Senior Legal Counsel

3 weeks ago

Stevenage Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Morrison Water Services Full time

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We are looking to offer a Senior Legal Counsel the opportunity to join our expanding Legal & CoSec team based in Stevenage.

About your team

You will be a member of the newly formed Legal & CoSec team, reporting to the Group General Counsel. The function provides legal, governance and compliance support and advice to the Group. You will work across all Divisions being Energy, Water, Telecoms, Transport (Rail & Aviation) and Transport (Highways) providing infrastructure sector legal expertise.

We offer a flexible working environment where hybrid working has been embedded. Ideally, you would be required to attend the Stevenage office one day per week.

About M Group Services

M Group Services is a trusted employer to more than 10,500 people in the UK and Ireland. Operating across 21 businesses in 240 locations, we provide specialist infrastructure services in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors.

As a business we believe communication is key. We work in an environment where growth and development are promoted within the business, our employees feel they are trusted to get on with their work as well as finding this work interesting and challenging.

Where we are able, we work flexibly, believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. We want to support our people as much as possible, therefore if you require a more flexible working arrangement, we would be happy to discuss this with you

As the Senior Legal Counsel, you'll get the opportunity to:

  • Work closely with senior commercial stakeholders to review, negotiate and draft a range of contractual documents and provide commercially focused advice and solutions to a broad range of contractual issues.
  • Work with bid teams across all Divisions to check, amend and highlight risks within client tenders and consider possible mitigations.
  • Ebbed and maintain a suite of template subcontracts and supply terms and conditions for use across the Group.
  • Provide ongoing project advice and support to assist commercial and operation teams in the delivery of our work. For example, matters of contractual interpretation, mitigation of delivery risks and administration of contracts.
  • As well as the core work, adapt to and tackle other legal matters that arise such as supporting the resolution of potential contentious issues and aiding the understanding of the ever-changing legislative environment in which we operate.
  • Work the General Counsel to:
    • provide legal training to colleagues;
    • supporting tender governance processes;
    • ensuring adequate compliance processes and procedures;
    • managing use of legal panel and controlling external spend; and
    • maintaining template agreements.
  • Supporting Group activities e.g. group policies, year-end activities, M&A activities

What you'll bring?

  • Qualified solicitor, educated to degree level, with 8+years PQE
  • Ideally worked in-house or within a reputable private practice infrastructure team
  • Solid transactional / non-contentious experience with knowledge of main standard forms of contract (primarily NEC3 and 4, Network Rail)
  • Strong technical skills in contract review, drafting and negotiation
  • Market and sector experience including knowledge of engineering projects and preferably exposure to public sector clients

What's in it for you?

  • 25 days' annual leave plus statutory holidays
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Contributory Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Access to a wide range of discounts and special offers through our online rewards platform
  • Private health care
  • Company car/car allowance and fuel card

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Notes/Brief for Recruitment Team:

About The Company

M Group Services delivers a range of essential infrastructure services within the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors in the UK & Ireland. We have built and maintained relationships with our clients over a number of years and have a strong culture that continuously focuses on safety, operational delivery, efficiency and customer service. We are committed to profitable growth both organically and through acquisitions. M Group Services, a trusted employer to over 10,000 skilled specialists working from 240 locations, operates a divisional structure aligned with its end markets.

At M Group Services we recognise and value the benefits from our workforce diversity. We work hard to build and maintain inclusive environments and develop a culture where our people feel included and valued.

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