Head of Legal (Construction) - Energy Generation
The Legal Team works closely with the commercial, technical and finance teams of the organisation to provide high quality, business focused advice and support playing an active part in commercial decision making and risk management. This role will focus on supporting the legal team in all activities related to the development and commercial management of power projects. This will involve working closely with the procurement and construction teams and external stakeholders.
The role will be based in our London office (hybrid) with the requirement for occasional travel to meetings in the UK and Ireland. You will:- Manage and lead the drafting, preparation, negotiation and execution of a wide range of construction, procurement and commercial contracts.
- Identify and manage legal, commercial and contractual risks and ensure appropriate mitigations are in place
- Develop and maintain policies around contract approvals, template management and document retention
- Provide clear, pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice to multi-disciplinary teams across business units with new build projects and development opportunities
- Advise internal stakeholders on risk exposure and dispute resolution strategies
- Manage and coordinate contractual disputes, litigation and arbitration matters, including pre-action strategy and formal proceedings
- Develop and support internal governance and approval processes, including coordinating with compliance, risk, finance and other internal stakeholders as appropriate
- Instruct and manage various external counsel to obtain, challenge and finalise legal advice, opinions and drafting on various projects and agreements
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