Senior Associate | Projects - Construction | Brisbane

Seeking a remarkable Senior Associate to join our market leading Brisbane Construction Practice

• Join a tier-one ranked construction practice
• Collaborate and contribute to a successful and impactful team
• Work with a variety of clients, and help bring to life some of the most significant and game changing projects in Queensland

This role will see you working closely with front-end specialists Chris Slocombe and David Lester contributing to a diverse range of matters — including some of the largest, high-profile and complex construction and infrastructure projects in Australia. The team acts for a wide range of public and private clients across the energy and resources, renewable energy, transport, and commercial development sectors. You will also gain exposure to high profile Olympics work in the lead up to 2032.

We welcome applicants with a range of experience, as our team works across traditional construction projects as well as those with private finance elements. You will be exposed to a wide variety of market leading front-end construction and projects work, including assisting clients with procurement processes and preparing and advising on the full spectrum of delivery models across industry sectors.

If you have experience in construction, projects or finance, or a combination of these skills, and are keen to work in a collaborative team working on market leading, high profile projects, we would like to hear from you.

Skills & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Minimum 12 months experience in a similar senior associate level position
• High quality private practice experience and/or exceptional experience working in-house within the government/construction/projects industry
• Strong academic ability and drafting skills
• The ability to provide timely, accurate and commercially astute advice
• A strong sense of purpose, ambition and a proactive approach to your work
• A desire to work within a dynamic, supportive and fast-paced team environment on complex construction and infrastructure projects
• In addition to this, we're looking for a resilient, self-starter. Someone who is able to work autonomously and is focused on attention to detail and providing an outstanding service to our clients.

The Construction team

The Clayton Utz Construction team is one of the largest dedicated projects practices in the Asia Pacific region, working on some of the most significant infrastructure projects in the region for public and private participants.

Why Clayton Utz?

We back our people. Genuine mentoring from senior team members and counsel isn't just a talking point here — it's how we operate. We've built an inclusive, collaborative culture where ambitious lawyers thrive, and we actively support flexible working arrangements.

If you're progressive, team-oriented, and want to be part of market leading work, we want to hear from you.

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How to Apply?

We prefer to work directly with candidates, if you are interested in this role, please click the ‘Apply’ button or contact the consultant, details below, for more information. Clayton Utz is an inclusive employer that supports flexible work arrangements, please feel free to discuss your flexibility needs with the recruiter for this role.

Consultant Contact Details

Jennifer Sanderson, (07) 3292 7331

Accessibility and Inclusion

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. Do you require any support or reasonable adjustments to complete your application? If so, please contact the recruiter via the above telephone number or via email to recruitmentsupport@claytonutz.com.

For more information on Clayton Utz, please visit www.claytonutz.com or follow us on LinkedIn here.

Agency submissions

Clayton Utz does not accept agency submissions unless the agency is specifically contacted by a member of the Clayton Utz Recruitment Team. Please do not forward candidate profiles or resumes to Clayton Utz partners, hiring managers or other employees - this will not constitute as an introduction to the firm and Clayton Utz will not be liable for a fee.