Legal Counsel - Construction
New Yesterday
Morson Edge is supporting a leading UK infrastructure and construction business in the search for a Construction Counsel to join its in-house legal team. This is a high-impact role providing specialist construction law support across complex projects and contracts. The role offers flexible working with the requirement to travel to the Birmingham office one day per week.
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The Role
You will be responsible for delivering strategic legal advice on a wide range of construction and infrastructure matters, with a particular focus on contract risk, dispute resolution, and project support.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on NEC-based supply and construction contracts
- Leading construction contract disputes and adjudications
- Reviewing and negotiating NEC, JCT, FIDIC and related contracts
- Supporting project structuring (JVs, alliances, subcontracting)
- Partnering with commercial teams and Quantity Surveyors
- Providing risk assessment and governance across regional projects
- Supporting capex programmes and contractual risk management
- Delivering training and guidance to the wider business
You will be a commercially minded legal professional with strong experience in construction law, capable of balancing legal risk with practical business outcomes.
You will demonstrate:
- Strong experience advising on both contentious and non-contentious construction matters
- Expertise in NEC and JCT contracts (FIDIC experience beneficial)
- Proven track record managing disputes, including adjudications and claims
- Ability to influence senior xbpsjku stakeholders and work cross-functionally
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex legal issues
- A collaborative and pragmatic approach in a fast-paced environment
- Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive (England & Wales)
- Strong experience supporting construction or infrastructure projects
- Background in contract drafting, negotiation and risk mitigation
- Experience managing external legal counsel
- Location:
- Birmingham
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Legal
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