Infrastructure Projects lawyer - Edinburgh in Midlothian, Scotland

We are currently looking to recruit a talented Infrastructure Projects lawyer with 4-6 years PQE to join our expanding Projects Team in either our Edinburgh or Glasgow office.

Leveraging a comprehensive network that spans Europe, Africa, The Gulf and Asia Pacific, the projects practice at Pinsent Masons LLP offers specialists in all of the key sub-sectors including energy, infrastructure, and real estate developments. The Tier 1 Scottish infrastructure team is highly active across the UK and Ireland, advising a broad mix of private and public sector clients on infrastructure projects across all markets. Our work ranges from the procurement/bid phase, through construction, into operation and now onto handback and expiry.

Work highlights:

• Advised the University of Sussex on its procurement of 1,900 beds of student accommodation on their Falmer campus (West Slope) in partnership with Balfour Beatty.
• Advised LSE and the Universities of Birmingham and Essex on the delivery of c 3,500 new student beds in 2021.
• Winner of the Property Week Student Accommodation Awards Professional Team of the Year 2020, 2021 and 2023.
• Advised Equitix and Equans as the successful bidder on the Kingston University student accommodation project.
• Advising the Ministry of Justice in respect of its portfolio of PFI prisons and its framework for procurement of prison operation contracts, including prison expansion, handback and expiry.
• Advising the FM Contractor on the recent Velindre Cancer Centre Welsh MIM scheme.
• Advising the lenders on the first two education projects to reach financial close under the Welsh Education Partnership.

What our clients say:

• ‘The projects team provides clear advice setting out the current position, but also suggesting options for the way forward to resolve issues. This pragmatism and understanding of the sectors in which they operate sets them apart from other firms.’
• ‘Chris Owens has been phenomenal in supporting our project. He has been helpful, knowledgeable and commercially pragmatic in the advice he has provided and I would have no hesitation in personally referring him for future work.’
• ‘Stuart Barr is an outstanding leader of both his team and other parties involved in projects.’

The Candidate Required:

We are now looking to appoint an ambitious qualified lawyer with 4-6 years PQE who wishes to advance their abilities and knowledge at a top tier international law practice. The successful applicant will primarily support Chris on student accommodation, EV and district heating but may also be involved in University-focussed net zero initiatives and will be expected to support the wider Scottish team on PPP and general infrastructure projects across the UK and Ireland. Where they are not based in our Edinburgh office, they should expect to split their time between our Edinburgh and Glasgow offices. The successful applicant will also benefit from opportunities to travel to university campuses around the UK.

The successful applicant will:

• ideally have gained experience in a large commercial firm working on long-term infrastructure partnership projects, preferably with experience of public procurement processes
• have a strong academic background, attention to detail and excellent communication skills
• be comfortable leading client meetings and calls with good experience of both
• have good commercial awareness and be client focused
• be adaptable, a quick learner and comfortable working on high value, complicated transactions
• be a confident team player with the ability to forge strong working relationships with colleagues in an agile environment
• be well-organised and have good project management skills

About the Firm:

Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,800 employees operating out of 28 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.

Awards:

We’re being recognised equally by commentators and other market movers through a plethora of awards spanning every region and culminating in being named law firm of the year by Legal Business, the FT’s most innovative law firm in Europe (for the third time in eight years), winning their sustainability award in Asia Pacific and being ranked as Thomson Reuters’ leading legal brand in their UK index.

We have been recognised as by Stonewall as a Top Global Employer. Recognising that we are a leading employer in advancing LGBTQ+ inclusion. Pinsent Masons is recognised as a 'Top Ten Employer for Working Families in 2023' for the seventh consecutive year. We are accredited as a Disability Confident Employer by the Department for Work & Pensions, and we were the first law firm to sign up the global Valuable 500.

As an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests. Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Amanda Bower who can discuss the role and requirements.