Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel Location: London (international travel may be required) About Verne Role Overview: · This role requires a seasoned legal professional with extensive experience in construction, development and commercial law, capable of navigating complex international legal landscapes. · Verne’s Senior Legal Counsel will lead the negotiation and execution of major EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) contracts, expertly handle FIDIC contract suites, and oversee procurement and subcontractor agreements, mainly in non-UK jurisdictions. Interfacing and effectively managing local outside counsel with therefore be necessary. · Verne’s Senior Legal Counsel will also be responsible for developing risk management frameworks, training teams in contract administration best practices, and strengthening contractual governance across all project delivery functions. · Specific goals for this goal include: § overseeing and managing the review of securities (including performance bonds and parent company guarantees) for high-value projects; § implementing comprehensive risk registers for project teams; § conducting training for project teams on best practices in contract management and administration, emphasizing FIDIC principles; § supporting project teams in claims and dispute management and developing a company-wide risk and claims management framework. · Ideal PQE is 8-9 years; some in-house experience preferred, ideally at a construction company or a data centre developer. · This role reports into the Chief Legal Officer, but internal clients will be mainly the Chief Development Officer and Project Directors in different locations. What We Offer: - The opportunity to help build a legal team and to make an immediate and high impact on the company’s growth. - Opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, private equity-backed company. - A dynamic, innovative, and inclusive working environment. - Competitive compensation and benefits package. - The chance to work with a talented and ambitious international team.