Legal Counsel - Construction
Want to be a part of Asia Pacific & Middle East's (APME) largest, most innovative, and rapidly growing data centre company?
AirTrunk is a technology company with a powerful purpose - to scale and sustain the relentless growth of the region’s digital future. We do this by continuously redefining and delivering hyperscale data centres that meet the needs of our customers - the world’s most transformational companies. And we’re doing so sustainably, for today and tomorrow.
Having opened Australia’s first and largest hyperscale data centres in 2017, we set our eyes on rapid expansion and now operate a platform of hyperscale data centres across the APME region. With backing from our investors, including Blackstone, this is just the beginning…
Come join the A-Team at AirTrunk, where the cloud meets the ground.
A Snapshot
As the Legal Counsel - Construction, you will report to Senior Director, Capital Projects, and work closely with various teams and leadership across the Asia Pacific region, making your mark in a number of ways:
- You will work closely with the AirTrunk Legal, Development and Procurement teams and other key business stakeholders to lead and drive key construction and procurement workstreams across the APJ region requiring specialist legal input.
- You will advise on and shape new initiatives, strategies and processes being developed across the construction and procurement space to enable the rapid expansion of AirTrunk data centre developments across APJ.
- You will be able to hone new skills and expertise in related workstreams as required, such as utilities, renewable energy and sustainability, developing an in-depth knowledge of AirTrunk’s business, operations, technologies and services and providing legal support on AirTrunk’s strategic initiatives.
Your Day to Day
- Review and negotiate legal contracts, and provide practical, commercial and strategic legal advice on a range of construction, development and procurement workstreams across APJ.
- Support the Development and Procurement teams to implement new, or improve on existing, commercial arrangements and contractual frameworks and policies to support rapid expansion of data centre developments through APJ.
- Monitor and identify emerging construction and procurement issues and developments from a legal or regulatory perspective, drive initiatives to ensure awareness, and compliance and improve processes within AirTrunk, including through training and development of new policies and procedures.
- Advise the Development and Procurement teams as needed to monitor, manage, and resolve claims and/or disputes.
Requirements
- Law degree from an accredited law school.
- Min. 5years of construction law experience gained from a reputable law firm and/or within an in-house environment.
- Experience in advising across a broad range of construction-related areas, including familiarity with various construction contract standard forms (e.g. FIDIC, Australian Standards), security of payment and adjudication requirements, and key construction law concepts.
- Experience in advising on large infrastructure projects across Asia Pacific & Japan highly regarded.
- Demonstrated ability to apply sound judgement and commercial acumen to a range of negotiations, whilst delivering practical legal advice that manages risk.
- Ability to autonomously and efficiently manage multiple workstreams, priorities and stakeholders.
- Excellent influencing, negotiation, relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
- Enjoys being challenged, has a “can do” attitude, is prepared to go above and beyond and is eager to learn and develop an in-depth knowledge of AirTrunk’s business and operations.
- Thrives in a fun, team-oriented, fast-paced working environment.
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