About the role
We are looking for a highly motivated and team orientated Senior Solicitor to support RWE Generation UK plc’s (RWE Generation UK) fast developing core and energy transition business. The role will support RWE Generation UK’s commercial, procurement, construction, operation and corporate activities.
As a Senior Solicitor within the RWE Generation UK Legal team you will work alongside other members of the team and closely cooperate with the relevant commercial, procurement, regulatory and engineering teams and other management support departments in RWE to deliver an efficient, pragmatic and high quality legal support to RWE Generation UK’s business:
1. Provide legal support to the procurement, commercial, construction, operation and corporate activities of RWE Generation’s business across all technologies
2. Advise on, draft and settle procurement, commercial, construction and corporate related contracts required for the development, construction, maintenance, operation and energy transition of RWE Generation UK’s portfolio of gas, hydrogen, hydro and battery assets; and grid connection and grid service contracts
3. Being a prominent legal point of contact for the relevant commercial, procurement, regulatory and engineering teams on business projects and matters arising in relation to RWE Generation UK’s portfolio. You will coordinate specialised in-house and external legal advice in a cost and work efficient manner and develop bespoke, customised solutions when needed to address complex project challenges
4. Maintain oversight of all legal matters relating to projects and matters within your remit and advise senior management on all related legal risks, including claims and disputes
5. Provide legal support (including liaising with external counsel) in relation to any disputes and legal matters arising out of projects and the ordinary course of business of RWE Generation UK
6. Establish and nurture effective cross-functional and cross-cultural working relationships with legal and business colleagues in the UK and the wider RWE group and coordinate documentation and process improvement initiatives within RWE
Job requirements and experience
7. Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, with the following:
8. Several years of work experience as a solicitor in a large law firm or company, working within the energy or an infrastructure sector or with a focus on large scale and high value projects
9. Solid working knowledge of international engineering, construction and procurement standard forms (e.g., NEC4)
10. Commercial and technical understanding of large industrial projects and a good understanding how to best support them from the legal point of view
11. Experience of joint ventures including project finance
12. Working experience of the Connection and Use of System Code and Grid Code
13. The ability to manage multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and set priorities in an environment
14. Well-developed organisational, analytical and communication skills and a solution-oriented, positive and motivated mindset
15. A high level of engagement at both project and stakeholder levels, an effective team member and ability to work with minimal supervision and with initiative as part of a wider cross-functional team
16. Fluent in English (other language skills are beneficial), an interest in AI and enjoys working in a national company being willing and able to undertake work-related travel
Your Benefits
17. £90-135k Salary will be based on experience, with the potential to earn up to a 15% annual bonus
18. A personal retirement savings plan – if you put in 5% we will top up by a further 10% and you will get life assurance worth 4 x annual salary
19. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, pro-rated within shift pattern
20. Company Paid Private Medical Insurance for you and your family
21. Enhanced parental leave from day 1 of you joining #TeamRWE – For primary care givers, weeks 1-29 will be fully paid and 30-39 paid via SMP. For secondary care givers, you’ll get 12 weeks of fully paid leave.
22. Access to flexible benefits such as Critical Illness, Dental Plan, Health Cash Plan, Share Incentive Plan, Cycle2Work, Electric Car Lease Scheme, Buy Additional Annual Leave and retail savings scheme
23. Occupational Health support services for your wellbeing, Access to our employee assistance programme in times of need
Our energy for a sustainable life RWE has reliably supplied people and companies with electricity for more than 120 years. The way we generate power is changing fundamentally and RWE is actively supporting this change. RWE is committed to be carbon-neutral by 2040, and to generating electricity in a clean, safe and affordable way.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation and to valuing the contribution that our employees make. We welcome and respect differences in culture, background, working style, education and other less obvious differences.
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