Senior Legal Counsel

Things you’ll enjoy: 

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also enjoy:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Free gym membership
• Flexible working options and additional leave days 
• Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from a competitive package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and social coverage (life, salary continuance, medical, superannuation)

Could you be the Senior Legal Counsel based in the North Ryde office that we’re looking for in our ANZ Legal and Contracts Management team?

Your future role:
 

We are currently seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our collaborative and dynamic ANZ Legal and Contracts Management team based in either the North Ryde, Sydney offices. In this role, you will primarily be responsible for front-end legal work across Alstom’s portfolio of major transport and infrastructure projects. 

We'll look to you for:
 

• Prepare, review and negotiate contracts, or other legal documents with an acceptable level of risks.    
• Acting as the lead Legal Advisor for a diverse range of major infrastructure projects.
• Providing expert legal advice to a broad range of stakeholders on all matters of construction and contract law.
• Supporting the business in the review and submission of contracts and tender documentation.
• Assisting the legal function with general legal counsel matters and corporate governance.

All about you:
 

• Experienced Senior Legal Professional who enjoys providing legal expertise in the tender/bid phase of complex major projects. 
• Strong commercial acumen coupled with great interpersonal skills, communication and excellent attention to detail.
• Previous experience as a Lawyer (either in-house or private practice) within the infrastructure, engineering or construction sector, ideally with a Tier 1 contractor.
• Familiarity with public tenders and experience with PPP agreements.
• A relevant Law degree.

About us:

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Important to note:

As a global business, we're an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email: hr.accessibility@alstomgroup.com.

For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.