Senior Legal Counsel Transactions

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
Functional area: Legal / Compliance

Take the chance, become a Senior Legal Counsel for Corporate & Transactions Law and grow together with us in an international environment. Provide legal support for joint venture and M&A transactions, project finance as well as for corporate law matters with a focus on Offshore Wind projects.

About the role

• Act as one of the key legal advisors for international offshore wind transactions, with a particular focus on joint ventures, M&A transactions and project finance, as well as on the management of related corporate matters.
• Advise and support the business in drafting, reviewing and negotiating all relevant transaction documentation.
• Work across RWE's international Offshore Wind business, collaborating closely with colleagues in the global Offshore Legal Team and engaging with other business functions to provide a holistic, streamlined legal service.
• Manage complex organizational and coordination tasks, including process optimization, and exercise independent professional judgement, particularly in relation to project finance, asset/share acquisitions, due diligence, JV services and ongoing joint venture management.
• Advise the business on day to day legal matters, including financing topics, operation and governance of joint venture partnerships, and post acquisition integration.
• Coordinate and supervise external legal advisors where required, ensuring high quality and cost efficient legal support.
• Support and manage dispute related matters, including liaising with external counsel in pre litigation and dispute resolution processes.

Job requirements and experience

• Qualified as solicitor in the UK (or a similar common law jurisdiction and registered as a foreign lawyer)
• Several years of relevant working experience in joint ventures and M&A transactions, project finance and corporate law in an international law firm or company, with a focus on renewables (and ideally Offshore Wind) matters
• Feel comfortable handling multiple tasks, taking on new responsibilities and setting task priorities in a deadline intensive environment
• Good commercial, technical and strategic understanding and analytical skills
• Solution oriented mindset that allows you to find the right legal and business solutions also in complex scenarios
• Strong customer orientation and established negotiation skills
• High level of engagement and flexibility, able to work and communicate professionally and accurately in a time sensitive setting
• Experience in employing (legal) AI tools in daily work and driving AI use cases for transactions
• Enjoy working in an international team and open for occasional travel

Advantageous but not essential

• The capability of conducting negotiations in a further EU language

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

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity.