Senior Legal Counsel/Legal Counsel in Swindon

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.

Responsibilities

• Providing legal support to the international procurement, construction and operation activities of RWE's Offshore Wind business.
• Advising on, developing, drafting and negotiating 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.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom.
• Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or in-house counsel in an established law firm or company, working within either the energy sector or with a focus 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 of how to best support them from the legal point of view.
• Advanced organisational, analytical and communication skills and a solution-oriented mindset.
• A high level of engagement, an effective team contributor and ability to manage one's own tasks and work as part of a wider cross-functional team.
• Fluent in English (other language skills are beneficial) and enjoys working in an international team and is open to some work-related travel.
• Advantageous, but not essential: Renewable energy experience (and offshore wind experience in particular) would be beneficial but is not a pre-requisite; ability to demonstrate interest in working in this field.

Location

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

Security

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or the 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.

About the company

We look forward to meeting you. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. As a global leader, RWE Offshore Wind is shaping tomorrow's energy on the high seas. We are active across Europe, U.S., Japan and Korea. We have already 19 wind farms in operation with an installed capacity of over 3 gigawatts. With over 20 years' experience in developing, building, operating and maintaining offshore wind farms we have established long-term partnerships, working hand in hand with local businesses and communities. Every year, we invest millions of euros in new offshore wind projects and support harbours, educational programmes, local organisations and more. Our passionate workforce is committed to driving technological and sustainable improvements, delivering construction projects on time and within budget to the highest quality and safety standards, and contributing to a clean energy future.