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We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced lawyer to join our growing legal team in one of our offices (Hamilton, London, Gloucestershire).

Due to significant growth of the Last Mile business, we are looking for a senior lawyer with infrastructure or energy experience to join our team.

You will be responsible for providing legal support on all legal matters associated with Last Mile operations, ranging from design and build activities, to owning, operating and maintaining utilities infrastructure across Great Britain.

Ideally, you will have had previous exposure to all or some of the following areas: construction/commercial contracts, energy and infrastructure projects, with ambition to develop expertise in other areas such as regulation, compliance and corporate matters.

About us

Last Mile designs, builds, owns and operates essential utilities infrastructure (regulated by Ofgem / Ofwat) so people across Great Britain have access to the heat, power, water and wastewater services they need, every day. We already make a positive impact on the lives of more than one million people and in the years to come we will provide essential utilities infrastructure to many more.

We are proud to be a trusted partner to housebuilders, land/commercial property developers and Electric Vehicle Charge Point operators who value our rigorous commitment to performance, reliability and safety.

We recognise the role we play in driving decarbonisation and the need to fast track change in response to the climate emergency.

Looking boldly to the future is in our DNA. We are addressing tomorrow’s needs with innovative and sustainable solutions, and industry-leading insight. Whether it’s future networks, electric vehicle charging, clean water solutions or sustainable drainage, our team provides effective utilities infrastructure for the long-term.

We offer the agility and focus of our individual businesses and the security of our group structure. We are progressive and stable. From these strong foundations, and with a can-do attitude, we are ready to evolve and grow, together.

Last Mile offers its services through a range of customer facing brands (Energetics, UK Power Solutions, Icosa Water, Last Mile Heat & Last Mile Asset Management) that are well known and trusted in their respective sectors​. Last Mile’s structure combines infrastructure asset origination and adoption with asset management and ownership generating highly predictable, long term recurring revenues resulting in an impressive GB asset base and network coverage.

Legal work in the group spans across all Last Mile operations ranging from design and build activities through to owning, operating and maintaining utilities infrastructure. This role will report into the Head of Legal (Michael Davies) for the Last Mile Group. Michael has over 19 years of energy and utilities sector experience gained from both senior in-house energy roles and private practice.  

The Last Mile Group is a £100M+ turnover business owned by Infracapital, the infrastructure investment arm of M&G plc and has experienced significant growth (20% year on year and doubling in size every 4 years), currently employing over 800 people.

This an exciting time to be joining a high performing and growing business in an evolving industry. and remain connected to the utility infrastructure.

Role purpose

You will be proactive, dynamic and keen to work with a range of business partners.

You will provide commercially astute, personable and pragmatic legal advice to support the Last Mile Group’s commercial and strategic goals whilst also managing and mitigating risk. 

You will be an integral legal partner on a range of projects.

Key responsibilities

Exposure to a wide variety of legal, regulatory and compliance matters:

• 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

Qualifications, training & professional memberships

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

Experience, skills & knowledge

• 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

Competencies & behaviours

• Pragmatic and solutions driven
• Flexible and adaptable
• Logical and organised
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Able to take on responsibility and to quickly gain credibility
• Able to use your initiative and work individually or as part of a team
• Able to take a pro-active approach - present new ideas and innovative ways of working
• Passionate about learning and personal development
• Commercial approach – being aware of the business needs

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday plus Statutory Days
• Holiday Buy Back Scheme (Purchase up to 5 Additional Days)
• Up to 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Life Assurance (x4 Annual Gross Salary)
• Refer a Friend Incentive
• Hybrid Working (3 days in the Office, 2 from home)
• Flexible Start and Finish Time
• Car Allowance
• Discretionary Bonus
• Company Sick Pay
• Private Medical Insurance