Senior Legal Counsel/Legal Counsel NEW

Job description

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.

To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term

Functional area: Legal / Compliance

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and organised Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (dependant on experience) to provide 12 months maternity leave cover to support RWE’s fast growing international Offshore Wind business.

As a Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel within the global Construction & Procurement Law team you will work alongside other members of the RWE Offshore Wind legal team and closely cooperate with other departments to deliver commercially focused legal support to RWE’s international Offshore Wind business.

About the role

• Providing legal support to the international procurement, construction and operation activities of RWE’s Offshore Wind business
• Advising on, developing, drafting and negotiating of all types of construction and procurement contracts required for the full life cycle of RWE’s Offshore Wind business (including turbine supply agreements, foundation contracts, EPC(I) & turnkey contracts, purchase agreements for components, service agreements and contracts for maritime logistics)
• Being a project’s first point of contact, working closely with the Procurement team, for construction and procurement law support, and coordinating specialised in-house and external legal advice in a cost and work efficient manner
• Keeping oversight of all legal matters relating to projects in your remit and advising senior management about all related legal risks, including claims and disputes
• Providing legal support (including liaising with external counsel) in relation to any disputes arising out of negotiated contracts
• Promoting standardisation and process improvement initiatives within the Construction & Procurement Law team
• Developing non-standard, customised solutions when needed to address complex project challenges
• Establishing and building effective cross-functional working relationships with legal and business colleagues in the relevant regions and the wider RWE group

Job requirements and experience

• Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom
• Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or inhouse counsel in an established law firm or company, working within either in the energy sector or with a focus of on large scale, high value infrastructure projects
• Extensive working knowledge of international construction. maritime and procurement law standard forms (e.g., FIDIC, LOGIC, BIMCO, etc.)
• The ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and set priorities in a setting where requirements often change
• Commercial and technical understanding of large infrastructure projects and a good understanding how to best support them from the legal point of view
• Advanced organisational, analytical and communication skills and a solution-oriented and mindset
• A high level of engagement, an effective team contributor and ability to manage one’s own tasks and work part of a wider cross-functional team
• Fluent in English (other language skills are beneficial) and enjoys working in an international team and open to some work-related travel

Advantageous, but not essential

• Renewables experience (and offshore wind experience in particular) would be beneficial but is not a pre-requisite; however, you should be able to demonstrate an interest in working in this field

Benefits

• The opportunity to work on high profile and complex offshore wind projects and transactions
• Varied and interesting work that contributes to the green energy transition
• A positive, dynamic and supportive work environment
• A flexible working time and location arrangement
• A setting that encourages you to come forward with ideas

Location:  Swindon, London or Coventry. Flexible working will be considered however a minimum expectation is two days a week in the office and as otherwise required to meet the business needs

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.