Senior Legal Counsel – Construction

Role Overview

• Assisting on construction related matters including reviewing, drafting and negotiating standard form (NEC, IChemE, JCT and FIDIC) and bespoke construction contracts and O&M contracts and sub-contracts
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating ancillary construction and project related documents, including collateral warranties and performance security documents
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating heads of terms, letters of intent, supply contracts and grid connection documents
• Ability to advise on the contentious elements of projects, including advising on and mitigating risk in relation to project issues such as delays, cost claims and extensions of time
• Ability to also get involved across a broad range of general commercial legal work and working closely with multiple internal and external stakeholders
• Responsibility for providing commercially focused legal advice on a range of EV and battery projects
• Supporting with commercial and contractual matters with respect to tenders, projects, variations and on-going contractual and operational matters
• Working confidently with external legal resource as required
• Supporting and managing more junior members of the team and advising on specific questions
• Ability to upskill and be involved in asset finance/ project finance
• Guiding and advising the business on regulatory, compliance and procurement matters and on key construction related issues that may impact the business and operations
• Supporting Heads of Legal and General Counsel when required
• Reporting into the Head of Legal (NI & Construction) and Global General Counsel and supporting legal functions globally as we expand
• Confidently manage general commercial legal related aspects of the business
• General day to day advice on key risk and legal issues

Requirements

• At least 7 to 10 years PQE having trained and qualified at a good regional, national or international law firm
• Strong Generalist and construction experience
• Non-contentious construction lawyer with excellent knowledge of construction agreements
• Ideally someone who possesses in-house experience
• Experienced contract negotiator with commercial awareness
• Excellent legal drafting skills
• Sound commercial judgment with an ability to prioritise effectively
• An understanding of the energy regulatory environment and experience in the energy sector would be a strong advantage
• An understanding of project finance/ financing documents would be advantageous
• Able to establish rapport and build strong trust-based relationships
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Up to 33% annual bonus for being awesome
• 25 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance
• £1,500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cash back health plan
• Plus more