Head of Legal – UK & Ireland

£Excellent + Bonus + LTIPs + Full Benefits

Are you ready to take the lead on legal matters across high-value energy and infrastructure projects? Can you offer strategic legal guidance at board level while building a high-performing legal function? If so, keep reading…

The Role

• Provide strategic legal leadership across all business units within the region.
• Act as the key legal advisor to senior management and regional boards.
• Manage a wide variety of commercial, corporate, and project-related legal matters.
• Negotiate high-value contracts and support risk review processes.
• Lead on dispute resolution, pre-litigation strategy, and litigation management.
• Serve as Company Secretary for regional entities and ensure sound corporate governance.
• Oversee compliance with legal, regulatory, and data privacy frameworks.
• Mentor and manage a regional legal team of eight professionals.
• Contribute to global legal strategy and collaborate with international legal peers.
• Support internal training on legal, integrity, and contract matters.

The Person

• A Master of Law degree and a valid UK practising certificate (SRA-registered).
• 7+ years of post-qualification experience in construction, infrastructure, or energy sectors.
• Proven leadership of legal teams and capability to advise C-suite and board stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of contract law (including FIDIC, NEC4, or equivalent frameworks).
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to lead negotiations in high-stakes environments.
• Experience in compliance, data privacy, and integrity-related investigations.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative approach.

Interested?

Please send you CV immediately and availability for a call to nickie.lynch@hunterphilips.com

www.hunterphilips.com

Nickie Lynch

Senior Legal Head Hunter