Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Legal Counsel - Construction and Engineering to join our Global Legal Team. This role will be integral to the expansion ambitions of the Company’s distilleries and other operational sites. As a specialist in your field, you will navigate and support complex capex projects and be a key player in the Company’s construction successes.
Main Responsibility
The successful candidate will work to support the Global Engineering Team to deliver ambitious construction and engineering projects across the Company. They will also be responsible for developing innovative and effective ways of working and supporting the Company’s legal compliance agenda across the operational teams.
This is a challenging and versatile role and would suit an ambitious individual, with strong interest and experience, in the construction and engineering field, as well as the associated infrastructure projects required to create high-end consumer goods.
For full details of this role, please download the role profile from the attachment below.
Our Ideal Candidate
- Law degree and right to practice in the United Kingdom, with specific knowledge & experience of Construction and Engineering law.
- Post-qualification experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating SBCC contracts, MF/1 agreements, consultant appointments and other industry standard documents.
- Post-qualification experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial and corporate agreements is desirable.
- Experience in developing and rolling-out engaging and effective legal training to non-lawyers.
- Experience in advising on construction projects for other consumer good businesses would be advantageous.
- Interested in sustainability and energy-efficiency projects.
- Engaging interpersonal skills that enable working with a wide variety of areas, cultures and levels of responsibility.
- Energetic and self-motivated.
- Draws on strong legal knowledge and expertise to carry out role efficiently.
- Demonstrates a high level of business acumen.
- Displays high levels of integrity and resilience.
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
About William Grant & Sons
A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS
William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.
We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.
At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.
OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY
Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.
William Grant & Sons
