Regulation Solicitor

Anglian Water Services Ltd; Huntingdon, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension – double-matched up to 7%

Private healthcare

Annual bonus scheme

26 days leave + bank holidays

Life cover at 8x salary

Personal accident cover

Job summary

Anglian Water Group invites a UK-qualified solicitor to join its in-house Legal Team as a Regulatory Solicitor. You will advise on regulatory matters and competition law, shaping guidance on powers, duties and instruments of appointment within a heavily regulated water company.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of relevant experience, strong research and analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex legal concepts for non-lawyers.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor in the UK with regulatory/competition law experience.
• Ability to provide practical, well-reasoned advice on regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise on issues arising from water sector powers, duties, and instruments of appointment.
• Apply knowledge of competition law to regulatory questions and reform programmes.
• Communicate complex legal reasoning clearly to business teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Regulatory law

Competition law

Research skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

UK-qualified solicitor

Job description

Up to £90,000 (depending on experience) Permanent, 4 or 5 days per week Huntingdon and/or London – Hybrid Double Matched Pension Scheme (up to 7%, for 21% combined) Private Healthcare

Make every drop of your potential count. Join our team!

We have an exciting opportunity for a positive, bright, curious and solutions-oriented solicitor to join our in-house Legal Team as our Regulatory Solicitor. Anglian Water is a heavily regulated business providing critical public services to its 6-7m customers in the East of England. Following the announcement of our current regulatory solicitor’s retirement, we are looking for a well-rounded UK qualified lawyer with a background in regulation and/or competition law who is willing to immerse themselves within water regulation and become a well-respected and highly valued adviser to the business.

You will be required to provide sound, well considered and practical advice on issues arising from the powers, duties and functions specific to a water company (such as statutory / special powers and its Instrument of Appointment), for which an innate and indeed developed understanding of competition law is paramount. It is a truly fascinating role at a time when the water sector is undergoing widespread reform following the Cunliffe review, with further details of the Government’s proposed Clean Water Bill expected in the coming months. This is an opportunity to be involved in a once-in-a-generation programme of regulatory reform for a key public service.

What does it take to be successful?

We are looking for a qualified solicitor with experience of advising in relation to a range of regulatory matters and/or competition law. You may not have specific experience in water regulation, but we are looking for curiosity and a willingness to learn about the fascinating and evolving world of water regulation. Ideally, you will have 5+ years relevant experience but if you have less PQE, we would still welcome your application if you can demonstrate strong experience and the required skills, behaviours and potential.

You will have excellent research skills, a keen eye for detail and excellent organisation and prioritisation skills. You will be confident in your communication skills and have the ability to advise on complex issues, being solution-driven and with the ability to constructively challenge.

You should have strong analytical acumen with the aptitude to relay complex legal reasoning into layman’s language, and a track record of providing excellent customer service, wanting to make every day a great day for you, your team and our customers.

As a valued employee you'll be entitled to:

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 7%
• Personal private health care
• Annual bonus scheme
• 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion (if applicable)
• Life Cover at 8x your salary
• Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
• Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.

Inclusion at Anglian Water:

Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.

Closing Date: 22nd November 2026 #loveeverydrop #LI-LJ1

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential. We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.