Regulatory Lawyer

Our people are what makes Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. We’re a team of over 9,000 people with a purpose to deliver one of life’s essentials, and we do it all while thriving in our unique culture.

We’re a growing, Midlands based FTSE100 plc and welcome people from all walks of life, celebrating their individuality, as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our customers and the communities we represent. 

It’s an exciting time to join, as we have a huge ambition to deliver bigger and better than ever before over our next 5-year regulatory period. If you’re seeking an exciting and thoroughly rewarding career, Severn Trent is the place to be.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

We’re looking for an Environmental or Regulatory Lawyer to join our dynamic and diverse Legal team, based at our head office in Coventry. In this role, you’ll help lead on our interaction with the business’s regulators (Environment Agency, NRW, Ofwat, Health & Safety Executive as necessary), whether on non-contentious matters such as new regulation/regulatory approaches, or contentious matters including investigations and prosecutions.

You will help develop and implement strategic business plans and company performance targets which will ensure that our long term business goals are applied and achieved. You will be constantly reviewing and considering any forthcoming changes in legal or regulatory requirements which could impact on us as a business (either positively or negatively) and you will proactively consider strategic and policy objectives of the company with a view to influencing key internal and external stakeholders.

What is equally important for you and us as a business is ensuring customers’ needs are at the heart of all advice and decisions which we make. This is a business leader role with regular reporting into senior stakeholders in our businesses. You will act as a legal business partner to teams in other parts of the business include operational and engineering colleagues.

As an in-house lawyer, you’ll be open to taking on new challenges and new ways of thinking. You’ll provide high quality legal advice to your business areas, having regard to the need for appropriate management of corporate legal risk and delivery of legal services to the company.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Qualified Legal professional with solid experience within environmental or regulatory law gained from either a law firm, regulator or in-house at a regulated business.

You’ll be a great team player, will seek to understand the business, and help to deliver its strategic objectives and the vision of the General Counsel team. You will benefit from the support of colleagues throughout the business and drive to ensure we create an awesome place to work. As a member of the Legal team, you will be part of the wider General Counsel directorate, which also includes Group Compliance and Assurance.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent, and we’ll reward you for it too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite's perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

31 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Car allowance of £5,208 per annum
Annual bonus scheme (of up to 20% of salary dependent on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate.
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Private medical cover, life assurance, income protection and personal accident cover
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers.
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHAT’S NEXT

We can’t wait to hear from you.

Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare.

We’ll always let you know the outcome of your application after the closing date - so keep an eye on your phone and emails.

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