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Legal Counsel (Sizewell C)

Job Category:  Other
Contract Partner Company:  Civil Works Alliance (CWA)
Employing Company:  Laing O'Rourke

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Legal Counsel
Civil Works Alliance 
Laing O'Rourke

 

We are looking for a CWA Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support and guidance throughout the civil works programme. This key role involves managing contractual matters, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with UK laws and regulations, particularly within the construction and energy sectors. You'll work closely with the CWA Head of Legal, internal teams, project stakeholders, and external advisors to protect the interests of the Civil Works Alliance.


The ideal candidate will have significant experience in construction law, especially in high-value energy or infrastructure projects. Familiarity with NEC contracts is essential, along with a deep understanding of relevant UK regulations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major infrastructure project and play a crucial role in the successful delivery of Sizewell C.

 

Key Responsibilities

- Assist with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, subcontracts, and NDAs, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. Work closely with Procurement and Commercial teams to implement contracts and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Advise project teams on legal matters and help develop the CWA's suite of contracts based on NEC standards.
- Identify legal risks and develop strategies for mitigation. Manage disputes, claims, and litigation throughout the project, collaborating with external counsel when needed. Serve as the primary point of contact for dispute resolution processes.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Finance, Procurement, Commercial) to align legal matters with business objectives. Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including clients, subcontractors, and government agencies.
- Oversee the preparation and storage of all legal agreements and correspondence, ensuring records are accurate and accessible for audits and compliance checks.
- Monitor developments in UK construction and contract law to ensure compliance. Develop and implement policies to enhance legal compliance and risk management across the project.
- Provide training on contractual obligations and compliance requirements to project teams. Offer ongoing legal guidance to ensure alignment with contractual terms and legal standards.

 

Qualifications 

- Qualified solicitor in the U.K., with a focus on construction law.

 

Experience 

- Expertise in U.K. construction law, including knowledge of industry-standard contracts (in particular NEC3 and NEC4 contracts).
- Minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience, either in private practice focussing on construction law or as part of an in-house Legal team within a company operating in the UK's construction / infrastructure sector.
- Accurate in contract drafting and reviewing to ensure compliance and protect the organization's interests.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Proficient in risk management, with experience in dispute resolution.
- Ability to work independently and handle complex legal matters effectively.
- Clear and concise communication to explain complex legal issues to non-legal team members and stakeholders.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving project demands and challenges.

 

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The SZC Jobs Service supports local people into exciting, long-term careers across our Project.

 

Legal Counsel
Civil Works Alliance 
Laing O'Rourke

 

We are looking for a CWA Legal Counsel to provide strategic legal support and guidance throughout the civil works programme. This key role involves managing contractual matters, mitigating risks, and ensuring compliance with UK laws and regulations, particularly within the construction and energy sectors. You'll work closely with the CWA Head of Legal, internal teams, project stakeholders, and external advisors to protect the interests of the Civil Works Alliance.


The ideal candidate will have significant experience in construction law, especially in high-value energy or infrastructure projects. Familiarity with NEC contracts is essential, along with a deep understanding of relevant UK regulations. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a major infrastructure project and play a crucial role in the successful delivery of Sizewell C.

 

Key Responsibilities

- Assist with drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, subcontracts, and NDAs, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines. Work closely with Procurement and Commercial teams to implement contracts and ensure compliance with laws and regulations. Advise project teams on legal matters and help develop the CWA's suite of contracts based on NEC standards.
- Identify legal risks and develop strategies for mitigation. Manage disputes, claims, and litigation throughout the project, collaborating with external counsel when needed. Serve as the primary point of contact for dispute resolution processes.
- Collaborate with internal teams (Finance, Procurement, Commercial) to align legal matters with business objectives. Manage relationships with external stakeholders, including clients, subcontractors, and government agencies.
- Oversee the preparation and storage of all legal agreements and correspondence, ensuring records are accurate and accessible for audits and compliance checks.
- Monitor developments in UK construction and contract law to ensure compliance. Develop and implement policies to enhance legal compliance and risk management across the project.
- Provide training on contractual obligations and compliance requirements to project teams. Offer ongoing legal guidance to ensure alignment with contractual terms and legal standards.

 

Qualifications 

- Qualified solicitor in the U.K., with a focus on construction law.

 

Experience 

- Expertise in U.K. construction law, including knowledge of industry-standard contracts (in particular NEC3 and NEC4 contracts).
- Minimum of 3 years of post-qualification experience, either in private practice focussing on construction law or as part of an in-house Legal team within a company operating in the UK's construction / infrastructure sector.
- Accurate in contract drafting and reviewing to ensure compliance and protect the organization's interests.
- Strong negotiation and contract management skills.
- Proficient in risk management, with experience in dispute resolution.
- Ability to work independently and handle complex legal matters effectively.
- Clear and concise communication to explain complex legal issues to non-legal team members and stakeholders.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment with evolving project demands and challenges.

 

 

For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Why Join Us?

For more than 60 years, nuclear power stations in the UK have been quietly keeping Britain fuelled with massive amounts of home-grown energy.

Our teams up and down the country are proudly continuing to serve the nation – but they also have an eye on the future.

EDF is leading the UK's nuclear renaissance with the construction of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C and plans for a new power station at Sizewell C in Suffolk.

Nuclear power is the most reliable, low-carbon energy source currently available to the UK. EDF is playing a key role in the development of nuclear sites, while Hinkley Point C will provide low-carbon electricity to meet 7% of the UK demand. The project is already making a positive impact on the local and national economy as well as boosting skills and education.

We’re not just building new nuclear power stations. We’re developing careers, upskilling generations and creating thousands of employment and apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of skills areas.

It takes a special kind of person to work in the nuclear energy industry and although we have thousands of them there’s always a need for more.

Our industry has a mind-boggling range of opportunities and more jobs, and in more places, than you might think. But it’s also an industry which is changing.

We’re a responsible business and proud to be Britain’s biggest generator of zero carbon electricity. With size, age and experience, we believe we can do even more.

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