Sustainable Energy Legal Counsel – London/Leeds

McKenzie Douglas are representing a major global organisation, they are well established and well respected within the industry

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing, negotiating and drafting agreements and conducting contract negotiations with project counterparties including development, construction, O&M, financing, offtake, joint venture and facilities management services agreements for customer and the businesses owned assets.
• Supporting on commercial and contractual matters for tenders, projects, variations etc
• Assisting on the governance of transactions at local and group level.

We are looking for:

• Qualified Solicitor – 3+ PQE*
• You must have an understanding of the contractual framework surrounding energy projects, including renewables, urban energy heating & cooling and electric vehicle charging within the UK energy market.
• Experience of energy projects and public procurement preferred. Experience in or familiarity with hydrogen projects would be beneficial.
• Experience of facilities management outsourcing arrangements including public sector procurement framework arrangements is useful.
• Experience on the negotiation bespoke construction and O&M/facilities management agreements and agreements based on industry standard forms in particular the JCT suite of contracts, NEC, FIDIC and IChemE.

Apply:

If you are interested in this Legal Counsel position, please apply now or forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Ted Douglas. f the role isn’t right for you but you are interested in hearing about similar positions or some advice regarding the market, then please do get in touch.

*All candidates will be considered on merit

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