Legal Counsel Sydney or Perth Based Part-time 3 days per week

AECOM has an exciting opportunity for an admitted lawyer with up to 7 years of PQE experience to join our Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Legal Team based in Sydney or Perth on a parttime 3dayperweek basis. In this role you will advise on a wide range of transactions for a large multinational engineering consultancy firm. This includes drafting and negotiating project contracts and related documentation managing complex disputes and handling a variety of general corporate matters including probity and conflicts management regulatory and compliance issues intellectual property and insurance matters.

AECOM is involved in some of the largest and most significant infrastructure projects in Australia and globally including design and construct projects alliances and publicprivate partnerships. As a lawyer and member of the broader ANZ Legal Team you will play an integral role in delivering these projects and contributing to AECOMs corporate vision of delivering a better world.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Drafting reviewing and negotiating AECOMs project contracts (including consultancy services agreements alliance tender services PM and EPCM agreements) and related ancillary documentation (including confidentiality and joint venture agreements probity deeds and IP licenses) for a wide range of construction and engineering projects primarily across NSW the ACT and WA. There may be a need to provide services elsewhere within Australia and New Zealand when required.
• Providing adhoc legal advice regarding AECOMs project pursuits including in relation to bid qualification and departure statements probity and procurement deal structuring conflict management and other collateral matters arising in connection with its varied business transactions.
• Assisting with the preparation of internal project approvals.
• Engaging with internal clients (including senior management and tender teams) during the delivery phase of projects assisting with the preparation of subcontracts and reviewing EOT variation and other contractual claims and proactively managing avoiding and resolving projectrelated disputes.
• Managing claims and disputes including judicial and administrative litigation and drafting or settling internal and external communications with law firms clients and other stakeholders.

Qualifications :

What are we looking for from you:

• Tertiary qualification in law and admission to practice in WA and NSW.
• Ideally up to 7 years of postadmission experience (preference for at least 4 years).
• Understanding of infrastructure projects government procurement processes and various procurement methods.
• Previous experience in a toptier law firm or inhouse at a multinational consultant or contractor is highly desirable.
• Strong communication negotiation skills and alignment with AECOMs cultural standards and strategic vision including key ESG principles.

Additional Information :

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders past present and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.  Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom/au/ourvisionforreconciliation/.

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Parttime