Hybrid Senior Legal Counsel – Water Infrastructure Projects

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About the role

  • Senior Legal Counsel specializing in Water Infrastructure Projects for Affinity Water. Managing legal support for water infrastructure schemes to ensure compliance and smooth execution.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day-to-day legal support to the SRO team, offering strategic, commercially minded advice across all aspects of project planning and delivery.
  • Ensure alignment between planning, regulatory and commercial considerations.
  • Manage relationships with external solicitors to secure timely, robust legal advice.
  • Advise on commercial and contractual matters including collaboration agreements, bulk supply agreements, procurement, and construction contracts.
  • Work with external specialists on the technical legal elements of the DCO and related processes.

Requirements

  • Senior Lawyer with a minimum of 7-8 years PQE in Planning, Commercial and Projects
  • Strong experience advising on major infrastructure projects and guiding project teams through complex legal frameworks is essential.
  • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Confident working proactively, driving solutions, and influencing stakeholders.
  • Experience in the water, utilities, infrastructure, or construction sectors is highly desirable.

Benefits

  • Full-time or part-time option
  • Hybrid working, with a minimum of 2 office days per week in Hatfield with client meetings in London
  • Company annual bonus scheme
  • 26 days annual leave (increasing with service) + option to buy 5 additional days
  • Additional Celebration Day for personal or cultural events
  • Generous double-match pension scheme (company contributions up to 12%)
  • Enhanced family-friendly leave (Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave)
  • Up to 5 full or 10 half days paid Carers’ Leave
  • Menopause and Reasonable Adjustment policies
  • Wellbeing Centre support for mental and physical health
  • Discounts on retail, dental and medical insurance via Tap4Perks
  • Disability Confident employer, alternative application formats available on request

Job title

Senior Legal Counsel – Water Infrastructure Projects

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£75,000 - £95,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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