Infrastructure Solicitor
West Sussex
£90,000 - £105,000
Hybrid
About the role
To provide high-quality commercial legal services to the Engineering & Capital Delivery function for a major utility company. Focused on the water resources infrastructure programme.
What you will be responsible for:
* Advising on the legal ramifications and structuring of a wide range of commercial arrangements and diverse capital /commercial projects, transactions and contracts.
* Drafting, negotiating and settling various forms of commercial contracts.
* Advising on the full regime of public procurement regulations and practical procurement issues, including acting as guardian of relevant legal policies and providing standardised procurement and commercial legal agreements.
* Advising the company on the legal ramifications and structuring of a wide range of often complex and expansive engineering and construction arrangements and diverse commercial projects, transactions and contracts (working with the Senior Commercial Solicitor).
* Focussing on the full remit of non-contentious (and some initial stages contentious) engineering and construction matters relating to infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
What you'll bring to the role:
* Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered Legal Executive), ideally with at least 10 years relevant post-qualification experience.
* Expert knowledge of law and legal research techniques, contract drafting and interpretation.
* Expertise in public procurement law and practice (knowledge of the new Direct Procurement for Customers regime highly desirable, but not essential).
* Has reliable legal judgement and appreciates legal risk.
* Produces sound analysis, using secure legal research.
* Highly developed commercial awareness.
* Excellent degree qualification (2:1 or equivalent), or satisfactory evidence of equivalent high-level academic and/or professional achievement.
Benefits for the role:
* Competitive Salary
* Hybrid working
* Onsite Parking
* 11% Pension + bonus scheme
* Much more
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