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Environment and Planning Lawyer

Employer
Southern Water
Location
Worthing, West Sussex
Salary
£Competitive
Closing date
31 Jul 2017

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Environment and Planning Lawyer

Southern Water has an exciting opportunity for a Lawyer to join its in-house legal team at its Head Offiice in Worthing. The successful candidate will be required to provide advice, identify risks and implement solutions relating to environmental, regulatory and planning legal matters, thereby assisting the Company in acting in a responsible and sustainable way towards the environment and public health. Examples of work include environmental and public health impacts, planning applications and appeals, and regulatory challenges and enforcement. The work is technically challenging but highly rewarding.The successful candidate will be a qualifiied Solicitor, Barrister or FCILEX with post-qualification experience in environment, regulatory and/or planning issues. Excellent written and verbal communication are required as is the ability to work as part of a team, a proactive positive nature, and the ability to build relationships at all levels.

Salary: Highly competitive package incl. excellent benefits (pension, car/allowance, bonus, health insurance).

Employment type: Permanent.

Closing date for applications is 31st July.

Please apply for either role via email to: careers@southernwater.co.uk

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Why Southern Water?

Without water, life as we know it would be impossible. Every day, we rely on it for drinking, washing and cleaning. It helps create the energy we need for heat and light. It’s also essential to the products we enjoy and the natural world we depend upon.

Yet the South East faces a future of more people and less water. Our population is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of both drought and flooding. 

In the water industry, your work will help to address these challenges and give people access to sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater services for decades to come.

The South East is also home to over 700 miles of coastline, two National Parks, four Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and some of the world’s rarest chalk streams. As well as working within these breath-taking environments, your activities will help preserve them for generations to come.

Each day, over four million people across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight count on us for their essential water or wastewater services. Our work is vital, because we’re providing water for life. 

Do you want to make a difference? At Southern Water, you work will help to enhance health and wellbeing, protect and improve the environment and sustain the economy. You’ll also play an important role in helping us deliver a resilient water future for the South East.

Are you a natural collaborator with a strong moral compass and high standards? If so, you’ll fit right in. Everything we do is underpinned by three values: succeeding together, doing the right thing and always improving. Do you want to bring your authentic self to work every day? We do too. That’s why we’re building an inclusive culture and are proud to offer equal opportunities regardless of age, cultural background, disability, gender, marital status, nationality, political belief, race, religion or sexual orientation. We believe the unique perspectives and experiences each of us brings make us stronger.

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