Legal Counsel

Your tasks

• Drafting and negotiation of all commercial contracts with customers (wind OM, solar PV O&M, asset management, ad hoc work and services) and the company’s subcontractors and supplier
• Management of all legal matters arising under the company’s commercial contracts
• Assistance with all legal and compliance matters in tender processes
• Generally ensuring the legal rigour of all contracts, T&Cs, and general commercial arrangements of the company
• Ensure proper contract management and legal record-keeping
• Responsibility for ensuring corporate house-keeping matters are correctly attended to and kept up to date
• Responsibility for ensuring compliance with BayWa r.e. group corporate governance requirements for the company, and delivering the required BayWa r.e. group legal and compliance reporting for the entity
• Ensure compliance with applicable law and regulations pertaining the entity’s on-going operations
• Provide internal legal support to the entity’s back-office functions

Your profile:

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales; 1 - 6 years PQE
• Extensive experience of practicing law in a demanding commercial context (whether in private practice or in-house)
• Expertise in commercial law and general commercial contracting
• Energy/infrastructure experience, experience of solar PV and/or onshore wind highly beneficial
• Working knowledge of corporate law, with capability of managing the company’s corporate house-keeping
• Commercial attitude; ability to trade off legal risks against delaying or losing contracts
• Good negotiator and team player
• Outstanding attention to detail
• Ability to deal with legal matters outside own area of legal expertise
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to effectively manage a range of priorities

We can offer you exciting challenges as part of a growing team where personal and professional development is encouraged. It practically goes without saying that a friendly and cooperative working environment is part of our company culture. As part of the BayWa r.e. renewable energy network, you will benefit from flat hierarchies with short, fast decision-making channels. Our integration into BayWa AG provides security and the opportunities for further development that you would expect of a company this size.

We are looking forward to receiving your detailed application including your desired salary and earliest possible starting date. Please send all applications to natasha.kumar@baywa-re.co.uk and oliver.niedhoefer@baywa-re.co.uk