Legal Counsel - Energy Projects (London / Home working)
Legal Counsel - Energy Projects (London / Home working)
London Permanent
Role for a lawyer with experience of UK power and/or infrastructure sectors
High profile energy projects work for a lawyer with circa 2 - 5 years PQE
About Our Client
Our Client is an investor in and owner and operator of power assets throughout the UK (both traditional energy and renewable).
Job Description
The role will require you to provide legal support across the business, with a focus on energy development and construction projects in the UK, the acquisition of suitable energy assets / development opportunities on the secondary market as well as the operation and optimisation of the organisation's existing fleet of energy assets. This will involve:
Advising the project and execution teams on issues and transactions arising through the whole lifecycle of renewable and conventional energy projects;
Advising on key construction, commercial, planning, and finance agreements with local and international counterparties;
Providing legal, regulatory, procurement, and commercial support for operational gas and biomass assets;
Advising on the acquisition of renewable and conventional energy assets, businesses, and development opportunities;
Advising on other corporate, commercial, and finance transactions within the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors.
You will have access to in-depth supervision and support from senior team members. Your responsibilities will vary, but can be expected to include:
Assessing and advising directors and senior team members on project risks and risk management strategies;
Advising, independently and in conjunction with senior lawyers and/or external counsel on standard form construction documents, corporate documents, and commercial contracts;
Ensuring that projects and transactions comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements;
Working closely with and advising the commercial and financial specialists within the team in negotiations and assisting prompt decision-making among key stakeholders;
Providing proactive legal support to commercial and operations teams on projects that are in-contract and completed, and assisting in monitoring ongoing performance to enable the business to anticipate issues and manage risks that may arise;
Reviewing or performing legal due diligence where required.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will likely be a common law qualified lawyer with 2 to 5 years post qualification experience. They will have experience in an established projects, construction, or relevant commercial team. An interest in, and experience of, the power and infrastructure sectors is essential. A good understanding of early-stage dispute management, court, and arbitration processes would be an advantage, but you do not need contentious experience for this non-contentious projects role. Previous in-house experience would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite.
What's on Offer
For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply or contact the exclusively instructed agent, David Taylor of Michael Page Legal.
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