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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Flynn is a Dublin-based international construction solutions company, delivering sustainable work environments across Ireland, the UK, Germany and Denmark. With over 200 employees, we, successfully deliver large-scale, complex construction projects for blue chip clients across multiple jurisdictions.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The Head of Legal is a new senior appointment for the Flynn Group reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">LOCATION:                            Office-based, Dublin</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">REPORTING TO:                   Chief Commercial Officer</span></p>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">ROLE LEVEL:                         Senior Leadership/Group Function Lead</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Purpose of Role </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">The Head of Legal will lead the contractual and legal function of the Group, overseeing all Group legal matters, including those related to construction operations, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. This strategic role involves assessing and managing legal risk, negotiating contracts, resolving disputes, and advising senior leadership on legal implications of business decisions. The successful candidate will have deep expertise in Irish construction law, including drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, the relevant regulatory frameworks that the Group operates under and other areas of legal practice relevant to an international construction company. The ideal candidate will work closely with management, internal teams and the Group’s external legal counsel to protect and advance the Group’s key commercial interests.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\">Role Responsibilities</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Legal Strategy &amp; Compliance</span></em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Develop and implement legal frameworks to support construction and corporate operations.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Drive improvements in systems, policies, and procedures, using the latest contractual and legal precedents, AI and best practices.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ensure compliance with Irish construction law, health &amp; safety regulations, procurement rules, and environmental legislation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Monitor upcoming legislative changes and advise on their impact on the business.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Provide ongoing legal support to the Flynn board, its executive team, senior managers, and project teams.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"> </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Contract Management &amp; Negotiation</span></em></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Draft, review, and negotiate construction contracts, subcontracts, joint ventures, and supplier agreements.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Create easy-to-use templates and navigation tools for the principal construction contracts used by the Group so as to enable the relevant individuals to negotiate and settle those contracts</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Provide legal oversight on tendering processes and procurement documentation.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ensure contracts mitigate risk as far as practicable and align with commercial objectives and the agreed risk appetite of the Group.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Ensure the Group has in place all policies required by law or regulation</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Develop and implement contract review and governance processes.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt\">Lead, where necessary, project contract handovers to ensure the project teams understand the requirements of the construction contract being assumed, with appropriate focus on risk and opportunity management and their proper administration.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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