Solicitor – Planning & Property

Scottish Power.; Scotland; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Scotland seeks a Planning & Property Solicitor to join their legal team. The role involves securing land contracts and planning consents for major energy projects and delivering legal advice. Candidates should have solid experience in energy development transactions, strong communication skills, and a client-focused approach. The position comes with a competitive salary, car allowance, and a range of benefits including annual leave, healthcare, and financial support programs.

Benefits

36 days annual leave

Holiday purchase options

Share Incentive Plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Technology Vouchers

Discounts across various services

Qualifications

• Experience in energy development, infrastructure, or commercial property transactions.
• Expertise in Options, Leases, Servitudes, and related agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead on securing land contracts and planning consents.
• Deliver expert legal advice on complex property and planning matters.
• Drive innovation in legal processes.

Skills

Solid experience in energy development transactions

Client-focused legal advisory

Strong communication skills

Commercial awareness

Ability to manage workload under pressure

Job description

Solicitor – Planning & Property

Permanent | Full-Time | Office-based (Glasgow HQ)

Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Private Healthcare + Annual Bonus

Shape the future of energy—your legal expertise can power progress.

ScottishPower is on a mission to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, smarter energy future. As part of this journey, we’re looking for a driven and forward-thinking Planning & Property Solicitor to join our high-performing Legal Team. This role is your chance to make a tangible impact—supporting critical infrastructure projects that will define the energy landscape for generations to come.

Why this role matters

You’ll be at the heart of ScottishPower Energy Networks’ strategic future, helping to secure the consents and land rights needed to deliver major upgrades, customer connections, and reinforcement projects across our licence areas. Your work will directly enable the development of a more resilient, sustainable energy network—one that meets the demands of tomorrow.

What you’ll do

• Lead on securing land contracts and planning consents for high-profile energy network development projects
• Deliver expert legal advice across a range of complex property and planning matters, collaborating and advising senior leaders across ScottishPower and the Iberdrola Group
• Drive innovation in legal processes and contribute to best practice development
• Build strong relationships with internal teams including Land & Planning, and external stakeholders

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for a solicitor with:

• Solid experience in leading or supporting energy development, infrastructure, or commercial property transactions
• Expertise in Options, Leases, Servitudes, Dispositions, and related agreements
• A confident, client-focused approach to legal advisory work
• Strong communication skills and commercial awareness
• The ability to prioritise, manage a fast-paced workload and deliver under pressure

Why now?

This is an exciting time to join ScottishPower. With major investment underway and a clear vision for a net-zero future, your contribution will be visible, valued, and vital. You’ll be part of a collaborative legal team that’s shaping policy, enabling progress, and making a real difference.

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to us.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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