Managing Legal Counsel - Civil Works Alliance

Sizewell C Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An infrastructure company is seeking a Managing Legal Counsel for its Civil Works Alliance. This senior role involves providing strategic legal leadership, ensuring compliance, and offering advice to alliance partners. Ideal candidates will be qualified solicitors or barristers with significant experience in construction law and a track record in large-scale projects. The position offers hybrid working arrangements and a competitive salary with benefits.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

Pension scheme

Paid holidays

Health cover

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Significant post‑qualification experience in major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in construction and engineering law.
• Experience advising on large‑scale infrastructure or energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on legal aspects of the Civil Works Alliance.
• Ensure robust contractual compliance across a multi‑party framework.
• Offer legal advice to alliance leadership.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Legal advice delivery

Risk management

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales)

Job description

Managing Legal Counsel – Civil Works Alliance

Sizewell C Limited – a nuclear site licensed company led by EDF.

• Location: London or Suffolk (hybrid working arrangements)
• Employment: Full‑time Permanent (part‑time arrangements may be discussed)
• Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience, plus bonus and other benefits
• Closing date: Tuesday 18th November 2025

Role Overview

You will support the multi‑billion‑pound Civil Works Alliance, one of Sizewell C’s most critical delivery partnerships. The position is senior, line‑managed and reports to the Deputy General Counsel with a clear line to the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on all legal aspects of Sizewell C’s role and interest in the Civil Works Alliance.
• Governance and operations of the alliance, ensuring robust contractual, commercial and regulatory compliance across a multi‑party framework.
• Offer strategic and operational legal advice to alliance leadership, collaborating with Delivery, Commercial, Finance and Project Controls functions.
• Work closely with alliance partners and senior stakeholders to manage risk, negotiate agreements and draft key documents.

Required Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales) with significant post‑qualification experience in major construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong background in construction and engineering law (NEC, FIDIC, or alliance models).
• Proven experience advising on large‑scale infrastructure or energy projects.
• Excellent negotiation, drafting and stakeholder management skills.
• Capability to deliver clear, practical and commercially sound legal advice in complex environments.
• Experience working within a collaborative or alliancing delivery model.

Benefits

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary, pension scheme and market‑leading benefits package.
• Paid holidays, company incentive bonus plan and cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Health cover, discounts and employee pricing on selected products.
• Career development and progression within one of the UK’s leading infrastructure projects.

Diversity and Inclusion

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