Solicitor (Affordable Housing and Construction)

Fife Council is delivering one of Scotland's largest affordable housing programmes, providing high-quality, energy-efficient homes for communities across Fife. With a significant pipeline of new build developments, acquisitions, land-led opportunities and regeneration projects, we are seeking an experienced and motivated Construction Solicitor to join our team and support the delivery of these ambitions. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in the delivery of housing across Fife. Located in the Legal Property and Contracts Team within Legal Services you will support the Affordable Housing Programme by providing legal assistance in relation to land assembly, development agreements, consultant appointments, construction contracts and associated legal matters. Working closely with colleagues in Housing, Property Services, Finance, Procurement and the Affordable Housing Programme Team, you will be responsible for managing your own caseload and providing commercially focused legal advice ranging from procurement and contract award to project completion, defects management, claims and dispute resolution. You will advise on contractor performance issues, contract administration matters, claims, defects, extensions of time, payment disputes, contract interpretation and termination provisions, contractor insolvency, and project recovery and risk mitigation strategies. You will contribute to reports, briefings and advice for senior management, committees and elected members, working collaboratively with colleagues across the Council and external legal advisers to support the successful delivery of the programme.,

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  We are looking for a Solicitor with knowledge, skills and experience in construction, commercial and/or housing law with a strong understanding of the commercial and practical challenges of complex construction, development and housing matters. Experience of working in the public sector and provision of affordable housing and regeneration projects with an understanding of procurement frameworks would be advantageous, as would familiarity of contentious and non contentious construction matters. You will possess excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and communication skills and be able to provide clear, practical and solution-focused legal advice to a wide range of stakeholders.
You should be capable of working under limited supervision, managing a varied caseload and developing effective working relationships within multi-disciplinary teams. You should hold a Law Degree (LLB) and a Diploma in Legal Practice or an equivalent. You also should be a qualified solicitor holding, or eligible to hold, an unrestricted Practicing Certificate issued by the Law Society of Scotland, be able to work under limited supervision with well-developed communication and IT skills.