Legal Assistant

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

Join our in‑house Legal team and play a key role in keeping our UK Group running smoothly and compliantly. Working closely with our Legal Director, you'll support a wide range of company secretarial, governance and data protection activities, gaining exposure to high‑quality legal work in a supportive environment.

Please note that this role is based at our Hoddesdon office.

About our role

Managing diaries, meetings and day‑to‑day administrative support for the Legal Director.
Maintaining accurate statutory records and corporate information across the UK Group.
Preparing and submitting filings to Companies House, including confirmation statements and director changes.
Assisting with company incorporations, board minutes and governance documentation.
Helping oversee compliance frameworks covering anti‑bribery, modern slavery, fraud and competition law.
Supporting the Data Protection Officer with GDPR compliance, including handling data subject access requests and impact assessments.
Acting as a first point of contact for data protection queries from the business.
Contributing to ad hoc legal and compliance projects.

About you

You'll have demonstrable experience in a similar role or a company secretarial role, and familiarity with Diligent would be desirable.
You'll have an basic understanding of the Companies Act 2006, and have knowledge of UK data protection legislation.
Strong attention to detail and excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

Competitive salary
Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
Option to buy additional annual leave
Private medical care
Pension
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work scheme
Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
Flexible working opportunities
Employee Assistance programme
Mental health, physical health, and financial support
24/7 Virtual GP serviceFairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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