Senior Legal Counsel

Join our UK & Ireland Legal Team as a Senior Legal Counsel. You will support various markets, including Buildings & Places, Transport, Complex Projects, Secure Government, Power and Renewables, Aviation, and Water. Your responsibilities will include reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, setting up joint ventures, supporting dispute management, providing legal advice on various matters, and shaping internal policies. This is a permanent role based in Epsom or London with hybrid flexibility.

• Reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including professional services agreements, subcontracts, NEC3/4, frameworks, and more.
• Providing clear, practical advice on various legal matters, including procurement and competition law, intellectual property, governance, and risk management.
• Supporting the business with dispute management and resolution, working with external counsel and insurers where needed.
• If you connect with the O-Shaped Lawyer attributes, thrive in a collaborative team environment and take pride in delivering jargon free business-focussed legal counsel and want to understand where a career with AtkinsRéalis might lead to then we would like to hear from you
• We are looking for someone who has experience working for a leading private practice law firm and/or who has relevant in-house legal experience
• Your attributes should include possessing the professional characteristics and softer skills required in an in-house environment, enabling you to provide commercially astute advice and help the business to develop solutions to our customers’ biggest challenges
• We are looking for a well-rounded lawyer who can combine technical excellence with an emotional intelligence, and who is adept at building rapport and fostering relationships with a range of stakeholders
• You’ll be a qualified solicitor in England & Wales with experience in one or more of the following areas: engineering/design, consultancy, construction, energy or broader projects work—whether from private practice or an in‑house role
• Innovative & solution‑oriented
• You can build relationships at every level, explain complex issues simply, and collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams
• Aligned to the O‑Shaped Lawyer attributes
• Organised & proactive
• You think creatively, spot opportunities, and bring new ideas into how we deliver legal support
• Adaptable & business‑minded
• And above all: you connect with our purpose to engineer a better future for the planet and its people
• Open‑minded, optimistic, commercially aware and ready to seize new opportunities
• You take ownership of your work, manage competing priorities effectively and continuously look for ways to improve
• An excellent communicator
• You enjoy learning, can pivot quickly, and take a pragmatic approach to helping the business move forward
• Sound commercial judgement
• Good organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Ability to build relationships with in-house clients at all levels including the senior management of the organisation and the wider global legal team
• Qualification with relevant years of PQE as a solicitor in England & Wales
• Experience in any of the following areas: construction, energy, projects, property
• Ability to thrive in a small, close-knit team
• Excellent drafting skills and attention to detail
• Resilience – including the ability to manage a demanding workload and juggle competing priorities
• Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills