Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description
Act as Legal Advisor to the UK Global Business Areas across Arcadis – support UK&I Legal Director, GBA Legal BPs, Litigation Director and Compliance Officer.
Role accountabilities
- Support UK&I Legal Director, GBA Legal Business Partners, Litigation Director and Compliance Officer:
- Developing and maintaining the UK legal framework
- Developing and implementing the legal and compliance strategy and priorities for the UK Region
- Preparation and updating reports to UK Leadership Team and Group Leadership Team with particular emphasis on litigation and claims, and associated matters
- Advising on contracts, tenders and law in particular public procurement and construction, infrastructure and engineering contracts
- Expertise in advising on specific contract suites including NEC, JCT, ICC etc
- Preparation and implementation of policies and processes as required from time to time to ensure the business is compliant with legislation and internal governance
- Provision of advice on a range of matters including risk management, employment issues, systems, trade marks, debt collection, lease management and management of properties and other commercial matters for the UK Region
- Preparation and delivery of presentations/training modules to key stakeholders throughout the UK business on legal and risk issues likely to impact the business and establishing action plans focusing on vital opportunities to provide legal solutions that add value or mitigate risk
- Providing bidding support and reviewing of client contracts and associated documents (e.g. collateral warranties, PCG’s novation agreements) and negotiation of them through to closure
- Providing support in subconsultant/subcontractor procurement and drafting and negotiation of subconsultant/subcontractor appointments
- Advice and assistance in governance and approval meetings
- Advising on governance arrangements in accordance with Arcadis policies and procedures from time to time in relation to authorities, approvals and signature
- Assisting in educating and guiding the wider business on playbooks, self help guides, updates in the law and relevant procedures and processes
- Coach, support and build capability in operational and senior managers, to manage the contractual process effectively
- Working on joint ventures, acquisitions and disposals including structuring due diligence, documentation and negotiations
- Assisting the UK&I Legal Director and compliance officer as required in implementing and monitoring legal, compliance and governance issues
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required from time to time by UK&I Legal Director
- Advising on disputes as required in conjunction with the litigation director insurers and local legal advisors to ensure that the best interests of the UK Region are served, and its insurance polices are not compromised or prejudiced
Qualifications & Experience
- Engineering/Design/Construction with expertise in NEC contracts, Construction Act, Building Safety, CDM
- Excellent communication skills including:
- The ability to handle sensitive issues and to build relationships at all levels in the business with diplomacy
- Ability to influence at a senior level
- Strong written skills, capable of writing clearly and succinctly
- Excellent presentation skills
- Excellent client relationship management skills, and customer focus
- An excellent ability to demonstrate a commercial and cultural understanding and sensitivities of the business and its operations and translate this into practical processes and solutions that the business units can utilise
- Strong team player, adaptive and proactive attitude, the ability to work alone and within a team, a flexible attitude and a willingness to share knowledge and mentor junior members of legal team, ability to use initiative, ability to adapt in a changing environment and adaptable to work across sectors when required
- Experience of working within a global organisation; able to contribute and receive as part of a high performing, collaborative environment – capable of developing relationships across other relevant sectors of the business
- Ability to make sound judgements based on good insights and analytical rigor
- 2‑5 years PQE
- Educated to degree standard or equivalent
- Member of the Law Society
- 2‑5 years experience in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure law and contracts – non contentious primarily but with some disputes experience, strong background in NEC Contracts
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