Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts & Data Protection

Doncaster, Yorkshire
Keepmoat Limited
Senior Legal Counsel – Contracts & Data Protection

Keepmoat Homes is a fast growing top 10 UK housebuilder. We design and build quality homes and create places where people want to live. Our investment and participation helps transform communities and improves the lives of local people. We have a national presence combined with local knowledge and expertise in all aspects of housing – from finance, design and planning, to developing and building. Our comprehensive skills and capabilities give us a wider perspective across the whole housing lifecycle and we create lower risk ways of building homes people need.

For more than 90 years our work has been absolutely visible to local communities so being part of the community is in our DNA. We hire local suppliers and tradespeople and work with local communities to make sure that our plans meet their needs.

Main purpose of the role:

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Senior Contracts and Data Protection Lawyer to join our in-house legal team, based from our head office in Doncaster with hybrid working. The main focus of the role is to provide solution-focused and practical advice to ensure Keepmoat is compliant with all relevant laws, regulations and industry standards across all areas, including contractually and data protection laws.

Reporting into the General Counsel, the successful candidate will be joining a supportive and collaborative Legal and Compliance team. They will be working on a range of matters, across different jurisdictions, encompassing various practice areas.

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of construction, technical, commercial and general commercial agreements e.g. SAAS agreements.
• Supporting negotiations of complex contracts to ensure favourable terms and value.
• Continuously improve, implement, maintain and monitor Keepmoat’s data protection compliance procedures including updating policies, supporting documentation, training, and supporting Keepmoat with DPIA, DTIA, DSAR’s.
• Stay informed about new legislative and regulatory developments, contribute to the Keepmoat Horizon Scanner from the Group Legal & Compliance function to ensure timely advice to the business on necessary adjustments to practices and policies.
• Conduct internal investigations and audits to ensure compliance and prepare necessary documentation for external regulatory bodies.
• Work with various business functions and stakeholders, at all levels, to gather input, align expectations and ensure effective and proactive management of dispute and regulatory matters.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve the training, precedents, playbook on contract management and data protection compliance, including automated self help contracts for high volume, low risk contracts, a contract register and repository.
• Instruct and manage effectively and efficiently external suppliers providing legal and compliance support to Keepmoat, including ensuring externally commissioned legal advice is communicated in a way which maximises their ability to understand and apply it appropriately.

HS&S Responsibilities:

To take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your work and adhere to the Keepmoat Health, Safety and Sustainability standards.

Skills, knowledge & experience

• Have significant (5-6 years +) Post Qualified Experience, or equivalent, including substantial legal work experience in data protection, corporate and/or commercial work. In-house experience would be desirable but is not essential.
• Be UK qualified and have right to work in the UK and be able to travel across the UK on occasion.
• Experience advising on construction and engineering claims and disputes, regulatory matters and managing an insurance/small claims portfolio would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Experience as a line manager of compliance colleagues as the role will involve line management of employees supporting DSAR’s etc.
• fit with our core values here at Keepmoat; they will be passionate self-starter with high client care standards. They will be collaborative, confident advising and influencing at all levels in the business. Working with a straightforward approach, adopting a solutions-based attitude to work rather than legal theory. They will have the ability to be creative where appropriate, an interest in automation and the combination of technology and law would be an asset.

Why work for us?

• Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
• Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
• Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
• Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
• Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career.

Our values

• Straightforward – We get the job done in the most efficient and effective way. We are friendly, open and honest. It’s about being respectful and working in a transparent and honest way.
• Collaborative – We work together in partnership to deliver the very best customer experience. Partnership working is key to our business. We work collaboratively to deliver the best results possible.
• Passionate – We care about what we do. We put pride and energy into delivering results. It’s important to us to do a good job.
• Creative – We are proactive, flexible and resourceful. We listen, learn and deliver solutions. We don’t offer a one size fits all solution; we are flexible and will tailor our services to our customers’ needs.

Reference:KMH/CN/1947
Hours:37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location:Doncaster, DN5 4PL
Employer:Keepmoat Homes, Central Services
Job type:Full Time, Permanent
Closing date:16/01/2026