Legal Counsel - HS&E and Regulatory (Sizewell C)

Location: Suffolk or Manchester (London considered) with travel to Suffolk as required.

Contract: Permanent, full-time.

Salary: Competitive dependant on experience, plus benefits.

Benefits include:

• Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, increasing to 30 days after 5 years of service, plus bank holidays.
• Bonus: 5% on target annual bonus.
• Pension Contributions: Defined Contribution Pension Scheme with up to 7.5% employee contribution 15% employer contribution.

Closing Date: Thursday 28th May

Sizewell C is entering an exciting phase of growth as we mature into an independent organisation and continue building one of the UK’s largest and most important energy projects.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Legal Counsel – HS&E and Regulatory to provide strategic legal advice across health, safety, environmental and regulatory matters for the Sizewell C project. Working closely with senior stakeholders, operational teams and external advisers, you will play a key role in supporting one of the UK’s largest and most complex construction and nuclear programmes. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer with strong regulatory expertise to contribute to a nationally significant project operating in a highly regulated environment.

About You

Essential

• Qualified solicitor/barrister in England & Wales (or equivalent jurisdiction).
• Significant post‑qualification experience in regulatory, environmental, health & safety or infrastructure law.
• Experience advising within highly regulated sectors such as energy, infrastructure, construction, transport, utilities or nuclear.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial delivery objectives.
• Experience managing complex, fast‑moving matters in a collaborative environment.

Desirable

• Experience working on major infrastructure or nuclear projects.
• Familiarity with UK regulatory bodies including the HSE, Environment Agency and ONR.
• In-house legal experience preferred.

Why Join Us?

Be part of one of the most important low‑carbon energy projects in the UK. Work in a mission‑driven environment that values innovation, integrity, and long‑term sustainability. Competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for career development. Flexible and hybrid working options.

Key Competencies

• Humility Recognise the value brought from different cultures and experiences. Be open to others’ points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise.
• Positivity Positively challenge poor quality and performance. Identify solutions at the lowest possible level. Encourage tier 1s and others to bring new ideas forward.
• Respect Value the rules and environment in which we operate. Give and receive feedback with respect. Engage with new people and ideas.
• Solidarity One team, working closely together and helping each other. Empowered teams always looking forward. Shared responsibility for delivery of the project outcomes.
• Clarity Communicate clearly and consistently. Promote collaboration and team alignment. Clearer and faster decision making. Drive simplification at all levels.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. As a project, we do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.