Job Description
Senior Commercial Lawyer |Solicitor | Barrister (Construction)\n10 + Years PQE\nPerm\nReading or Leamington Spa | Hybrid (3 days per week on site)\nYou must be eligible to work in the UK without the need for SponsorshipOur Telco Partner is in search of a Qualified Lawyer (England and Wales Qualified) with 10 years + PQE with expertise around handling Complex Commercial Construction Contracts.\n\nYou will be at the forefront of reviewing, drafting, and negotiating tender documents, contracts, and other crucial legal documents, including supplier/vendor agreements, licensing agreements, and services and maintenance agreements.\n\nYou will play a pivotal role in supporting our mission to connect every corner of the UK. If you're a Qualified solicitor or barrister passionate about reducing digital inequality and driving forward 21st-century communications infrastructure, we want to hear from you!\n\nKey Responsibilities\n\nThe post holder will be responsible for providing legal services and commercially focused legal advice to various internal teams, primarily the In-Building Solutions team as well as the Procurement team and Senior Management. Significant areas of practice will include the following:\n\nActing as business partner for the In-Building Solutions commercial and operations teams, building strong relationships, implementing effective ways of working to analyse and manage risk effectively while supporting the business to achieve sales targets and timelines.\nLeading and being accountable for customer negotiations on design and build, installation and services and maintenance contracts, as well as concession agreements and negotiations with mobile network operators/ other communications providers, often involving competing priorities within tight deadlines.\nAdvising on public procurement tenders and framework agreements with channel partners.\nMaintaining a comprehensive knowledge of relevant legislation and regulation as it applies to the organisation and to contracts with third parties, including security (notably the Telecommunications Security Act), data protection and compliance issues, ensuring contracts comply with UK data protection legislation and policies.\nMaintaining and developing standard templates, playbook, and clear guidance, primarily for the In-Building Solutions business area, to empower the business teams to pursue sales opportunities.\nSupervising the work of more junior members of the Commercial Legal team, overseeing complex matters as required, and providing coaching and development.\nProviding strategic and proactive legal advice to Board directors and Executive Committee on contractual risks, working with and influencing senior stakeholders and teams across the business on managing and mitigating risks.\nProactively understanding and keeping up to date with market trends; relevant technology; growth opportunities; and competition environment, fostering relevant external relationships.\nAccountable for identifying and implementing relevant process improvements within the legal team and across the organisation; developing and refining precedent documents; and delivering relevant training to internal colleagues.Experience\n\nLawyer Qualified to practice in England & Wales\n10 Years + PQE\nAble to manage a full portfolio of matters, including organising and providing high level reporting on progress, effectively prioritising based on risk and reward, and adaptable to changing priorities\nAble to work proactively and independently with sales and delivery teams, Executive team, external lawyers and advisors, escalating decisions to Head of Legal where required\nDemonstrates drive and enthusiasm to pursue matters to completion, working across business and support teams\nSubstantial experience of construction contracts (NEC3, NEC4, JCT)\nSubstantial experience of customer and supply contracts such as framework agreements with call-off structures, master services agreements, services agreements\nDemonstrable experience of and interest in understanding products and services in a technology/ B2B environment\nExperience of procurement contracting working on standard and non-standard terms\nGood working knowledge of public procurement rules or demonstrable experience of working in a regulated sector and interest in developing public procurement knowledgeProject People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy