Legal Counsel Training & Assurance

Sizewell C; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nuclear energy project in the UK is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide strategic advice on complex arrangements and support compliance within the Sizewell C team. You will translate legal obligations into practical guidance, developing training for legal colleagues to enhance clarity. This role offers competitive salary and benefits, alongside flexible working opportunities, within a mission-driven environment. Join us to contribute to a significant low-carbon energy project and help achieve Net Zero by 2050.

Benefits

28 days annual leave, increasing to 30 after 5 years

Defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Opportunities for career development

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in a regulatory and/or infrastructure legal environment, ideally in major projects or the energy sector.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks and experience with regulators, especially Ofgem.
• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance and deliver training.

Responsibilities

• Advise on SZC's complex arrangements including economic licence and debt arrangements.
• Develop and deliver training to enhance legal team capability.
• Translate legal requirements into practical guidance for compliance.

Skills

Regulatory law experience

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Compliance and assurance frameworks

Training delivery

Collaborative mindset

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales

Job description

Are you looking for a career which is rewarding, at the cutting edge of project development and where you can really make a difference? Come and join our expanding Sizewell C team and work on one of the most exciting and large megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. Following on from the success of the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C (HPC), the Sizewell C Project (SZC) in Suffolk is the UK's next nuclear power new build project. The project has obtained planning approval and has started construction works. The funding for the full lifespan of the project is now secured and in place for the delivery of this new nuclear power station. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for 60 years, which along with renewables, will support Britain to achieve Net Zero by 2050. We have a fantastic opportunity for Legal Counsel - Advisory, Training and Assurance.

Responsibilities

• Advise under SZC's complex key arrangements including the economic licence, debt and equity arrangements while working closely with and supporting your senior manager and the wider legal team in order to provide strategic advice, resilience and support.
• Develop and deliver engaging training to build capability so that legal colleagues can advise with clarity and confidence.
• Translate legal requirements into clear practical guidance and procedures and partner with SZC's delivery and commercial teams to assure compliance and continued development.
• Drive a culture of accountability, helping the business to meet its commitments and enabling best in class delivery.
• You will work closely with Sizewell C legal team colleagues, external advisers and SZC business colleagues to embed strong legal awareness and best practice across Sizewell C in the context of SZC's financing and regulated asset base licensing obligations.

Values & Culture

• Value the rules and environment in which we operate.
• Give and receive feedback with respect.
• Embrace and engage with new people and ideas.
• Solidarity – One team, working closely together and helping each other.
• Empowered teams always looking forward.
• Shared responsibility for delivery of the project outcomes.
• Clarity – Communicate clearly and consistently.
• Promote collaboration and team alignment.
• Clearer and faster decision making.
• Drive simplification at all levels.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales (or equivalent) with strong experience of law in a regulatory and/or infrastructure environment, ideally gained in the major projects or energy sector.
• Strong understanding of UK regulatory frameworks and experience working with regulators, in particular with Ofgem, is desirable.
• Strong understanding of legal risk management, compliance and assurance frameworks, and experience of training delivery.
• Excellent, approachable communication and facilitation skills with the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance, presentations and processes for both lawyers and non‑lawyers and deliver training to a variety of audiences.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, collaborative, and evolving project environment.
• A proactive, organised approach with strong attention to detail.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret complex contractual provisions.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to build trusted relationships.
• Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences.
• Be open to other's points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.
• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward.

Contract & Salary

Contract: Permanent, full‑time. (The role is expected to be a full‑time position, however, we are open to discussing a more flexible or part‑time approach, where practicable.)

Salary: Competitive depending on experience, plus benefits.

Benefits

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution, 15% employer contribution.
• Be part of one of the most important low‑carbon energy projects in the UK.
• Work in a mission‑driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long‑term sustainability.
• Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.

Why Join Us?

Be part of one of the most important low‑carbon energy projects in the UK, work in a mission‑driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long‑term sustainability, enjoy competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development, alongside flexible and hybrid working options.