Contract Reviewer (Construction & Contracting)

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

As part of our Global Risk Management team, the Contract Reviewer is responsible for supporting the operational business establish contracts with its clients and suppliers, advising on the associated risk to mitigate future litigation. 

Key role requirements

• Undertake construction contract reviews
• Liaise with Professional liability and general insurance brokers to confirm coverage, respond to queries
• Provide ad hoc contract advice to operational teams and liaise with clients/their legal teams (where requested) to resolve contractual matters
• Support operational teams through the RM process, help them to resolve issues and get into contract quicker
• Help to improve risk management tools, systems and processes
• Work with the operational teams to increase risk management awareness, compliance and capability
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to, where applicable

Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent legal qualification/experience
• Minimum 2 years in a corporate construction legal position, with previous experience in reviewing/re-drafting supplier and client construction contracts
• Strong administrative skillset – Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint)
• Experience in contract development, supporting drafting bespoke contract schedules and clauses and reviewing contract documents prepared by others
• Ability to liaise with and coordinate multiple stakeholders to develop robust contract documents
• Strong communication skills  
• Proactive, organized and thorough with a strong work ethic 
• Hybrid working out of the Houston T&T office is required two to three days out of the work week.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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