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What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

The Opportunity

At WSP, we value the power of partnership, technical excellence, and future‑ready thinking. We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded Legal Counsel to join our Australian Legal team and play a key role in supporting our business operations, mitigating risk, and enabling our people to deliver world‑class engineering and advisory services.

What You’ll Do

Legal & Commercial Support

• Provide timely, practical, and solutions‑focused legal services across the business.
• Negotiate, draft and review engineering services contracts, standard form agreements, subcontracts, and other commercial documentation.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable advice for technical and non‑legal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and interpret technical input into commercial and contractual frameworks.

Regulatory & Risk Management

• Maintain awareness of relevant legislation, regulatory changes, and industry developments affecting WSP’s Australian operations.
• Provide advice on straightforward legal and regulatory matters and support senior counsel on more complex issues.
• Identify, escalate, and seek guidance on significant legal or commercial risks.

Dispute & Issue Management

• Assist with managing disputes, including subpoenas, insurance matters, FOI requests, and other commercial issues.
• Conduct research, prepare written advice, and engage with external parties—including clients and their legal representatives—where required.

Capability Building & Collaboration

• Support the development and delivery of training for non‑legal staff on key legal topics.
• Contribute to the development of internal legal intellectual capital, processes, and tools.
• Participate in internal and external meetings, negotiations, and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Demonstrate and promote behaviours aligned with OneWSP, and uphold principles of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• 5–8 years PQE, preferably with experience in engineering, construction or infrastructure law.
• A Bachelor of Laws degree recognised in Australia and eligibility to practise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong negotiation, drafting and project management capabilities.
• The ability to navigate and resolve internal escalations with sound judgement.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to deliver practical, business‑focused legal advice.
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a proactive approach to identifying solutions.
• A collaborative mindset, openness to new ideas, and a willingness to contribute to a positive team culture.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.

With us, you can. Apply today.