In-House Legal Counsel – 6 Month FTC

Emcor UK

Location: Remote with occasional travel to Eastleigh

About EMCOR UK

At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to “create a better world at work”. Using our unique insight platform, “One Data World,” we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers’ evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.

Role Overview

As the Legal Counsel, will support the Executive Director, Legal & Commercial and wider team with managing legal risk by providing solution driven, legal support to the wider organisation, with a focus on supporting FM service and projects revenue contracts and tender activity.

Working across EMCOR UK, you’ll provide advice and guidance to senior stakeholders on all contractual and legal issues including reviewing and negotiating contracts, supporting with the legal aspects of the tender process, advising on dispute resolution and supporting with ad-hoc legal queries.

What you will do

• Advise on contracts, agreements and transactions, mitigating legal risks and supporting Commercial Managers on contractual issues
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts across a wide variety of areas, including tenders, framework agreements, including using templates such as NEC, JCT
• Identify and assess legal risks while reporting on contractual risk and mitigation strategies to members of the Executive Board and collaborating with commercial managers, estimating and business development teams on mitigation activities
• Support dispute resolution, managing claims, litigation, arbitration, and mediation, and working with external counsel when required
• Provide training to staff on legal, contractual and compliance matters, promoting a culture of legal awareness and compliance
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including business function leaders, the Senior and Operational Leadership teams, the Executive Leadership team, and external counsel.

About the role

What you will need:

• Commercially focused Solicitor, Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives or equivalent, with at least 4 years’ PQE including 2 years’ solid commercial contracts experience, with strong commercial acumen
• Previous experience working in-house ideally within a business-to-business service provider organisation, with experience of services framework agreements
• Experience in public sector service provision contracting an advantage, but not essential. Construction law experience and knowledge of standard construction contracts (such as NEC and JCT) also an advantage but not essential
• Strong organisational skills and technical ability, methodical in approach with exceptional attention to detail
• Comfortable with prioritising and delivering large workloads to time constraints; flexible in approach
• Ability to liaise effectively with senior stakeholders, with strong relationship and team building skills – able to foster a culture of collaboration by combining sound legal advice informed by a comprehensive understanding of services, strategy and risk appetite
• Strong people management skills and communication skills
• Positive attitude and highly motivated self-starter

Remotely based candidates considered; must be willing to travel to Eastleigh/Surbiton on an ad hoc basis, as required.

At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.

We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.

Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed. Join us in building a better world at work.