Corporate Counsel

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Corporate Counsel to join our team in Redditch.

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly talented, collaborative team of lawyers and paralegals within Stantec’s UK-based legal function. As a core member of the team, you will work closely with our wider Risk Management group, providing high-quality, commercial legal advice to a dynamic and growing business.

If you are looking for an in-house role where you can truly embed yourself within business operations and influence key decisions, this position offers the perfect platform to develop your career.

About the Role

Depending on your experience and capability, you will manage a diverse caseload of legal matters across the business. Key responsibilities include:

• Commercial Contracts: Leading and assisting with contract negotiations, joint venture agreements, and reviewing essential legal documents such as confidentiality agreements and pre-qualification questionnaires.
• Risk & Bid Management: Advising on Bid Reviews and contributing actively to Risk Review Committees.
• Dispute Resolution: Managing on-going claims or litigation, including attending mediations and external meetings as required.
• Operational Support: Advising on varied corporate matters, including HR issues/disputes and commercial property lease reviews.
• Research & Guidance: Conducting legal research to ensure all published Stantec guidance is legally accurate and reflects current legislation, while ensuring all work complies with internal systems, policies, and procedures.

Your Impact

You will play a vital role in safeguarding the business while enabling its continued success. By providing timely, accurate, and effective legal advice at all levels of the organization, you will help project teams navigate complex risks and deliver major projects smoothly.

You will become a trusted advisor, managing your caseload in line with corporate standards and service level agreements, while maintaining and developing brilliant relationships that win the confidence of managers and decision-makers across the business.

About You

We are looking for a proactive, collaborative legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment. To succeed in this role, you will have:

• A background as a qualified solicitor or legal professional with relevant in-house or private practice experience.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to deliver practical, timely legal solutions to non-legal stakeholders.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, with the confidence to liaise with senior managers and decision-makers.
• A dedication to keeping up to date with developments in legislation and case law.
• The flexibility to travel within the UK occasionally as required by the business.

Why join us?

• People culture: We're proud of our friendly, inclusive and collaborative environment where everyone feels valued and driven to succeed.
• Award winning workplace: Named in the top 50 companies to work by Glassdoor 2025. Recognised by Corporate Knights as one of the world's top 10 most sustainable companies 2025. Named ‘Best Place to Work’ and ‘International Consulting Firm of the Year’ at the NCE Awards 2024.
• Growth: We're on an exciting growth journey across the UK & Ireland - we want you to be part of it!
• Great Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus schemes, enhanced pension plan, annual leave with the option to buy/sell additional days, private medical insurance, group income protection & life assurance included as standard as well as discounted gym membership and lots more.
• Flexible working: Enjoy a healthy work-life balance with our hybrid approach to flexible working.
• Professional development: Industry leading training and development as well as paid for professional subscriptions.

The Stantec community unites more than 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy and prosperous communities. 

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans for projects and programmes, and efficient designs for delivery, based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges, but also keep a fairer, better tomorrow in sight, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy and meet the needs of future communities. 

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is a crucial key to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec we want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process and are committed to ensuring it is accessible to all. If you need any support or require adjustments to be made then please contact [email protected]  and we will talk to you about how we can support you.