Solicitor

Base Location: You will be expected to spend 50% of your working week in our Dublin or Belfast office or in one of our depots around Ireland

Salary: €65,300 - €97,900 + performance related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent Full Time Flexible First options available

The role

This is an exciting opportunity to join SSE's in house legal team as a Property Solicitor. Operating across the SSE Group, our legal function helps ensure that business decisions support our strategic priorities while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, responsibility and ethical behaviour. Working collaboratively with colleagues across the business, you'll provide trusted legal support on a broad range of property matters, helping to identify and manage legal risk while supporting the safe and successful delivery of essential energy projects.

You will

• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of property acquisition and land use agreements, including leases, purchases, sales, options, rights of way and wayleave agreements, supporting both onshore and offshore projects.
• Manage applications and queries with Tailte Éireann, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail throughout the process.
• Provide practical and commercially minded advice to stakeholders on a wide range of property related matters, including the interpretation of legal agreements and landlord and tenant issues.
• Build positive relationships with external legal advisers, managing instructions effectively to deliver high quality support and value for the business.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across the wider legal team, providing support on property matters and contributing to ad hoc legal queries and agreements where required.

You have

• Qualification as a solicitor in Ireland with approximately 2-5 years' post qualification experience, although applications from candidates with broader levels of experience are welcomed. Dual qualification in ROI and NI would be an advantage though by no means essential.
• Strong property law experience, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating a variety of property agreements, together with experience in title investigation, due diligence and land registration processes.
• An understanding of planning law and/or the energy sector would be advantageous, although neither is essential.
• A collaborative and proactive approach, with the ability to work independently whilst building trusted relationships with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.
• Excellent communication, organisational and commercial awareness skills, alongside a commitment to delivering high quality legal support in a safety led and values driven environment.

About SSE

SSE's purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.

At SSE, we've created a culture of integrity, quality, responsibility and ethical behaviour. Our Legal division protects our culture by ensuring our actions are legally sound and in line with business priorities. They identify legal risk, provide advice on regulatory and statutory obligations, and help each SSE business meet its strategic goals.

Flexible benefits to fit your life

Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.

Work with an equal opportunity employer

SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact / to discuss how we can support you.

We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.