Syndic Counsel, Construction Law
Seier GmbH & Co. KG
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Bremerhaven • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Provide legal advice to executive management and project managers on all construction law matters
- Review and draft construction contracts, service and architect agreements with public and private clients
- Contract management, including monitoring and risk assessment of ongoing contracts
- Support procurement procedures, tenders and contract negotiations
- Advise on change order/delay management and assist in preparing and defending additional claim requests
- Contribute to the design of internal processes and policies to ensure legally compliant project execution
- Monitor legal developments and derive appropriate measures for the company
- Coordinate with other legal areas and handle compliance-related topics
- Conduct internal training for technical and project staff on relevant legal topics
- Represent the company in disputes, court and arbitration proceedings
- Cooperate with external law firms, expert witnesses and authorities
Requirements
- Fully qualified lawyer with completed second state examination (Volljurist)
- Minimum of 5 years' professional experience with a focus on private and public construction law, architects’ law and infrastructure projects
- Subject-matter knowledge of VOB/B and HOAI
- Strong communication skills, analytical thinking and a solution-oriented working style
- Reliability, teamwork and commercial/business understanding
Benefits
- Attractive salary and payment of special benefits
- Company car — also available for private use
- Permanent employment contract in a future-oriented company
- Up to 5 additional paid and flexible health days per year in addition to annual leave
- Free Corporate Benefits program and exclusive employee offers such as corporate fitness (EGYM Wellpass) and Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employer contribution to company pension plan
- Bike leasing (bicycle leasing)
- Free accident insurance
- 1 day home office per week and flexible working hours (40 hours/week)
- Modern office with good transport connections, free parking and an employee laptop
- Regular company events to celebrate our successes and foster team spirit
- Work in an innovative and collegial team
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
construction lawcontract managementrisk assessmentchange order managementclaim requestscompliancedispute resolutionarbitrationcontract negotiationprocurement procedures
Soft skills
communication skillsanalytical thinkingsolution-orientedreliabilityteamworkcommercial understanding
Certifications
fully qualified lawyersecond state examination