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Role overview
- ID: 2025-7615
- Entity: Vistry Services
- Region: Vistry Services
- Department: Company Secretariat, Legal, Audit & Risk
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract - Full Time
- Job Location: Brentwood, Essex
- Date Posted: 22.07.2025
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Building Safety Counsel to join our team within Vistry Services, at our Brentwood office. As our Building Safety Counsel, you will support the Head of Legal with provision of construction legal services to the Divisions across Vistry. Those legal services extend to contentious and non-contentious legal work which includes tender reviews, drafting, negotiating of a variety of constructions contracts including ancillary documents, and advising on any issues/ disputes.
Working closely with the regions within Vistry, the role includes engaging with both the internal legal team, Vistry’s panel of external legal advisors and reporting to management on pertinent matters.
We value in-person collaboration and team culture, but we’re also committed to supporting flexible working where possible. We encourage you to raise any specific requirements during the interview process so we can explore how this could be accommodated.
- Let’s cut to the chase, what’s in it for you...
- Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
- Company car, car allowance or travel allowanceÂ
- Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
- 2 Volunteering days per annum
- Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
- Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
- Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
- Share save and share incentive schemes
- Employee rewards portal with many more benefits...
- In return, what we would like from you...
- Behave in line with our company values – Integrity, Caring and Quality
- An experienced construction solicitor NQ – 4 years PQE.
- Excellent negotiation and networking skills.
- A pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Able to work under pressure and prioritise workload.
- A methodical approach to working practices.
- Able to influence others.
- Discretion and integrity in attitude and approach.
- Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when business needs require.
- Ability to manage a number of stakeholders.
- Fast-pace in-house legal environment, working to tight deadlines.
- More about the Building Safety Counsel role...
- Review of JCT DB SoA/ bespoke construction contracts, with the forms of collateral warranties/ third party rights, performance bonds, and parent company guarantees, internal commentary on legal risks and proposed amendments, preparation of client commentary and/or mark-up. Â Assist with any negotiation with clients.
- Flow down of supply chain documents from a Development agreement or JCT DB/ bespoke construction contract.
- Review of remedial works contracts, settlement agreements and defence against litigation (supporting the process) including assistance with negotiation.
- Review of consultant appointments or sub/trade contractor comments on supply chain documents, and assistance with response or negotiation.
- Precedent reviews/ updates in conjunction with Group Legal.
- Review of confidentiality agreements.
- Assisting with any ad hoc project queries / issues and/or disputes.
- Provide generic legal advice/signposting to key stakeholders.
- Play a crucial role working collaboratively with panel firms and key stakeholders to drive structure, process and best practice.
- Demonstrate the ability to advise and influence key stakeholders.
Finally, let’s tell you a bit more about us...
We build more than homes, we’re making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality. Shaping all we do; they empowerus to develop sustainable communities across affordable and private housing. We work in a partnership-led way, and you’ll recognise our renowned brands Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Homes. Together with Vistry Works, our manufacturing operation,â¯and the functional support of Vistry Services, we’re a proud UK Green Building Council member, UK top five housebuilder with a five-star House Builders Federation (HBF) customer satisfaction rating, and winner of many awards including Top Employer, Global Top Inspiring Workplaces, and Best for Talent Attraction and Outreach.Â
Join us in making Vistry. Â
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Benefits
Annual Leave
Enjoy 28 days’ holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options to carry leave forwards and buy up to 5 days.
Pension with Legal & General
Eligible employees are auto-enrolled. You contribute 4%, we contribute 6%. Salary Sacrifice and options to increase contributions available.
Volunteer Days
With 2 paid volunteer days a year, you can give back to communities and charities.
Why Vistry
Joining Vistry is just the start of building your perfect career. In return for your passion and skills, we invest in your future, providing all the support and training you need to thrive in your career and realise your potential. Our work is rewarding in itself, but we also offer a range of financial, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits, plus plenty of recognition incentives. We value you and everything you help us build as we make Vistry together.
