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Job Title: Major Infrastructure Planning & Consenting Solicitor
Salary Negotiable (Depending On Skills & Experience)
Full Time / 37 hours per week
Location: Hybrid Working / Cambridgeshire
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach to working location. This role provides the opportunity for hybrid working, with an average of 2-3 days a week in the office as required.
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We're one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. Our purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we service through our commitment to love every drop and as a business, we strive to "make today great" for our staff and our 6m customers, putting water at the heart of everything we do. So if you are you looking to join a purpose led, leading and forward-thinking organisation, we may be just what you are looking for.
We currently have an exciting new opportunity to join our highly valued inhouse legal team as an experienced, qualified UK solicitor or barrister. You would be joining a 20+ strong legal team whose working philosophy is "your problem, our problem, no problem" and where we are constantly striving for high performance. If this resonates with you, you can look forward to joining a purpose led business with an open and collaborative culture, and enjoy focussing on delivering the best possible outcome for our business, customers and other stakeholders. This new role is open to all suitably qualified and experienced candidates and likely to suit an individual who has a strong track record in planning and consenting work.
What you'll be doing:
As a planning lawyer, you will be primarily responsible for legal advice in relation to all planning consents (including conventional planning permissions and development consent orders), other statutory consenting (EPR, Water Abstraction, Wildlife and Countryside Act etc) and related matters (including compulsory acquisition) within the Company supporting the major infrastructure team's work. In doing so, you will play a key part in helping the business deliver on its purpose.
You will have the support of the wider legal team who are experienced and have a firm understanding of Anglian Water and the regulatory environment in which it operates.
As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:
* Competitive pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
* Personal private health care
* Annual bonus scheme
* 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
* Life cover at 8x your salary
* Personal accident cover - up to 5x your salary
* A range of flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
What does it take to be successful?
* A UK qualified solicitor or barrister with significant relevant planning experience either in private practice or industry
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required to communicate at all levels within the organisation and externally.
* Strong analytical skills and ability to absorb complex information quickly.
* Ability to find innovative solutions to problems for the business and provide great customer service
* Provide a practical and flexible approach to business challenges
* Strong team player with flexible approach
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.
Closing date: 24/8/25
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