Property Solicitor

Job description

·  Location
Salisbury, Wiltshire
·  Salary
£ 60000 - £ 65000 / Year
·  Job type
Permanent
·  Industry
Legal
·  External Reference
JN-082024-387953
·  Category
Legal - In House Legal

Adecco are currently partnered with a leading utilities company to recruit a Property Solicitor on a permanent basis. This is an exciting time to join the organisation as they build towards a greener future, tackling climate change, minimising their environmental impact and reducing their carbon footprint!

Job Overview

The Property Solicitor role is part of the Property team within the Legal Services Department. The Property team supports the Company to manage a diverse property portfolio which includes operational waste and water sites, offices, grazing land, housing, renewable energy projects, environmental projects and telecommunications apparatus. It helps to maintain and enhance the value of the Company's estate and its income over the long term. This includes dealing with the acquisition and disposal of property and land, in addition to managing a lettings portfolio.

·  To deliver, manage and develop the Company's conveyancing provision, and process.

·  To minimise risk in accordance with Company strategy and in compliance with legal, statutory, and regulatory requirements and to ensure the protection of Company's current and future interests in land.

·  To produce all legal documentation required in accordance with above requirements.

·  To actively promote and pursue SW's core policies, ensuring excellent customer relations are maintained, and processes are improved to enhance customer satisfaction.

·  Dealing with third parties and stakeholders such as property owners, developers, external solicitors and HMLR.

·  In addition, there are several internal customer and stakeholder interfaces to whom we provide a key service of expertise and therefore the ability to develop and maintain good relationships is important and excellent communication skills essential.

About You

You will be responsible for the provision of advice on any property related matters, the negotiation and delivery of all legal agreements required relating to acquisitions, disposals, leases, easements, sewer requisitions, diversions, and adoptions. This includes managing a caseload of both transactional and advice matters, and to secure income, by way of legal fees, for the Company.

·  You will be a Solicitor or Legal Executive (circa 2 -5 years PQE).

·  Ideally have previous Commercial property experience.

·  Previous utility company experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

·  Previous property litigation experience would be a plus.

·  Good Water Industry Act 1991 knowledge would be a nice to have.

Package

This role will be full time Monday to Friday with a hybrid approach to working between the company's Durrington office and home. We are offering a salary of circa £60,000 per annum depending on skills and experience as well as other benefits including:

·  Company and performance-related bonus

·  Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution

·  Life assurance payment equal to four times your annual salary

·  Health benefits through a Cash Plan

·  Two paid community volunteering days a year

·  25 days annual holiday

·  Occupational health service

·  Stars Reward gateway offering discounts and savings on several products and experiences

·  Study support may be available for job-related qualifications

·  Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options

To speak to a recruitment expert please contact Michael Rumble