Senior Lawyer

Mitie Group; Wideopen; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Salary Finance benefits

MiDeals platform access

Cycle-to-work scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Job summary

Mitie Group is seeking a Senior Lawyer to lead the legal framework for power, grid and energy infrastructure projects in the UK. You will advise on complex contracts, shape strategy, and support major projects from bid through delivery and dispute resolution.

You will partner with commercial, operational and finance teams to balance risk with commercial goals, manage external advisers, and help Mitie deliver critical national infrastructure with commercially-driven legal advice.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on construction, engineering or infrastructure projects.
• Strong drafting and negotiation of complex contracts (NEC/FIDIC).
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and managing external advisers.

Responsibilities

• Advising on and negotiating a wide range of engineering, infrastructure and construction contracts (NEC, FIDIC, IChemE, MF/1).
• Supporting major energy infrastructure projects such as HV substations and grid connections.
• Leading legal support for bids, tenders and contract negotiations.
• Advising on contract performance, variations, termination issues and disputes.
• Managing dispute avoidance and early-stage dispute resolution strategies.
• Developing legal guidance, templates and training to improve risk management.
• Building relationships with senior stakeholders as a trusted commercial partner.

Skills

Construction contracts

NEC

FIDIC

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

Senior Lawyer - Power & Grid Projects

Shape the Legal Framework Behind the UK's Energy Infrastructure

Mitie Projects is a market-leading delivery partner for complex engineering and infrastructure programmes across the UK. Our Projects Division delivers transformational work across critical sectors, including data centres, power and grid infrastructure, renewable energy, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire protection, high-voltage networks, solar PV, and major design-and-build projects.

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Senior Lawyer - Power & Grid Projects

Shape the Legal Framework Behind the UK's Energy Infrastructure

Mitie Projects is a market-leading delivery partner for complex engineering and infrastructure programmes across the UK. Our Projects Division delivers transformational work across critical sectors, including data centres, power and grid infrastructure, renewable energy, mechanical and electrical engineering, fire protection, high-voltage networks, solar PV, and major design-and-build projects.

As our Power & Grid business continues to grow, we are seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer to join our specialist Projects Legal team. This is an opportunity to play a leading role in some of the UK's most significant energy and infrastructure projects, providing commercially focused legal advice that enables the successful delivery of critical national infrastructure.

Reporting to the Group Legal Director, you will be a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders across the business, helping shape strategy, manage risk, and negotiate complex contracts in a fast-moving and highly commercial environment.

Why Mitie?

At Mitie, our purpose is simple: we create exceptional places and services that help our customers be exceptional every day.

Joining our Projects business means becoming part of a collaborative, ambitious and highly respected team delivering projects that genuinely matter. From supporting the UK's transition to renewable energy to improving and expanding critical infrastructure, your work will have a tangible impact.

You’ll Benefit From

• Exposure to high-profile and complex infrastructure projects
• A supportive team of experienced construction and projects lawyers
• Significant autonomy and responsibility from day one
• Career development and learning opportunities within a growing business
• Flexible working arrangements and a people-focused culture
• The opportunity to influence business decisions at the highest level

The Role

This is a broad and varied in-house legal position with a strong focus on construction, engineering and energy infrastructure projects.

You will act as the lead legal adviser on major projects across Mitie's Power & Grid businesses, supporting the entire project lifecycle from bid stage through to delivery, completion and dispute resolution.

Working closely with commercial, operational, finance and leadership teams, you will provide pragmatic, solution-focused advice that balances legal risk with commercial objectives.

Key Areas Of Responsibility Include

• Advising on and negotiating a wide range of engineering, infrastructure and construction contracts, including NEC, FIDIC, IChemE and MF/1 forms
• Supporting major energy infrastructure projects such as high-voltage substations, transmission and distribution networks, battery energy storage systems (BESS), renewable energy developments, grid connections and private network infrastructure
• Leading legal support for bids, tenders and contract negotiations, helping stakeholders understand and manage contractual risk
• Advising on contract performance, variations, termination issues, payment disputes and claims
• Managing dispute avoidance and early-stage dispute resolution strategies
• Developing legal guidance, contract templates and training programmes to improve risk management across the business
• Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and becoming a trusted commercial partner
• Managing external legal advisers and ensuring cost-effective, commercially focused support

About You

We are looking for a commercially minded lawyer who enjoys working closely with the business and influencing outcomes.

You will be a qualified Solicitor with substantial experience advising on construction, engineering or infrastructure projects, either in-house or in private practice.

You Will Bring

• Strong experience drafting, negotiating and advising on complex construction, engineering or commercial contracts
• A solid understanding of standard form contracts such as NEC and/or FIDIC
• Excellent commercial judgement and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach
• The ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders
• Experience managing legal aspects of major projects and supporting business-critical decision making
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

Experience within the renewable energy, power, utilities or wider infrastructure sectors would be highly advantageous. However, we are equally interested in candidates with a strong construction and projects background who are keen to deepen their expertise in the rapidly evolving energy sector.

Location

We are open to candidates located within reasonable commuting distance of London, Birmingham, Manchester or Glasgow.

This is a flexible role with hybrid working arrangements. Occasional travel across the UK will be required to support project teams, attend negotiations and build relationships with key stakeholders. Candidates based outside London should expect periodic travel to our London offices.

Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to combine high-quality legal work with genuine commercial influence, supporting the delivery of projects that are helping shape the UK's future infrastructure and energy landscape.

If you're looking for a role where you can work on complex, high-profile projects, develop your expertise and make a visible impact within a growing business, we'd love to hear from you.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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