Careers at Symal

Make it yours. 
Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.   
 
This is Symal 
Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.  
We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development. 
 
Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow. 
 
The role:  
We are looking for a Senior Lawyer to join Symal’s fast paced and dynamic Legal Team. The role will primarily involve front-end work as well as some corporate, industrial relations and project operational support. The role will report to the Symal Group’s General Counsel and be based in our Melbourne office providing support to our operations Australia wide.  
 
Your every day: 

• Working closely with Symal’s estimating team to review proposed contracts and associated documents with requests for tenders.  From these, identifying from a legal perspective key/substantial risks and reporting on these risks to tender teams.
• Negotiating contract amendments with prospective clients, joint venture partners and external lawyers.
• Provide strategic legal advice on intellectual property, data protection, and general commercial matters.
• Providing sign off advice in connection with the approval and execution of contracts in accordance with Symal’s policies and procedures.
• Advising project teams throughout lifecycle of projects on interpretation and contract administration issues, including strategy for dealing with delays, cost overruns and unexpected events.

Who are you? 

• Bachelor of Laws degree or equivalent
• 6 years + post qualification experience
• Experience in the construction sector is preferred but not essential
• Excellent communication skills - ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
• Risk assessment and risk mitigation skills - ability to identify risks/issues and offer practical commercially appropriate solutions to manage/ mitigate risks
• Negotiation and Influencing skills
• Commercial and business acumen

A career with us 
Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.  
Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include: 
 
•    Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement  
•    Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects  
•    Annual social calendar of fun activities and events  
•    A corporate social responsibility program for the chance to support not-for-profits and social enterprises 
•    Bonus leave days, including your birthday off and a day of wellbeing  
•    Bupa corporate healthcare benefits 
•    Flexible working arrangements  

We’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates.  
 
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.