Non-Contentious Construction Associate/Sr Associate (5+ PQE)

Overview

In this role you will join a market-leading construction team advising on high-value UK projects across education, housing, government, health, and energy. You will draft and negotiate construction documentation, provide commercial risk advice, and manage transactions from instruction to completion. You’ll build lasting client relationships, contribute to know-how and business development, and help the team scale with the firm’s growth objectives. This is an opportunity to influence major projects within a respected national practice and develop your career in a collaborative, outcomes-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension scheme
• 25 days’ holiday (plus option to buy 5)
• Life assurance and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating and advising on construction and project documentation (JCT, NEC and bespoke forms)
• Advising on professional appointments, collateral warranties and security documents (performance bonds, PCGs)
• Providing clear, commercial advice on risk allocation and bespoke contractual solutions
• Managing transactions from instruction to completion, coordinating with clients, funders, in house counsel and project stakeholders
• Keeping up to date with legal and market developments and contributing to know how, training and client briefings
• Building strong client relationships and supporting business development initiatives

Key requirements

• 5+ years’ PQE in non contentious construction
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating JCT/NEC contracts and related documentation
• Familiarity with collateral warranties, performance bonds and parent company guarantees
• A commercial, pragmatic approach to risk and client advice
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail
• Confidence managing your own caseload with appropriate supervision
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build long term client relationships
• A collaborative, team focused mindset
• An interest in the construction sector and the work of regional and national clients
• A positive, proactive attitude and willingness to engage in BD and networking

• collaborative
• strong communication
• proactive attitude
• JCT contracts
• NEC contracts
• collateral warranties

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