Senior Legal Counsel Compliance

Be part of this ‘once in a generation’ project that will deliver clean energy to 6 million homes for the next 60 years. Sizewell C will see the creation of a 3.2-Gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast to provide reliable load low-carbon electricity. The Civil Works Alliance is an extended delivery enterprise involving Sizewell C and three international construction companies: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics and Laing O’Rourke. We are more than just an alliance, we are bringing together a single delivery organisation with years of learning and experience from other major complex infrastructure programmes worldwide. We are recruiting for a Senior Legal Counsel (Compliance) to join the CWA (Civil Works Alliance) as we deliver Sizewell C—a power station set to generate low-carbon electricity for around six million homes and help secure the UK’s clean energy future for at least the next 60 years. This is a high-profile opportunity to provide strategic legal support on all aspects of compliance, contractual, and regulatory matters across every phase of one of the UK’s most significant civil works programmes. The Senior Legal Counsel (Compliance) will provide strategic legal support, guidance, and management to the Sizewell C Civil Works Alliance on legal and contractual compliance and regulatory matters throughout all phases of the civil works programme of the Sizewell C project. This role requires experience in compliance and regulatory matters, ideally in high-value energy/infrastructure projects, and familiarity with U.K. laws and regulations. The Senior Legal Counsel (Compliance) will work closely with the CWA’s ESG & Strategy Director, the CWA’s Governance, Human Resources, Finance and Legal Functions and other internal teams, the Implementation Participants, project & partners stakeholders, and external advisors to mitigate risks, ensure compliance, and protect the Civil Works Alliance’s interests. If you’re an experienced solicitor who thrives in a complex, collaborative environment and can ensure robust compliance across multi-million pound infrastructure projects, we would like to hear from you.