Senior Associate – Projects, Development & Construction (Real Estate)

Senior Associate – Projects, Development & Construction (Real Estate)
 
Location: London 
PQE: 6-12 Years
Salary: From £115,000
Working Arrangement: Full-time | Hybrid Working (2 core office days per week)
 
Overview & Opportunity
Achieve Professionals is working in partnership with a highly regarded international law firm to recruit a Senior Associate to join its market-leading Projects, Development & Construction team in London.
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Non-Contentious Construction Solicitor to join a growing team advising on high-profile UK and international development, regeneration and infrastructure projects.
 
The firm is looking to appoint a Senior Associate to provide strategic support to the Partners, helping manage an increasing volume of high-quality work while creating the capacity for continued business growth. This role has been created as part of the team’s long-term succession planning and offers excellent opportunities for progression.
 
The team acts for an impressive client base including developers, investors, contractors, funders, public sector bodies, consultants and specialist subcontractors across a broad range of sectors including regeneration, residential development, healthcare, hotels, energy & renewables, accommodation and major infrastructure.
 
The Role
As a Senior Associate, your responsibilities will include:

• Advising clients throughout the lifecycle of construction and development projects.
• Drafting and negotiating a broad range of construction, development and project documentation.
• Advising on procurement strategies and project structures.
• Working with standard form contracts including JCT, NEC, FIDIC, EPC and EPCM agreements, together with bespoke contractual arrangements.
• Advising on live project issues including payment matters, delays, contract interpretation, extensions of time, fire safety issues, termination and insolvency-related matters.
• Leading complex transactions, development arrangements and due diligence exercises.
• Supervising, mentoring and developing junior members of the team.
• Building strong client relationships and supporting business development initiatives.
• Working closely with Partners to help deliver the team’s continued growth strategy.

The Ideal Candidate 
The successful candidate will have:

• Qualified Solicitor with 6-12 years’ PQE specialising in non-contentious construction law.
• Strong experience within a recognised Construction or Projects team.
• Excellent knowledge of JCT, NEC, FIDIC, EPC and EPCM contracts together with bespoke construction documentation.
• Experience advising on complex development, investor or real estate-led construction projects.
• Previous experience supervising Associates or junior lawyers.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied and complex caseload.
• A commercial, pragmatic approach with excellent client relationship skills.
• Experience within the development, investor, housing or accommodation sectors would be particularly advantageous.
• A proactive team player with a genuine interest in business development and contributing to the continued success of the team.

What’s on Offer?

• Opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading Projects, Development & Construction teams.
• Exposure to complex, high-value UK and international construction projects.
• Genuine long-term career progression with a clear pathway towards senior leadership.
• Hybrid working with flexibility to work remotely for at least 50% of your time, with two core office days each week.
• Supportive, collaborative and forward-thinking team culture.
• Excellent business development opportunities and close Partner exposure.
• Competitive salary from £115,000 (7 PQE), with higher salaries available depending on experience.

All interested candidates, please send your CV to sophie-jo@achieveprofessionals.com