Job Description

Senior Solicitor Planning & Property
Permanent Full-Time Office-based (Glasgow HQ)
Competitive Salary, with car allowance, private healthcare, and annual bonus
Help us create a better future, quicker
We are looking to recruit a senior Planning & Property Solicitor into a newly created position to join the ScottishPower Legal Team supporting our SP Energy Networks business in securing the required consents and land contracts for multiple new strategic investment, reinforcement, customer connection and network investment/upgrade projects across each of its licence areas.
SP Energy Networks is a Distribution and Transmission Network Operator. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses throughout Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales, Merseyside, Cheshire and North Shropshire. Our role is to facilitate the decarbonisation objectives and choices of our customers, communities and stakeholders, and to enable their journey to Net Zero.
Roles & Responsibilities
On a day-to-day basis, you will be responsible for providing legal support in respect of all strategic consenting matters for example: -

• Managing the legal support for consenting aspects of SPENs existing and new development, planning or property projects.
• Managing and leading the preparation of and conduct of public inquiries, hearings and written submissions relating to obtaining local or central government planning, statutory, development and other consents or permissions required by SPEN including support on consenting elements of the compulsory acquisition of land rights for any developments on SPENs network.
• Supporting teams (including the SP Energy Networks Land & Planning team, members of the Executive Team, employees of SPEN, external advisors or consultants as well as government at a local or central level along with all other relevant other statutory bodies or governmental organisations) in relation to the strategic projects which SPEN is involved in.
• Providing commercially pragmatic and robust legal advice to all aspects of SPEN to facilitate the objectives of the business.

• Supporting the development of the legal and environmental land and consenting strategy across multiple strategic investment and network reinforcement projects.
• Conducting legal analysis and providing support and advice on detailed consenting applications for new infrastructure within SPENs licence areas.
• Legal review of environmental statements across differing legal jurisdictions.

Lawyers within the SP Energy Networks Legal team (and the wider ScottishPower legal team) are viewed as being key members of the project teams and work in close conjunction with key support functions to the business such as the Land & Planning Team. You will have the autonomy to identify, and lead in the implementation of, innovative legal processes and best practice. You will have regular contact and on-going working relationships with senior managers and executives across the SP Energy Networks, ScottishPower and Iberdrola Group.
What youll bring
As a qualified Solicitor you will have experience of providing strategic legal advice on Planning or Property to executive-level clients in either an in-house or law firm environment. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working on large scale energy or development projects, and demonstrable experience in planning law. The successful candidate will be joining a friendly, collaborative, motivated, hard-working, and professional in-house legal team.
Whats in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow. Thats why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday purchase perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme
• Payroll giving and charity matched funding
• Technology Vouchers save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes
• Count us in pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change
• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans
• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments
• Access to xe2x80x98nudge financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more.

Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the worlds largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, were at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over 36m every working day to make this happen.
With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, youll fit right in.
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com.
Mobility
Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.
IMPORTANT
Advert will close at 23:59 GMT the day before Job Posting End Date below March-6-2025