Commercial Solicitor

Job Title: Commercial Solicitor (SRO)
Location: Falmer/hybrid
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37, Monday to Friday
Salary: circa £90,000 dependent on experience
There has never been a better time to join our organisation as we build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint
Job Overview
To provide high quality commercial legal services to the Engineering & Capital Delivery function of Southern Water - focused on Southern Water’s water resources infrastructure programme, the Water for Life Hampshire (WfLH) Programme, in particular the Thames to Southern Transfer (T2ST), and Southeast Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) Strategic Resource Options (SRO) programmes, through:
* advising on the legal ramifications and structuring of a wide range of commercial arrangements and diverse capital /commercial projects, transactions and contracts.
* drafting, negotiation 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.
About You
* Expert knowledge of law and legal research techniques, contract drafting and interpretation.
* Expertise in public procurement law and practice (knowledge of 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.
* Good IT skills including electronic document production and assembly.
* Highly developed commercial awareness.
* Expert influencer and negotiator.
* Pro-active individual with interest in business matters.
* Excellent degree qualification (2:1 or equivalent), or satisfactory evidence of equivalent high level academic and/or professional achievement.
* Qualified lawyer (Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered Legal Executive) ideally with at least 10 years relevant post-qualification experience.
Package
This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between our Falmer or Durrington office and home. We are offering a salary of circa £90,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:
• Company and performance-related bonus
• Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
• Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary
• Health benefits through a Cash Plan
• Two paid community volunteering days a year
• 25 days annual holiday
• Occupational health service
• Stars Reward gateway offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
• We offer competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
Join our Legal team and see how far your career could progress with a company committed to career progression, training and development opportunities, our customers and the environment

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