Senior Legal Counsel

7 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Fletcher Building Full time

**General Information**:
**Job Type**

Fixed Term

**Category**

Legal

**Business**

Corporate Head Office

**Location**

Auckland

**Job Reference**

40167

**Posted Date**

23-Apr-2025

**Closing Date**

22-May-2025

**Description**:
**About us**
- The Fletcher Building family is a community made up of people who use all their experience, skills and individuality to do amazing work. We are listed on both the NZX and ASX, and have some 30 businesses across New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.

Fletcher Building has a centrally led in-house legal function as the primary source of legal support to the whole Group. The legal team prides itself on being forward looking, practical advisors to the Fletcher Building businesses, continually looking to add value above and beyond traditional legal advice.

**About the role**
- We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced construction lawyer to join our in-house legal team on a 12-month fixed term contract, covering parental leave. Reporting to the General Counsel - Construction, you’ll be responsible for providing legal advice and support to our Construction division. Fletcher Construction delivers iconic projects and critical infrastructure in New Zealand and the Pacific; it comprises three brands - Fletcher Construction, Higgins and Brian Perry Civil.

You’ll build trusted relationships with colleagues and stakeholders to provide practical commercial advice to the businesses, to achieve positive commercial outcomes and solutions for legal problems. You will produce high quality legal work which will require you to generate a deep understanding of the drivers, strategies and business plans of the businesses with which you will primarily work.

This role requires experience in construction law (front end and/or disputes experience). This is a fast-paced role where you will work on the full range of construction matters, including strategic and contractual advice for Fletcher Construction’s Front-End construction activity, supporting our Projects with the procurement and change management during the construction phase, through to advising on the resolution of commercial and contractual issues that arise.

**About you**
- You’ll be a qualified Construction Lawyer with a current NZ practising certificate. This will be coupled with at least 5 years’ post-admission experience gained in a reputable law firm or in a similar in-house role. We are looking for someone with experience in either front and/or back-end construction.

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