Senior Legal Counsel

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
Fenick House
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Legal
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SKILLS

Commercial Contracts Construction Contracts Energy & Infrastructure Projects Regulatory Compliance Corporate Governance Data Protection Anti-Bribery & Anti-Money Laundering Legal Advisory

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Legal Counsel

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is hiring a Senior Legal Counsel on a 1-year Fixed Term Contract. You will provide legal support across all [Employer hidden] operations, including design and build, and utilities infrastructure across Great Britain. This role reports to the Director for Legal & Governance, Michael Davies. Benefits include 25 days holiday, car allowance, discretionary bonus, hybrid working, and more.

Your Responsibilities

  • Construction, commercial & procurement contracts
  • Licence obligations & regulation
  • Assisting with corporate activities and corporate governance
  • Assisting with property queries
  • Anti-bribery & corruption
  • Data Protection
  • Anti-money Laundering
  • Other compliance & regulatory issues

Candidate Requirements

Experience

  • Demonstrable experience within a commercial, construction or infrastructure projects area of law
  • Ideally some experience gained in regulation, compliance and corporate governance matters
  • Excellent technical skills with good grasp of legal principles and ability to apply them to deliver concise and pragmatic legal advice
  • Understand the importance of reputational management and providing advice accordingly
  • Proficient in IT, with exceptional knowledge of core operational functions and principles, including commercial, logistics, engineering, and employee management
  • Proven ability to analyse, manage and improve existing operational processes and systems for maximum efficiency, productivity, and resilience
  • Working knowledge of construction industry regulations and legislation
  • Demonstrable experience of delivering process change and of continuous improvement
  • Utilities experience, in particular with independent licensed utility operators, would be viewed positively, though is not essential
  • Highly numerate with experience of setting and owning budgets

Qualifications

  • Qualified Lawyer (in the region of 5 - 8 yrs PQE)
  • Relevant practice based and/or in-house experience

About [Employer hidden]

[Employer hidden] is one of the largest last-mile multi-utility businesses in the UK. We design, build, own, and manage the ‘[Employer hidden]’ of essential utilities infrastructure. Through [Employer hidden] and our asset adoption business [Employer hidden] Asset Management, we provide a ‘one-stop shop’ for new utility connections. We are a certified Great Place to Work® and a Living Wage Employer.

For further enquiries, contact [contact hidden] or visit our website at www.lastmile.co.uk.

Additional Information

  • Salary: Competitive (Annual)
  • Job Reference: V0086
  • Contract Type: Fixed Term - Full Time
  • Closing Date: 8 June, 2026
  • Job Category: Legal
  • Company: Fenick House (Hamilton)
  • Location: Fenick House, United Kingdom
  • Posted on: 27 April, 2026
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