Commercial Construction Lawyer - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Anglian Water Services Ltd

Anglian Water Services Ltd

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Peterborough, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Competitive salary (dependent on skills and experience)

Full time/37 hrs a week

Fixed-Term contract months

Location:
Peterborough & Home-working

Anglian Water offers a flexible approach, this role provides you with the flexibility to work from home and in the office.

Discover the company where you'll make a difference

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified solicitor or barrister to join our in-house Legal Team as a Commercial Construction Lawyer.

With a £3bn plus capital investment programme, you will find yourself as a key member of the AMP8 alliance programme team, responsible for negotiating contracts which will shape our success for the next 5-7 years and beyond.

We have implemented industry leading alliance arrangements, so this is a unique opportunity to be involved in innovative and forward-thinking contractual arrangements.

What you'll be doing:

In this role, you will draft and negotiate the terms of high-profile delivery contracts which will cover a range of services including design and construction on capital investment projects, and repair and maintenance activities on our water and wastewater network.

The successful implementation of these contracts is critical to the success of the business and consequently the programme has a high profile within our business.

Where necessary, you will also deliver wider commercial legal advice and assistance to Anglian Water

As a business, we strive to "make today great" for our staff and our 6m customers, putting water at the heart of everything we do.

As such, you would be joining a 20 strong Legal team whose working philosophy is "your problem, our problem, no problem" and where we are constantly striving for high performance.

If this resonates with you, you can look forward to joining a business with an open and collaborative culture, without the weight of time recording or billing, and enjoy focussing on delivering the best possible business outcome.

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion

Competitive pension scheme

Anglian Water doublematches your contributions up to 6%
Personal private health care
Annual bonus scheme
Life Cover at 8x your salary
Personal Accident cover up to 5x your salary
Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
Opportunity to volunteer do unpaid work in the community

What does it take to be successful?

Your relationship with multiple internal and external stakeholders, the programme team and the legal team as a whole, is key to being successful in this role, so excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as is being an excellent team player.

You must also be prepared to take responsibility, constructively challenge and make decisions. In doing so, you will find yourself in a great working environment where we always seek to achieve the right work / life balance and reward high performance

You will:

Have detailed and practical knowledge of the NEC Suite of Engineering Contracts
Have strong commercial acumen and analytical thinking; and the confidence to constructively and robustly challenge
Ideally have experience of public procurement or utilities procurement rules
Be able to work autonomously, but also an excellent team player who is highly personable and is someone who can forge strong relationships with people at all business levels including directors, and external stakeholders
Have sound drafting and negotiating skills
Able to provide pragmatic practical advice, with a sound approach to business risk
Be IT proficient.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed.

Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community's Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer and we play a leading part in the Women's Utility Network.

Closing date: 26/02/2023

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