Senior Legal Counsel, Energy & CAPEX Projects
Company
DS Smith
Location
Other US Location
Type
Full Time
Job Description
Core Responsibilities:
- Managing the Group’s existing portfolio of energy contracts to support timely renewal and or termination negotiations.
- Advising on contentious matters or litigation relating to the Group’s existing energy portfolio, with the assistance of external counsel where required.
- Advising, and providing training, on key regulatory and legislative developments in the energy and utilities sectors where of potential relevance to the Group’s energy portfolio and energy projects.
- Working closely with the Group Energy procurement team to advise on, and negotiate:
- Major energy supply and service agreements.
- Physical supply contracts.
- Commodity hedging arrangements.
- Energy CAPEX contracts and related supply agreements.
- Energy subsidies (with an understanding of related EU legislation).
- Energy sale agreements.
- Carbon reduction agreements.
- Agreements related to GOs and PPAs.
Net Zero CAPEX Projects:
- Supporting major CAPEX projects, specifically any such Energy focussed projects.
- Advising project teams on legal issues throughout the life of such projects
- Working closely with the Energy and CAPEX teams to assess potential future decarbonisation opportunities.
- Managing external counsel to ensure appropriate and cost-effective legal support is provided where required.
- Advising on key development, construction, commercial, service and supply agreements in conjunction with external counsel.
Key Experiences & Attributes:
- 5+ years' PQE with in-depth experience of working on a range of energy related legal matters and a good understanding of key legislation and regulation governing the energy and utilities sector.
- In-house experience beneficial but not essential.
- Good commercial judgement and the willingness to use it.
- Intellectually sound with a strong, analytical mind.
- Hard-working, task and action-oriented.
- Team player.
- Grounded, collaborative and comfortable engaging at every level of an organisation.
- High degree of energy and commitment, an ability and willingness to travel and to deliver to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a lean and fast paced operational environment.
Date Posted
10/01/2024
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