Energy Lawyer

The successful candidate for the Energy Lawyer role needs to be able to deliver first class legal support to the Electricity System Operator in an effective and timely manner to ensure that the business can meet its regulatory and commercial objectives. The Energy Lawyer is required to predominantly support the Electricity System Operator in its management and work on industry codes. There may also be opportunity to work on other areas within the Electricity System Operator such as balancing services and connections. Alongside strong legal skills we are looking for an individual who is passionate about energy and the net-zero ambition and who has the drive to support and enable the business in its ambitions.

 As an Energy Lawyer other lawyers in the team will direct and appropriately supervise you in achieving your key accountabilities. These key accountabilities will include:  

• Highlighting priority areas requiring legal support and agree with the relevant Business Partner or lead lawyer action plans to address issues; 
• Responsible for developing, drafting and implementing appropriate advice, with the relevant business teams and engage with industry stakeholders and regulators to reflect agreed commercial principles, business rules or regulatory objectives;
• Delivering first class legal advice, working closely with the supervising lawyer to support the relevant business teams on strategic commercial, legal and regulatory developments and negotiations, taking account of all relevant legal risks; 
• Researching, giving presentations and training that can be used by other members of the legal team and business teams on relevant legal, commercial or other topics to drive continuous improvement within both the legal team and the business more broadly

About You: 

• You will be Qualified solicitor or barrister (likely to be between 1-3 years PQE).
• Ideally with experience of codes and/or broader energy or regulatory experience.
• Good communicator, also able to listen effectively in a team or commercial environment. Ideally experience of managing a range of stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn about and develop knowledge of National Grid’s group business activities and operations.
• Willingness to develop commercial awareness of the environment in which National Grid operates.
• Ability to manage and deliver against competing priorities

What you get: 

A competitive salary dependant on capability 

As well as your base salary, you will receive a bonus of up to 15% of your salary for stretch performance and a competitive contributory pension scheme where we will double match your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%. You will also have access to a number of flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.

About Us:

National Grid touches the lives of almost everyone in the UK, with an energy network that stretches across the Atlantic. We’re an international team, and our work underpins the lives of millions of people. Feet forwards, head up, and eyes bright, we’re working hard to create value for people today – and shape the future of energy tomorrow.
 In the UK, we don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. 
As the Electricity System Operator (ESO) for Great Britain, the ESO sits at the heart of the energy system, using outstanding engineering and commercial expertise to balance electricity supply and demand second by second. Ultimately, we keep the lights on and the electricity flowing directly to where it’s needed. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our work puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt.
The ESO also plays an instrumental part in transforming the energy system so that it can meet the government’s net zero carbon emissions target by 2050. We are constantly thinking about the future of energy and constantly working to operate a greener and cleaner system. 
Not only are we working on exciting and world-leading thinking and activities, the ESO is also an exciting place to work. The ESO’s business plan sets out what we will do in the new regulatory period (which started in April 2021) to meet the challenges of the future and deliver cleaner and affordable energy – and in this plan, we share how we are transforming the way we work using technology and innovation to do things differently.

 The world of energy is changing beyond recognition. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.