Senior Legal Counsel

ScotRail

Glasgow

Our services run the length and breadth of Scotland, from Thurso to Gretna Green. This generates a wealth of commercial, compliance and regulatory work that keeps our Legal team busy. We are looking for an experienced and strategic Senior Legal Counsel to provide the specialist commercial knowledge and expertise to help us keep Scotland moving.

Over the next few years, we are undertaking an ambitious programme of procurement which touches almost every area of our business. You’ll primarily be responsible for providing expert advice in placing these contracts as well as supporting in a variety of other areas.

What we are looking for

To be successful, you’ll have extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex and high value contracts, complemented with a sound understanding of procurement law. An exceptional communicator, you’ll be highly motivated with an ability to consistently deliver to tight deadlines, as well as having a mind-set to adapt and create key changes to constantly improve performance. Finally, you’ll be tenacious, organised and have a strong understanding and interest in ScotRail’s business and customers.
As part of a small, friendly team, you’ll be trusted to manage a wide and varied workload with minimum supervision but with full support from the Head of Legal. The goal is to ensure ScotRail remains legally compliant and manages risk effectively whilst providing excellent value for money.

What’s in it for you

We’ll ensure you’re rewarded for your contribution with a competitive package including:

• A salary of £60,000 - £65,000 (DOE).
• Contributory Final Salary Pension.
• Free and reduced rail travel for you and your family.
• Generous holiday allowance.

While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need for a good work-life balance. We are open minded to flexible working and would welcome discussion on how we can enable you to thrive in the role.

If this sounds of interest, please apply here by 25 October:

For informal information on the post, please contact Jen Forsyth at jen.forsyth@scotrail.co.uk by 8 October.