Summary
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Lead commercial and legal activities across an international engineering consultancy. You will partner with senior leadership, project teams, finance, and operations to negotiate strong commercial outcomes, manage contracts and risks, and provide practical legal and commercial guidance throughout major projects.
Highlights
High-impact leadership role with direct exposure to senior decision-makers and international operations. The position offers broad responsibility across commercial and legal matters, early involvement in major business decisions, and influence over project outcomes.
Description
About ECG Engineering
ECG Engineering is a leading international engineering consultancy delivering design and project delivery services across the mining, utilities, materials handling and industrial sectors.
With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Toronto, Vancouver, Manila, Dar es Salaam and Cape Town, our teams support complex projects from early studies through detailed design, construction, commissioning and handover.
Built on deep technical expertise, long-standing client relationships and senior professionals who have worked together for more than 30 years, ECG continues to grow across its international markets.
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Manager Commercial & Legal to lead ECG’s commercial and legal function across our international operations.
This is a business-facing role with direct exposure to senior leaders, project teams, finance and operations.
You will be involved early in the decisions that matter, helping ECG negotiate strong commercial outcomes, manage contractual risk and navigate complex claims, disputes and strategic opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the review, drafting and negotiation of client, supplier, subcontractor and other commercial agreementsAdvise on contract structures, pricing, liabilities, indemnities, insurance, variations, claims and dispute resolutionPartner with project, operational, finance and executive teams to identify commercial and legal risks earlyReview material tender terms, qualifications and commercial proposals and provide clear recommendations before submissionLead significant commercial negotiations and coordinate ECG’s response to material claims and disputesSupport contract handover so project teams understand key obligations, milestones, notice requirements and commercial risksAdvise on acquisitions, partnerships and strategic transactions, including due diligence, transaction documents and external legal support
What You’ll Bring
A Law Degree and admission to practiseA current practising certificate where requiredAt least five years of post-admission experience in commercial law, including drafting and negotiating complex contractsCommercial experience within engineering, construction, resources or project deliveryStrong capability across contract risk, claims, disputes and commercial negotiationsExperience advising senior operational and business leaders and managing external legal advisersPractical commercial judgement and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear business advice
Why Join ECG?
Work at the centre of an international engineering business, with visibility across projects, tenders, negotiations and strategic decisions.
For someone who wants ownership, influence and the opportunity to shape a growing commercial and legal function, ECG offers a broad and genuinely business-integrated role.
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply via link below, or call Mike Wylie on 0417 975 964 for a confidential conversation on the role.
You MUST be in Australia to be considered for this role.
