Commercial Legal Counsel Coventry, England
Job description
LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT
Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in making a big difference to the environment and communities we serve. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.
Our purpose is taking care of life’s essentials, but we’re also big on making a difference, not just because we should but because we care. We are a FTSE 100 group which includes two regulated water and wastewater businesses and a leading renewables business and other commercial businesses.
We are looking for someone to join our dynamic and diverse team to provide legal services on commercial contract, innovation and procurement matters. You will be working with our business to help deliver its strategic objectives and the vision of the General Counsel team, and as you are working in a dedicated team, you will benefit from the support of colleagues throughout so that we are able to drive and ensure we create an awesome place to work. This is an opportunity which doesn’t come up often for you, you will lead on our commercial and innovation matters, while also having exposure to our wider portfolio of non-contentious matters.
Are you a Commercial Lawyer with strong, proven experience across this discipline and looking to broaden your knowledge and skill set?
Well, if you are, read on.
LET’S TELL YOU MORE
You will be Legal Counsel within the Severn Trent group legal team reporting into Senior Legal Counsel and business partnering our commercial and innovation teams and providing excellent legal support for their business areas.
In your work with commercial you will play a crucial role in our supply chain, providing strategic advice to help the business secure the best outcomes in its procurement activity.
Our innovation team work on exciting and fast-paced research and development projects, with a focus on the group’s journey towards net zero carbon emissions by 2030. You will be the primary legal contact on these projects, supporting on contracting strategy and negotiation.
You will be constantly reviewing and considering any forthcoming changes in legal and regulatory requirements which could impact on us as a business and you will proactively consider strategic and policy objectives of the company with a view to influencing key internal and external stakeholders.
As a business we ensure our customers are at the heart of all advice and decisions which we make. This is a business leader role with regular engagement with senior stakeholders in our businesses.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity, and a caring attitude in equal weight.
We want people who show up and roll their sleeves up. Restless spirits who are ready to be part of something bigger, who care, who really care... because when you really care, you’ll go above and beyond. When you really care you don’t just talk about it, you do more.
If you have a solid commercial experience gained from either a law firm or in house, we’d love to hear from you. Experience working with the public procurement regime is desirable.
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.
And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity; who help us do just that.
We do more, because we care.
HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:
31 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)- Annual bonus scheme (of up to 20% of salary based on company & personal performance)
- Car Allowance of £5,208 per annum
- Private Medical Insurance
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two volunteering days per year
LET’S GO
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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