Legal Counsel - High Profile Infrastructure Project (Part-time)

• Mid-senior Level In-house role for a projects / infrastructure lawyer
• Part-time (3-day pw) role, Hybrid (Offices based in Central London)

About Our Client

Our Client is multi-billion pound, key peice of UK infrastructure, backed by both institutional investors and the UK Government.

Job Description

The successful candidate, reporting to the Director of Legal, will join a small, focused, commercially minded in-house legal team advising on a wide range of legal matters in a regulated and dynamic sector.

You will deliver legal advice and support on a broad range of legal disciplines including commercial contracts, procurement and real estate matters, contract close out activities with Main Works Contractors, corporate and governance matters, and compliance oversight.

This is a hands on role requiring strong commercial judgment, excellent stakeholder management, and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary project environment.

You will:

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Provide legal advice on residual construction and contract close out issues with the main works contractors and the system integrator contract including in relation to variations, settlement agreements, and final account negotiations as the asset reaches its operational phase (which is scheduled for 2026).
• Advise in relation to property, including the hand-back of sites and access rights in the operational phase, and review and negotiate property related documentation, licences and deeds etc.
• Advise on all legal regulatory and commercial issues affecting the business and the regulatory and legislative framework which the project is being undertaken in.
• Providing legal input into day-to-day business operations including system acceptance contractors, any maintenance issues and consents compliance.
• Advise on and monitoring compliance processes across the business e.g. GDPR, modern slavery, ABC etc and also develop, review, and maintain compliance policies across key risk areas, including GDPR and data protection, whistleblowing, modern slavery and anti bribery & corruption (ABC). To include period reviews and the coordination and delivery of internal training.
• Offer legal input into the agreements with key stakeholders (including regulatory bodies and other corporate entities) and ensuring compliance with such agreements including reporting and notification obligations.
• Support on corporate governance and secretariat matters.
• Manage external counsel and associated budget.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor in England and Wales (or and equivalent common law jurisdiction).

The will be likely to have at least 6 years of post qualification experience of working in-house and/or in private practice in a relevant subject area.

Experience of projects or infrastructure is necessary.

Experience of construction law (NEC contracting) and public procurement would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite.

This is a 3-day per week part-time position with a Hybrd working model.

What's on Offer

In addition to the salary on offer for this role, there is a bonus of up to 20% of salary, 10% matched pension scheme as well as Helathcare an other benefits.

Should you wish to find out more about this opportnity, please apply to this advert.