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Public Law Lawyer (M/F)

The Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe (SCSNE), a local public establishment, is in charge of public project management of the future large-gauge 107 kilometer canal, an essential link in the major European waterway project called Seine-Escaut.

SCSNE is a young company (operational since 2017), dynamic, on a human scale, now with more than 100 employees who, each in their field of expertise, participate in the management and coordination of a major European project combining safety, performance, respect for the environment and innovation. 

Joining the SCSNE means joining a team that works collectively for the success of this project!

The Legal Affairs Department (DAJ) ensures the legal security of SCSNE's actions and develops internal legal doctrine.

Its scope of expertise covers all legal issues related to the project or the operation of the company, with the exception of those relating to public procurement procedures.

The Legal Affairs Department (DAJ) thus intervenes, both in an advisory and litigation capacity, in all areas of law related to the exercise of public project management, which constitutes the core activity of SCSNE. Its intervention is particularly marked by the importance of the issues related to the works and their consequences (contract management, construction insurance, public works damages, relations between project owners) and to the implementation of the administrative authorizations required for the linear infrastructure project that is the Seine-Nord Europe Canal.

Your mission

Reporting directly to the Director of Legal Affairs, you will contribute to all areas of the department's activities, excluding contract management, by:

  • To provide advice combining operational vision and legal security for all SCSNE actions by adopting a problem-solving approach
  • Detect and assess the legal risks to which SCSNE is exposed
  • To raise awareness and ensure compliance with applicable regulations within the company and to monitor their evolution
  • Contribute to and develop a doctrine and processes
  • Managing legal disputes and expert assessments in all areas, including through amicable dispute resolution methods.

 

Your activities revolve around the following main areas:

  • As the legal expert on this subject, you will ensure, through your research and advice, the application of environmental permits, including compensatory measures or the safety of hydraulic structures, and manage the handling of environmental litigation.
  • Drafting and participating in the development of agreements (financing or partnerships) outside the scope of the public procurement department's responsibilities
  • Advising the company's management through written consultations or oral presentations, including on particularly complex and technical legal matters (urban planning, public domain, environment)
  • To lead projects aimed at improving the legal compliance of SCSNE's operations, both in terms of its organization and its decision-making processes.
  • Exchange with our partners or our advisors
  • Maintain up-to-date tracking and reporting tools

 

This position, based in Compiègne, is open to teleworking two days a week.

Your profile

Holding a Master 2 in public law (local authorities, public domain, administrative contracts), you have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience in similar functions.

A mastery of environmental law is expected and knowledge of urban planning law would be appreciated.

Capable of formulating pragmatic advice and proposals, you also possess strong analytical, synthesis and writing skills (analytical notes, contracts, elements of legal writing, etc.).

You are able to identify legal risks and propose appropriate solutions.

You are proficient in office software.

Rigorous, autonomous, available and responsive, you know how to work in a team and in project mode.

How to apply

Recruitment pathway

Permanent contract under private law – Framework status – SYNTEC collective agreement

Employment also accessible to civil servants through secondment (category A)

Contact

Please send your application (CV + cover letter) exclusively in PDF or JPEG format to: recrutement@scsne.fr , referencing: DAJ-JDP-2026-05

Joining the SCSNE means participating in the realization of a regional project with a European dimension combining economic growth and sustainable development by integrating a team of competent and motivated professionals.