Legal Counsel Training & Assurance

EDF UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK energy firm is looking for a Legal Counsel - Advisory, Training and Assurance in London or Suffolk. This permanent, full-time role requires a qualified solicitor or barrister with experience in regulatory law, particularly within major projects or the energy sector. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, 28 days annual leave, and exposure to cutting-edge projects in the nuclear sector. Join a mission-driven environment focused on low-carbon energy and innovative practices.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Defined contribution pension scheme

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Strong experience of law in a regulatory and/or infrastructure environment.
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex legal issues.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex arrangements and provide strategic legal advice.
• Develop and deliver training to enhance legal colleagues' capabilities.
• Translate legal requirements into practical guidance for compliance.

Skills

Legal risk management

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Training delivery

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales

Job description

Company Description

Sizewell C. The power of good for Britain.

Job Description

Legal Counsel - Advisory, Training and Assurance

Location: London or Suffolk (hybrid working arrangement, 2 days minimum per week in the office).

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 dependant on experience, plus benefits

Benefits include:

• 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.

Closing Date: Friday 9th January 2026.

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.

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and collaborative Legal Counsel – Advisory, Training & Assurance to:

• 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.

About You

• 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.

If the above sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you!

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.
• Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development.
• Flexible and hybrid working options.

Key Competencies

Behavioural Competences

Humility

• 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.

Positivity

• Positively challenge poor quality and performance.
• Identify solutions at the lowest possible level.
• Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward.

Respect

• 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.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.

Qualifications

Additional Information

Join the team at Sizewell C. Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear.

The Sizewell C team is one of the most exciting and largest new megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK's climate change agenda and energy policy. We have begun constructing a 3.2‑gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the East of England replicating, wherever possible, the design used for Hinkley Point C, another nuclear power station being built in Somerset.

When built, Sizewell C will be one of the largest power stations to operate in the UK. The power station will generate low carbon electricity for at least 60 years, supplying over 6 million homes and supporting around 7% of the UK's current electricity needs.

Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear. We want Sizewell C to define what good leadership for the nuclear industry and British infrastructure looks like and deliver on it. We understand the feats of organisation, logistics, collaboration and imagination that building nuclear requires. We are building for the next generation for their home‑grown energy, energy price stability and ultra‑low carbon power in abundance. We also want to set the benchmark for maximising long‑lasting social value as we build and demonstrate how smart collaboration can work for the benefit of communities - locally, regionally and nationally.

We are the first nuclear power station in the UK to be funded under the Regulated Asset Base funding model (RAB). Our largest shareholder is the UK Government, alongside equity partners La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure.

Sizewell C operates within a complex and fast‑moving stakeholder environment, engaging with a wide range of partners including government bodies, regulators, local communities, supply chain partners, and international collaborators. This makes Sizewell C a uniquely stimulating place to work - where navigating evolving priorities, balancing interests, and building trusted relationships is just as critical as technical excellence. For those who thrive in dynamic, multi‑dimensional settings, it offers unmatched professional challenge and growth.

When joining Sizewell C, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.

At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK.

To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.

By submitting an application to this role, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Sizewell C's employee privacy policy and EDF's employee privacy policy. Just to let you know, EDF will be processing and sharing information about your application on behalf of Sizewell C.