Senior Legal Counsel - Maternity Cover - Sydney

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Sydney
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This role could be Sydney or Melbourne based
Fixed-term contract (12 months, maternity leave cover)
Attractive salary and additional benefits
Why Icon?
With a workforce of nearly 800 employees and with projects across Australia and New Zealand Icon is a large, diversified construction business, and supported by our parent company Kajima Corporation. With over 80 projects ranging in size from $50 million to $800 million and annual revenues in excess of $1.7 billion, we have the industry’s greatest breadth of sector capability delivering projects of any size, any scale, anywhere.

At Icon, our people are our greatest asset. Without them, we would not be the successful business that we are today..

The Icon Group is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel for a 12 month fixed term contract to support our subsidiaries – Icon, Minicon & Barpa responsible for the provision of legal advice and support.

Responsibilities:
Demonstrate excellence in tendering by delivering precise, high-quality work aligned with business objectives.
Maintain a superior technical standard, meet tender deadlines consistently, and build strong relationships with stakeholders.
Facilitate accessible and relevant communication in tender processes through appropriate methods and clear, concise wording.
Provide precise legal advice with clear recommendations for tendering, identifying areas of uncertainty and ensuring understanding.
Balance excellence and pragmatism in tendering by identifying and managing deviations from Icon Group benchmarks.
Drive compliance with internal approval processes in tendering and proactively minimize risk exposure.
Advise proactively on delivery phase matters,and work with key internal stakeholders to develop effective strategies to assist in preventing disputes.

Requirements:
Qualified lawyer with 8+ years of relevant experience.
Current practising certificate in an Australian jurisdiction
In house construction experience is essential
Head contractor negotiation experience
Strong background in construction law, contracts, and exposure to resolution of delivery phase issues and disputes
Demonstrated ability to provide clear, pragmatic advice in a fast-paced environment
Excellent drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence and build trust at all levels
Benefits and perks:
Access to our EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
Market competitive Salary and excellent working environment
Excellent Leave Polices that include purchased Annual Leave, Work Life Balance Days, Community Days and generous Parental Leave scheme
Collaborative and values-based workplace culture
Sporting and Social events
Professional Memberships
Discounts on Travel, Retail and Health

How to apply
Applications should be made by submitting a CV and cover letter online outlining your interest, motivation and what you would bring to this role by way of background.

Recruiters, please note we are not engaging agency support for this role and do not accept unsolicited resumes. Any CVs sent via agencies will be disregarded and candidates may approached directly.
 

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New South Wales
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