About Us
We are recruiting a qualified solicitor or barrister, with significant experience in non-contentious construction law.
The UK is on a journey to reach net zero by 2050. The energy sector plays a vital part in helping the country to make this transformational change but to deliver on this ambition we need people with talent, the drive, and the passion to help us tackle climate change. Constructing new infrastructure sits at the heart of realising this ambition. We are therefore seeing unprecedented growth in the need for construction legal support. The need for a construction lawyer in the UK Legal team is to provide construction and engineering legal advice to National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), in both the delivery of existing infrastructure projects and new infrastructure projects both on and potentially offshore. These are large projects in terms of scale and complexity.
Location: The role will be based out of our Warwick office; we operate a hybrid working policy, and a typical working pattern would be three days per week in Warwick or another office/site, with the rest of the week flexible. We’re happy to discuss additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you.
About The Role
You will work closely with colleagues in the UK Legal team, alongside other stakeholders to plan and deliver NGET construction projects ranging from £millions to £billions. Such projects include the construction of new substations, overhead line and underground cable routes and potentially offshore cable projects.
You will be part of the UK Legal team. You will be working with other construction lawyers and will also work closely with other lawyers in the team to deliver NGET’s infrastructure projects.
Alongside strong legal skills, we are looking for an individual who is passionate about energy and the net-zero ambition and who has the drive to support and enable the business in its ambitions. You will also have commercial awareness of the industry within which NGET operates.
You will be a natural and instinctive communicator, able to listen effectively and advise at all levels within National Grid while using your experience and expertise to develop other members of the UK Legal team and colleagues in the wider business.
You must be able to take the lead on the construction law aspects of major infrastructure projects, with the ability to influence through a broad range of contacts.
What You'll Do
You will deliver clear, commercially focused legal advice and lead the development and execution of legal strategy for major construction projects and strategic infrastructure contracts, supporting NGET’s commercial objectives. The role involves drafting and negotiating a broad range of construction and professional services contracts (including NEC, FIDIC and EPC), advising on procurement and regulatory compliance, and providing ongoing legal support during project delivery, including contractual interpretation and claims. You will work closely with project, procurement and commercial teams, represent UK Legal at key internal forums, manage external counsel, and support dispute resolution matters. In addition, you will help identify and mitigate legal and commercial risk, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, develop precedents and training, and share expertise across the UK Legal team, with opportunities to broaden your experience across wider commercial and corporate legal matters.
About You
A competitive salary – dependent on experience.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a company car or allowance, a bonus of up to 40% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving to name a few.
We will also support with your development during your career with National Grid.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.
We are recruiting a qualified solicitor or barrister, with significant experience in non-contentious construction law.
The UK is on a journey to reach net zero by 2050. The energy sector plays a vital part in helping the country to make this transformational change but to deliver on this ambition we need people with talent, the drive, and the passion to help us tackle climate change. Constructing new infrastructure sits at the heart of realising this ambition. We are therefore seeing unprecedented growth in the need for construction legal support. The need for a construction lawyer in the UK Legal team is to provide construction and engineering legal advice to National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), in both the delivery of existing infrastructure projects and new infrastructure projects both on and potentially offshore. These are large projects in terms of scale and complexity.
Location: The role will be based out of our Warwick office; we operate a hybrid working policy, and a typical working pattern would be three days per week in Warwick or another office/site, with the rest of the week flexible. We’re happy to discuss additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help to make this job work for you.
About The Role
You will work closely with colleagues in the UK Legal team, alongside other stakeholders to plan and deliver NGET construction projects ranging from £millions to £billions. Such projects include the construction of new substations, overhead line and underground cable routes and potentially offshore cable projects.
You will be part of the UK Legal team. You will be working with other construction lawyers and will also work closely with other lawyers in the team to deliver NGET’s infrastructure projects.
Alongside strong legal skills, we are looking for an individual who is passionate about energy and the net-zero ambition and who has the drive to support and enable the business in its ambitions. You will also have commercial awareness of the industry within which NGET operates.
You will be a natural and instinctive communicator, able to listen effectively and advise at all levels within National Grid while using your experience and expertise to develop other members of the UK Legal team and colleagues in the wider business.
You must be able to take the lead on the construction law aspects of major infrastructure projects, with the ability to influence through a broad range of contacts.
What You'll Do
You will deliver clear, commercially focused legal advice and lead the development and execution of legal strategy for major construction projects and strategic infrastructure contracts, supporting NGET’s commercial objectives. The role involves drafting and negotiating a broad range of construction and professional services contracts (including NEC, FIDIC and EPC), advising on procurement and regulatory compliance, and providing ongoing legal support during project delivery, including contractual interpretation and claims. You will work closely with project, procurement and commercial teams, represent UK Legal at key internal forums, manage external counsel, and support dispute resolution matters. In addition, you will help identify and mitigate legal and commercial risk, contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, develop precedents and training, and share expertise across the UK Legal team, with opportunities to broaden your experience across wider commercial and corporate legal matters.
About You
- Qualified solicitor or barrister with significant experience in non-contentious construction law, acquired in private practice and/or within an in-house legal team (likely to have at least 6 years PQE, although all levels of PQE will be considered if you can show the requisite experience).
- Strong track record supporting projects in delivery.
- Experience of advising on ad hoc construction disputes (not a prerequisite).
- Ideally you will have knowledge of advising on the Utilities Contract Regulations / procurement rules along with experience of advising in the energy sector or another regulated environment (training will be provided).
- Ideally have experience of drafting commercial contracts.
- Excellent communicator, also able to listen effectively in a team or business environment and build strong relationships.
- Ideally have experience of working on large scale and complex infrastructure projects.
- Capable of using experience and expertise to develop and train other members of the UK Legal team.
- Capable of taking the lead on the development of legal construction contracting strategy and a credible voice in setting the overall strategy.
- Effective project manager with ability to lead and deliver high profile and strategic projects with ability to influence through broad range of internal and external contacts.
- Ability to manage and deliver against competing priorities.
- Experience and strong track record in project or relationship management.
A competitive salary – dependent on experience.
As well as your base salary, you will receive a company car or allowance, a bonus of up to 40% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, a salary sacrifice technology scheme, support via the employee assistance line and matched charity giving to name a few.
We will also support with your development during your career with National Grid.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates – we make appointments purely on merit, assessed against objective selection criteria. We support flexible working and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process should you have any physical or mental impairment which may affect your ability to participate in the process.
Please note that in most cases, National Grid is unable to offer sponsorship for employment under the UK points-based immigration system. As such, applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship now or in the future under the UK points-based immigration system. However, in exceptional circumstances where there is a clear and demonstrable need for specialist skills that cannot be sourced from the local labour market, National Grid may consider offering sponsorship. All applications are welcome from candidates who meet these requirements, regardless of race, nationality, or ethnic origin.