Job Description

Some see obstruction. We see progress.

Role: Legal Counsel

Location Stirling

Challenges. Opportunities. Solutions. At Robertson, we see them our way. We’re bold enough to ask questions. Brave enough to look at things differently. Confident enough to be ourselves. Join us and you’ll join the UK’s largest family-owned construction, infrastructure and support services business. And as a Legal Counsel, you’ll be part of a team that’s doing incredible things – for ourselves, for the built environment around us, and for a truly sustainable future

Your new role

What you'll do:

The primary role of the Legal Counsel is to provide contentious and non-contentious legal support to the Executive Commercial Director [ECD], RCG Board and RCG group companies. The Legal Counsel will work with the RCG Preconstruction Director and preconstruction and commercial teams within the regional businesses to provide advice on all legal and contractual matters affecting the Group.

• The Group Legal Counsel [GLC] will assist and advise on legal and contractual matters during preconstruction including input to GW2 through to GW4.
• The GLC will review the draft contracts and prepare contract risk commentaries for all tenders in RCG using the RCG Reserved Matters schedule as the starting point. Where a contract is particularly complex, the GLC may recommend and obtain authorisation from the ECD and Robertson Group Head of Legal to use external legal resources off the approved list.
• The GLC will assist the group businesses in negotiating an acceptable risk profile of all construction contracts and prepare and advice note for use by the project team in managing the contract.
• The GLC will review all formal contracts prior to execution by RCG or any RCG business to ensure that they are in the correct agreed terms.
• The GLC will ensure that all subcontracts, legal forms and notices in the Robertson Commercial Management system are kept up to date and will provide improvement proposals to the ECD for internal or external updates on a regular basis.
• Where instructed by the ECD, the GLC will assist the RCG businesses in dealing with any contract or subcontract claims, adjudications or other legal processes, including helping to appoint and external legal advisors required, providing ‘risk notes’ on the issue and chances of success of a claim and meeting any external legal advisors.
• Input where necessary to the GW processes for bids to ensure potential contractual gaps are identified. Implement GW7 lessons learned format and feedback to allow continuous improvement to be captured within RMS.
• Where required by the ECD, attend Construction Board meetings and other Regional, Major Projects or Civils meetings.
• Continuous Improvement – The commitment to continuous improvement should raise our standards of excellence in everything we do. The RCG CD should propose continuous improvement programmes to the RCG Board that ensure that the company remains at the forefront in the industry, applying the most cost-effective methods and approaches, provides leading-edge products and services to retain our competitive edge.
• To provide legal and contractual advice and support to senior management of all businesses in the delivery of their business and growth strategy.
• To undertake responsibility for delivery of any specific initiatives required to be undertaken as directed by the ECD.

What you’ll need:

• Qualified solicitor – Scots Law essential and co-qualification in English Law preferred.
• Substantial professional legal experience in a legal firm construction projects team
• In-house legal experience with a construction business beneficial
• Non-contentious experience essential, additional contentious preferred.
• Relevant Masters degree beneficial but not essential
• A track record of working with private and public-sector customers.
• Wide experience of the construction marketplaces, including strategic development and dealing with customers.
• An excellent knowledge of procurement processes for infrastructure and related services.
• Experience in presenting and selling complex proposals to audiences at all levels of seniority.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve at Robertson. To fit right into the team, you’ll be an excellent communicator with a strong balanced leadership skillset. Acting as a role model you will be an exemplar of behaviour. You will have strong analytical and IT skills. You will be confident in your decisions, and calm and quick to adjust to unexpected challenges; and help us make progress towards the best, most sustainable future, for ourselves and our communities

What's in it for me

Our Principles - The Robertson Way

Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: https://www.robertson.co.uk/careers/culture

Benefits of working with Robertson:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time or FTC positions, increases with length of service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App
• Annual Flu Vaccine
• Access to E-Learning
• Health & Wellbeing Support
• Life Management & Financial Support

Diversity & Inclusion:

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

Apply now

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.