Legal Counsel Coventry, England
Job description
Our purpose at Severn Trent is taking care of life’s essentials and working in our General Counsel does this and so much more.
Severn Trent Water is a FTSE100 utilities business based in the heart of Coventry City Centre. Our Legal team is central to our head office with all our teams based here, creating an atmosphere of collaboration and high performance where doing a great job for a common cause is what we aim for.
It’s for this reason that a in house legal career at Severn Trent is such an exciting prospect. There is so much more to Secern Trent than just water, and as a Legal Counsel, you’ll prove this completely.
We are looking for someone to join our dynamic and diverse team to provide high class legal services on non-contentious construction and commercial 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 several different pieces of work which will both test and reward you in terms of what you’re advising on and the best courses of action.
Are you a construction or commercial lawyer with strong, proven experience across this discipline and looking to work in an environment like never before?
Well, if you are, read on.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
You will be Legal Counsel within the Severn Trent group legal team and you will work on strategic water resources projects, and provide the business commercial & construction partnering support to a number of different teams within our water and waste water businesses. You will also be a key partner to our competitive waste water undertaker, Severn Trent Connect. You will a key figure for our senior stakeholders to discuss legal matters with and have the opportunity to get involved with detailed project and infrastructure work which is unique to the water industry, which will utilise all of your training and experience.
You will be constantly reviewing and considering any forthcoming changes in legal or 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.
What is equally important for you and us as a business is ensuring customers’ needs are at the heart of all advice and decisions which we make. This is a business leader role with regular reporting into senior stakeholders in our businesses, so we will look for you to be happy to engage positively with the leaders of our business.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
If you have solid experience within construction or commercial law and gained this either from a law firm or in house PQE and have the ability to lean on your learnt experience of construction/commercial contracts, we’d love to hear from you.
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 want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.
With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:
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 base, which is subject to eligibility)
- Car allowance of £5,208 per annum
- Private Medical insurance for your & your family
- 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
- 10% monthly discount with Busy Bee Nurserys, and one-week free childcare
- Dedicated training and development with our Academy
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two paid volunteering days per year
WHATS NEXT?
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at [email protected].
And if your curiosity has peaked and you're wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.
Ps. we’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails!
