Legal Manager, British Geological Survey
Grade: UKRI - Band F
Salary: £58,589 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time – 37 hours a week (remote working possible, but regular onsite attendance required)
Location: BGS headquarters, Keyworth, Nottingham
Closing Date: 23rd November 2025
Interview Date: 9th December 2025
Benefits: Outstanding pension scheme; 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
About You
Are you a highly skilled and experienced legal and contracts negotiator, expert in providing pragmatic legal advice and legal drafting solutions? You will advise in relation to and facilitate the undertaking of commercial and collaborative work, contributing to navigating complex bid/tender opportunities and securing and maintaining contracts/agreements on optimal and legally secure terms. Travel within the UK, or occasionally overseas, will be required.
Essential Skills
* Law degree or other degree with relevant legal/commercial contracts experience and qualifications
* Substantial experience leading the management of complex legal and contractual processes associated with commercial tender, contract, and research agreement work, including negotiations with customers and/or partners regarding terms and conditions for contracted or collaborative work
* Expert knowledge of contract law and practice/management, including all relevant legislation/regulations
* Ability to work unsupervised, as a key senior member of a wider Legal Team and in compliance with local and corporate policies, processes and frameworks; meticulous attention to detail regarding drafting legal and contractual documentation, able to work within a high-pressure, routinely time-critical environment and communicate effectively to non-legal colleagues
* Approachable and experienced in managing difficult conversations and decisions with senior colleagues and external parties, implementing flexible, adaptable, proactive problem‑solving with demonstrable evidence of success
* Understanding and experience of the needs of a commercial business unit as well as the aims and objectives of a public sector/research organisation such as BGS, and ability to relate this to your role within the organisation
* Commitment to a diverse and inclusive approach to work in the geosciences
Desirable Skills
* Further relevant legal degree or other qualifications, e.g. commercial law, contract law, intellectual property rights law and project management qualifications
* Experience working within a UK research institute and/or public sector body, handling commercialisation activities and routes to market, including fee‑bearing / royalty based licensing
* In‑depth understanding of specific legislation/regulations relevant to scientific research community and public sector (e.g. Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations, Data Protection legislation, Intellectual Property Rights)
Senior Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Legal
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