Senior Solicitor – Construction and Commercial Legal Team
Base Location: Perth, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness
Salary: Competitive + performance‑related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible – First options available
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Solicitor to join our Construction and Commercial Legal Team in SSEN Transmission. Reporting to a Legal Manager, you will be part of a team of solicitors working on construction, engineering and commercial contracts. In this role you will have the scope to work across a number of SSEN Transmission’s projects, which play a critical role in enabling the transition to a low‑carbon economy by establishing the necessary transmission infrastructure to transport renewable energy from the North of Scotland to demand centres across the country.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with legal colleagues, internal specialist corporate functions and business representatives to achieve their goals and objectives by providing high‑quality, pragmatic legal support and advice in relation to a variety of commercial and construction matters for both existing operational assets and new projects for the business.
* Build and maintain good relationships with clients in the business, colleagues across the Legal team and other internal specialist corporate functions.
* Gain a clear understanding of our strategic priorities as a business and assist in ensuring that we deliver on our core purpose, to power communities to thrive today and create a net‑zero tomorrow.
* Undertake work in‑house and, where necessary, engage external lawyers from our panel firms.
Qualifications & Experience
* Qualification as a solicitor in Scotland and/or England and Wales with a minimum of 5 years PQE, with knowledge of the legal and commercial issues that are pertinent to the construction or utilities sector.
* Broad experience of commercial and construction matters (preferably in the utilities and/or energy sector) including drafting and negotiating engineering and construction contracts and associated commercial agreements.
* Comfortable working independently and within project teams and leading matters of high value and high risk.
* A proactive and pragmatic approach to giving legal advice and support in a clear and concise manner and within timescales; demonstrates authority, credibility and maturity.
* A high degree of confidence in your approach to work, legal skills and knowledge with a demonstrable resilient attitude to challenging situations; comfortable taking the lead in challenging situations and effectively resolving conflict.
About SSE
SSE has a bold ambition – to be a leading energy company in a net‑zero world. We’re investing around £10 million a day in home‑grown energy to help power a cleaner, more secure future. Our investment will see us build the world’s largest offshore wind farm and transform the grid to deliver greener electricity to millions.
At SSE, we’ve created a culture of integrity, quality, responsibility and ethical behaviour. Our Legal division protects that culture by ensuring our actions are legally sound and in line with business priorities. They identify legal risk, provide advice on regulatory and statutory obligations, and help each SSE business meet its strategic goals.
Benefits
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits include a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle‑to‑Work scheme. We offer generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Equal Opportunity Employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact Janet.Gossman@sse.com or call 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you. We are dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
Ready to Apply?
Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We will be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we will be taking your application further. If offered a role with SSE, you will need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.
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