Infrastructure Solicitor

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Infrastructure Solicitor to join our team at Southern Water. As a key member of our Engineering & Capital Delivery function, you will provide high-quality legal services to support our water resources infrastructure programme.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Environmental and Planning Solicitor on high-value and complex capital projects.
• Advise on a wide range of project-related legal matters, including consenting processes, public inquiries, and statutory consultation processes.
• Draft, negotiate, and settle agreements with statutory bodies, landowners, and other affected parties.
• Focus on non-contentious and some contentious planning and consenting matters relating to infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects.
• Support and liaise with other members of the WfLH legal team on the legal ramifications and structuring of capital projects.

About You

• Expert knowledge of law and legal research techniques, contract drafting, and interpretation.
• Senior-level experience of providing commercial/contracting legal advice for engineering & construction projects within a regulated environment.
• Reliable legal judgment and appreciation of legal risk.
• Expert in your field and an acknowledged authority, with a good grounding in infrastructure, planning, environment, and related regulatory law.
• Knowledge of statutory and environmental regulations within which the Company operates.
• Expert influencer and negotiator.
• Pro-active individual with an 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 4-5 years relevant post-qualification experience.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary depending on skills and experience.
• 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.
• Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options.

About Southern Water

We are a company committed to career progression, training, and development opportunities, our customers, and the environment. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently.