Job Description
We are currently recruiting for a Principal Regulatory Lawyer. The Principal Regulatory Lawyer will lead responsibility for the provision of legal advice to the wider Trust on all aspects of Regulatory law as it affects the Trust, including health and safety law, environmental and reservoirs regulation.
Location & coverage
The position will be offered on a remote working basis, with a requirement to attend our main hub spaces on occasion for meetings.
Key Accountabilities:
* Lead strategic advisor on all aspects of health and safety law and management, providing advice across and at all levels of the organisation (including the Executive and the Board) on legal risk and compliance.
* Advising the Trust on compliance with health and safety law in respect of colleague (employee and volunteer) safety
* Supporting the Senior Environment Lawyer, providing legal advice on all aspects of environmental and reservoirs regulatory compliance, including environmental permits, abstraction licensing, reservoirs, and wildlife protections.
* Managing the Trust’s response to incidents leading to enforcement action by a regulator.
* Providing legal advice on a fit for purpose approach in respect of the management of health and safety risks of public use of the Trust’s inland waterway network
* Supporting the development of Trust health and safety policy and processes, including risk assessment, reporting and investigations,
* Advising the Trust’s Health & Safety team on regulatory aspects of health and safety law, assisting in responding to coroners reports, inquests and HSE enquires, notices and enforcement action
What we offer:
In addition to your salary of up to £55,000 (dependant on experience), you will benefit from a competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, great holiday entitlement and numerous other employee benefits, including several salary sacrifice benefits:
* Competitive contributory DC Pension scheme arrangement, where we will double your contribution to a maximum of 10%.
* 25 days paid holiday (plus paid Bank Holidays), increasing to 30 days after 5 years.
* Home working status with ‘hub’ facilities available should you need the flexibility to work outside of home.
* Free access to specialist counselling on a range of issues, e.g., health, financial, well-being and domestic matters.
* Access to a range of employee benefits including store discounts, boating holiday discounts and holiday purchase scheme.
* 2 days paid volunteering leave per annum, allowing you to volunteer for a local community project etc.
* Free fishing facilities across our canal network.