Description:
This role will offer you a broad scope of responsibilities and an opportunity to work alongside some of the most exceptional legal minds within our successful and thriving, diverse business. Reporting to the Chief Legal Counsel – Transactions, the Senior Legal Counsel is responsible for providing transactional legal support services to the Downer Australia Operations, including:
- Advise and support to Downer executives, including briefing the Chief Legal Counsels and Group General Counsel and Company Secretary;
- Strategic advice, legal services, guidance and support to bid teams, including interfacing and negotiating with Downer customers;
- Legal support to project governance initiatives and, where required, report to project governance bodies/forums;
- Identifying and implementing lessons learnt, training on bid and tender processes and continuous improvement across the Downer Australia Operations businesses, in accordance with Downer Group policies, procedures and directives.
Skills & Experience
- Experience as a legal practitioner (minimum PQE 8+), both private practice and large in-house ASX listed organization experience desirable, but not essential;
- Demonstrated ability to provide clear and succinct advice which synthesises legal and commercial issues in a form suitable for an executive audience and capable of forming a basis for executive commercial decision-making;
- Experience in advising on complex transactions and project delivery issues in the sectors in which Downer operates;
- In-depth understanding of construction law and contracts;
- The ability to proactively build relationships with key stakeholders/ clients, peers and colleagues including mentoring and training junior colleagues.