Job Description

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.

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 o 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, 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 ContractsWhy Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.