Construction Senior Associate or Director

This role would suit a specialist in transactional construction work, or someone who enjoys to do a mix of transactional work and disputes.

 At this stage in your career, you’re not just looking for another role — you’re looking for the right platform. Somewhere you can do high-quality work, work closely with respected Partners, and see a clear, achievable path forward in your career. Somewhere your voice is heard, your contribution matters, and your development is intentional, not incidental. That’s exactly what we offer at Walker Morris.

You’ll work on high-quality, transactions and disputes across:

• Major development projects
• Energy and infrastructure
• Fast-growing sectors like PRS and student accommodation

Our clients include listed companies, developers, contractors, banks and public sector bodies — both UK-wide and international.

We focus on what really matters:

• Real partner access – Work closely with highly ranked, supportive Partners
• Quality over volume – Complex, interesting work that builds your profile
• Responsibility early – Lead matters, mentor juniors, grow client relationships
• Visible progression – Decisions about your career are made by people who know you

Our Sustainable Careers approach means your development is deliberate, not left to chance. Whether you’re aiming for Director, Partner or deeper specialism, we’ll back you to get there.

What you’ll need

• 4 year + PQE in non-contentious construction or a mix of non-contentious and disputes
• Strong technical and commercial skills
• Experience supervising or mentoring others
• Ambition to progress in a collaborative team

What we offer:

• Competitive salary reflective of your experience.
• Earn up to 35% bonus with our annual bonus scheme – our chargeable hours target is 1350!
• Paid sabbatical scheme where you can accrue up to 4 weeks’ paid sabbatical over a 3-year period.
• Minimum of 25 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays per year, with the opportunity to buy/sell up to five days per year.
• Hybrid working with a minimum of 40% of your time spent in the office.
• Auto enrolled into the workplace pension scheme, and we’ll contribute a minimum of 5% of your salary (7% for Directors).
• 4x your annual salary in the event of a death in service.
• Access to BUPA with no excess or compulsory payments.

Walker Morris is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental status, race, religion or ethnicity. Click here to find out more about our diversity and inclusion work.

If you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to ask. We are a Disability Confident employer.