Senior Associate - Construction and Supply Chain in Brisbane

At Ashurst Perkins Coie, we're helping shape the future economy. With a global team of more than 3,500 legal professionals across 52 offices, we partner with leading organisations to solve complex challenges across a diverse range of industries, with a distinct strength in technology, energy & infrastructure, and financial services. Our people work on market-leading matters that drive innovation, growth, and transformation around the world. For Ashurst Perkins Coie, innovation is our tradition.

What makes Ashurst Perkins Coie a great place to work?

• Flexible work options - part-time, working from home and additional leave
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership, and discounted corporate health plans
• Career advancement - client secondment opportunities, global opportunities, and award-winning Learning & Development programs

This role will be working closely with Matthew Taylor, who works with high profile clients on the procurement and delivery of major infrastructure projects including data centre, transport and energy projects, with a focus on commercial contracting across all aspects of our clients supply chains. In this role, you will take a leading role on matters with our clients and provide commercial advice on a range of market leading and complex projects, with real opportunity to also work with clients in broader sectors including defence.

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• Senior Associates from a top-tier or mid-tier firm (or in-house) with hands-on experience in a projects, infrastructure, or construction practice, including Australian construction contracts and government client work.
• Those with a genuine passion for the infrastructure, energy & transport sectors, with the ability to see beyond purely legal issues and take a commercial, big-picture approach.
• Demonstrated experience in client advisory & matter management - taking day-to-day ownership of complex infrastructure and procurement matters (spanning data centres, transport, energy, and defence), providing commercial advice directly to high-profile clients with a high degree of autonomy.
• Commercial Contract Delivery — Draft, review, and negotiate project documentation—including contracts, amendments, and correspondence—across all aspects of clients' supply chains on major infrastructure projects.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills including relationship building & team development.

We value diverse perspectives at Ashurst Perkins Coie, so even if you don't feel you meet all of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. If you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, please contact for a confidential conversation.