Head of Legal in City of London

Job description

Head of Legal - Keltbray

Purpose of the role

The Head of Legal will provide all ‘in-house’ legal advice regarding Keltbray’s operations across all divisions reporting to the Commercial Director. The role is critical in providing pragmatic legal advice to the executive board, project teams, and support services. Acts as a key strategic advisor on risk management, contract negotiation, dispute resolution, and regulatory matters.

Role Summary

1. Team management – the ability to select, develop and manage teams.
2. Conflict management – the ability to identify, address and resolve differences between individuals and/or interest groups.
3. Leadership – the ability to empower and inspire others to deliver successful change initiatives.
4. Risk, opportunity, and issue management – the ability to identify and monitor risks (threats and opportunities), to plan and implement responses to those risks, and respond to other issues that affect the change initiative.
5. Consolidated planning – the ability to consolidate and document the fundamental components of a change initiative: scope; schedule; resource requirements; budgets; risks; opportunities and issues; and quality requirements.
6. Governance arrangements – the ability to establish and maintain governance structures that define clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities for governance and delivery of change initiatives and align with organisational practice.
7. Clients, stakeholders, and communications management – the ability to manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
8. Reviews – the ability to establish and manage reviews at appropriate points, during and after change initiatives, which will inform governance of the change initiatives, by providing evaluations of progress, methodologies, and continuing relevance.
9. Change control – the ability to establish protocols to alter the scope of change initiatives, implementing the protocols when necessary, and updating configuration documentation, including contracts to develop, maintain and apply quality management processes for change initiative activities and outputs.
10. Budgeting and cost control – the ability to develop and agree budgets for change initiatives, and to control forecast and actual costs against the budget.

Role Specifics

• Provide early contractual advice to the Pre-Construction Director to ensure appropriate levels of contractual engagement prior to contract execution.
• Be the custodian of executed contracts.
• Work with the Head of Insurance and the Company Secretary to ensure appropriate levels of Insurances, Parent Company Guarantees, and Performance warranties are secured.
• Advise on contractual risk, joint ventures, procurement strategy, and complex negotiations.
• Provide legal oversight across all projects, particularly regarding contractual disputes with clients and the supply chain.
• Provide training, mentoring and advice to all staff regarding construction contracts in particularly JCT, NEC, I Chem E, FIDIC, and bespoke trade contracts.
• Lead on all formal dispute resolution processes whether mediation, adjudication, arbitration, or legal proceedings via court.
• Work closely with the Board and senior leaders to provide legal input into strategic decisions.
• Support the Group Assurance Director and Company Secretary in ensuring compliance with statutory obligations, governance standards, and company policies.
• Be the gateway for all external legal advice and commissions sought out with the company.
• Provide advice to the Group HR Director in all matters related to employment, retention and employees leaving the business.
• Support the Group Assurance Director and Head of Safety regarding compliance with statutory regulations regarding health, safety and welfare matters.
• Support the Group Assurance Director and Head of Environment regarding compliance with statutory regulations regarding Environmental matters

Diversity & Inclusion

We advocate for difference and champion diversity to foster an inclusive environment that allows our people to bring their true selves to their work every day and enable our people to thrive by promoting health and preventing harm. Keltbray welcomes everyone who shares our values, regardless of their age, belief, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, maternity status, marital status, pregnancy, religion, sex or sexual orientation

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Casual / Part Time Jobs

Published at

15-09-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English