**Company Description** **Bring your bold ideas and big dreams.** We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join our dynamic team in Auckland, New Zealand. This pivotal position will provide expert legal advice and support across a range of projects and contracts, playing a key role in the legal aspects of our business operations. **Job Description** **What will a day in this role look like?** + Provide expert legal guidance on commercial contracts, construction law, and project-related issues. + Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and agreements, ensuring compliance with New Zealand law and AECOM’s policies. + Advise on risk management, disputes, and litigation matters. + Provide legal advice to senior management and internal teams on various corporate matters, including contracts, compliance, disputes, and risk management. + Liaise with external counsel and manage litigation when necessary. + Advise on corporate governance, intellectual property, employment law, and other regulatory issues as required. + Ensure the organization complies with all relevant laws, regulations, and internal policies. **Qualifications** The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. + A law degree and admission to practice law in New Zealand. + At least 7 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in commercial contracts or construction law. + Strong negotiation, communication, and problem-solving skills. + Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team. + New Zealand-qualified lawyer with a valid practicing certificate. **Additional Information** **About AECOM** AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. **Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity** You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. **ReqID:** J10123472 **Business Line:** Geography OH **Business Group:** DCS **Strategic Business Unit:** ANZ **Career Area:** Legal **Work Location Model:** On-Site **Legal Entity:** AECOM New Zealand Limited