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 capable 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:
1. Providing legal support to the international procurement, construction and operation activities of RWE’s Offshore Wind business
2. 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)
3. 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
4. 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
5. Providing legal support (including liaising with external counsel) in relation to any disputes arising out of negotiated contracts
6. Leading efforts to standardise and refine processes within the Construction & Procurement Law team
7. Developing non-standard, customised solutions when needed to address complex project challenges
8. Establishing and developing effective cross-functional working relationships with legal and business colleagues in the relevant regions and the wider RWE group
Job requirements and experience
9. Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom
10. Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or inhouse counsel in a well-established law firm or company, working within either in the energy sector or with a focus of on large scale, high value infrastructure projects
11. Thorough working knowledge of international construction. maritime and procurement law standard forms (e.g., FIDIC, LOGIC, BIMCO, etc.)
12. The ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and manage tasks efficiently
13. Commercial and technical understanding of large infrastructure projects and a good understanding how to best support them from the legal point of view
14. Proficient organisational, analytical, and communication skills and a solution-oriented approach
15. A high level of engagement, an effective team contributor and ability to self-organise and work as part of a wider cross-functional team
16. 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
17. Renewables experience (and offshore wind experience in particular)
Your benefits
18. The opportunity to work on high profile and complex offshore wind projects and transactions
19. Varied and interesting work that contributes to the green energy transition
20. A positive, engaging and supportive work environment
21. A flexible working time and location arrangement
22. A setting that encourages you to come forward with ideas
This role can be based at any of our UK offices: Swindon, London, or Coventry. We support flexible working arrangements; however, there is a minimum expectation of two days per week in the office, with additional in-office presence as required to meet business needs.
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