Associate - Construction Disputes (3+ PAE)
Job Description
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- Work on major infrastructure and high-value construction disputes \n
- Supportive Partner-led team with mentoring and clear progression \n
- Flexibility, wellbeing allowance, extra leave and inclusive culture \n
- Work on major infrastructure and high-value construction disputes \n
- Supportive Partner-led team with mentoring and clear progression \n
- Flexibility, wellbeing allowance, extra leave and inclusive culture \n
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Associate – Construction Disputes (3+ PAE)
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Associate – Construction Disputes (3+ PAE) role with premium matters and genuine flexibility.
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3 Key Points:
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- Work on major infrastructure and high-value construction disputes \n
- Supportive Partner-led team with mentoring and clear progression \n
- Flexibility, wellbeing allowance, extra leave and inclusive culture \n
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About the Client:
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Our client is an established, award-recognised specialist firm advising Australian and international corporate clients. With a long-standing presence in the market (established in the late 1980s), the firm is known for delivering top-tier work while backing a culture built on flexibility, individuality, integrity and ongoing learning.
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About the Position:
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Our client is looking for an Associate (3+ years post-admission) with strong back‐end construction experience to join our clients' team in Construction, Projects & Infrastructure.
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This role sits within a Partner‐led group recognised nationally for construction and engineering disputes, acting on some of the region's most significant infrastructure and major private projects. The practice supports a broad client base including builders, head contractors, principals, subcontractors, developers, suppliers and construction insurers.
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Day-to-day, the work may include:
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- Construction and engineering disputes (including complex, document‐heavy matters) \n
- Contractual claims: variations, EOT/delay, defects, payment claims and quantum issues \n
- Security of payment and related adjudication processes \n
- Negotiations, mediations and dispute strategy from early‐stage through to resolution \n
- Drafting high-quality advice, pleadings and correspondence under tight timeframes \n
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The successful candidate will enjoy hands‐on exposure to meaningful matters, strong mentoring, and the chance to build trusted client relationships in a team that values both excellence and balance.
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Key Requirements:
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- 3+ years post-admission experience in construction disputes (back‐end focus) \n
- Strong grasp of key construction law principles and dispute processes \n
- Excellent analytical ability and clear, concise written communication \n
- Confidence managing competing deadlines and delivering polished work \n
- A client‐first mindset with a genuine interest in relationship building \n
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On Offer:
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Our client offers a high‐performing, genuinely supportive environment where people enjoy the work and the team around them, including:
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- Ongoing commitment to professional development and career progression \n
- Wellbeing program with annual wellbeing allowance and mental health support \n
- A strong work‐life balance focus, including trained Mental Health First Aid officers \n
- Additional leave benefits, including flexible, gender‐neutral paid parental leave \n
- Public holiday swap policy and practical flexibility arrangements \n
- Regular social events, weekly morning teas and an active social committee \n
- A real commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging, supported by dedicated groups \n