Legal Advisor

United Kingdom
Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, United Kingdom

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is one of the world’s leading professional services firms providing strategic advisory, engineering and design services to clients. WSP UK is currently recruiting an experienced solicitor to support several of its highest growth markets, environmental services including mining and other earth related services.

Within this role you will work closely with the Earth and Environment businesses to support the growth of these businesses, while managing the legal and commercial risks associated with working in these sectors. This will includesupporting the management of contractual and commercial risk predominantly in relation to engineering consultancy contracts through the provision of commercially oriented and solution focussed legal advice.

An ability to understand and be able to advise on a wide range of construction and engineering related matters, including major procurements and projects involving complex contracting arrangements and contractual issues, including joint ventures is key to this role. Experience of working in the environmental and/or earth services, including mining sectors would be advantageous.

The role requires a self-starter who is confident working with senior internal stakeholders as well as external parties including clients, sub-consultants and their representatives.

A little more about your role…

• Working closely with the Earth and Environment business teams to support the growth of the business line while embedding a culture of contractual and commercial risk management, mitigation and regulatory compliance
• Reviewing and negotiating contractual documentation relevant to the earth, mining and environment sectors, including consultancy agreements, project contracts, joint venture and teaming agreements, framework agreements, collateral warranties, deeds of novation, reliance letters, non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, and sub-consultancy agreements
• Carrying out legal reviews with the aim of minimising any impact on WSP’s working capital and proactively seeking the timely conclusion of contract negotiations
• Ensuring that corporate governance is maintained in relation to contract reviews and approvals given to bid for work or enter into contracts
• Providing advice and guidance on the tender process and bid documentation to identify and address risk and promote competition
• Supporting and advising the business in the contract delivery phase to maximise revenue and minimise risk and support effective contract management
• Liaising with internal business disciplines, bid teams, commercial and operations directors and other support functions including the finance team
• Updating the business on relevant legal developments within the environmental and earth related space including from time to time delivering legal training
• Contributing to the organisation and dissemination of legal ‘know-how’ within the WSP UK Legal team and contributing to the provision of ‘lessons learned’ feed-back to the wider business.
• A team player who works collaboratively with colleagues at all times.

There is an expectation that the successful candidate will familiarise themselves with WSP’s health and safety arrangements and guidance relevant to themselves and their activities and shall meet any specific duties for their role as detailed within GNHS
020 – Competencies, Roles and Responsibilities. This document is available to all employees through our company intranet and is accessible from your first day with the company.

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