construction / projects / infrastructure background • Experience advising on NEC contracts • Commercially minded and pragmatic approach • Strong stakeholder management skills • Comfortable working autonomously within a collaborative environment

This opportunity would likely appeal to lawyers currently working within construction teams at leading law firms, infrastructure operators, utilities, transport businesses or major contractors.

London-based with hybrid working.