At Sellafield Ltd, we are harnessing our expertise; bringing together world-class skills and innovative technology to solve complex nuclear, infrastructure, and engineering challenges. By joining Sellafield Ltd, you join an amazing team of people, from all walks of life, where you can thrive in a connected, considerate culture of innovation, collaboration, and community; and play a significant part in the UK’s sustainable nuclear future.
The challenges we face are amongst the most complex anywhere in the world. We are using advanced technologies to shape, create and advance the world’s nuclear decommissioning knowledge and capability. That’s why our work is driven by people with a passion for problem‑solving and innovation.
About the role
Sellafield Ltd requires specialist legal advice to support the successful delivery of its mission and this role will support our Legal team’s delivery of high value regulatory law support to an evolving business in a complex environment.
As a highly regulated organisation a legal advisor within the Regulatory Law team advises the business across a range of matters including health and safety, environment, security and transport from regulatory interpretation through to assisting significant projects and dealing with enforcement.
You will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality legal advice in relation to regulatory law matters for Sellafield, supporting the delivery of strategic business objectives with the opportunity to work with the wider NDA group legal teams.
The role will encompass diverse regulatory matters, including contentious and non‑contentious work. Following an initial period gaining knowledge of the business environment under the direction of the other regulatory solicitors, you will be responsible for your own matters and will work as part of the wider Sellafield legal team. You will report to the Head of Regulatory Law and ultimately the General Counsel.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver high quality and timely legal advice and support to the business in relation to regulatory law matters.
- Undertake legal risk analysis in connection with contentious and non‑contentious regulatory law activities to maintain consistent, compliant and enabling positions in support of the SL Enterprise Strategy, Operating Plan, Board Risk Appetite statement, as well as external factors relating to government policy and strategy.
- Identify emerging regulatory legal issues and trends.
- Drive the objectives of the business as well as promoting its standards and manifesto.
- Assist in the ongoing maintenance of the regulatory legal team plan to match and anticipate future demands from the business and to enable the business to respond efficiently and effectively to changes in the regulatory environment.
- Develop relevant internal and external (including the NDA Group) stakeholder relationships in support of the corporate strategy and operating plan imperatives.
- Represent Sellafield in discussions with key stakeholders as required including, but not limited to, the NDA, ONR, EA, HSE and Natural England.
- Manage the instruction and funding of external legal advice for regulatory law work, ensuring effective engagement, value for money and efficient cost management.
- Deliver front line advice in own regulatory law practice area specialisms.
- Work closely with NDA legal and other NDA group legal teams in relation to matters of common interest, developing and strengthening relationships to promote two-way engagement.
- Brief, as required the General Counsel/ Head of Regulatory Law, Executive or Board on regulatory
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