Commercial Lawyer (Projects)

Uniper Energy; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Health benefits

Flexible working

Home office support

Career development

Job summary

Uniper seeks a commercially minded solicitor to provide legal support across development, construction, operation, refurbishment, optimisation and decommissioning of electricity generation assets in the UK. You will work with project teams across engineering, procurement, commercial, finance and senior management to identify and manage legal risk while enabling delivery of complex projects.

The role covers land use, grid connections, private wire arrangements, and long-term operational support,

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with current practising certificate.
• 5+ years PQE in private practice or in-house.
• Experience advising on infrastructure, energy, construction or engineering projects.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience of complex commercial contract negotiations.
• Strong understanding of risk allocation in project contracts.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for the development and delivery of power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
• Support project financing requirements, including lender-related documentation and direct agreements.
• Advise on risk allocation and contractual structures throughout the project lifecycle.
• Draft and negotiate documentation relating to land use, power supply, grid capacity, private wire arrangements, development collaboration, exclusivity and long-term operational support.
• Lead negotiations with contractors, suppliers, consultants and joint venture partners.
• Support the business in relation to operational assets, outages, modifications and major maintenance programmes.
• Provide commercially pragmatic legal advice aligned with business objectives.
• Advise on legal and regulatory matters affecting electricity generation businesses.
• Provide company secretarial support across the business, including organising and supporting board and committee meetings.
• Manage pre-dispute matters and contentious project issues.
• Support adjudications, arbitration proceedings and litigation when required.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, commercial, procurement, finance and executive teams.

Skills

Qualified solicitor England & Wales

5+ years PQE

Infrastructure experience

Drafting & negotiation

Commercial contracts

Risk allocation knowledge

Independent worker

Stakeholder management

Education

Solicitor qualification England & Wales

Job description

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Location: London, GB, SW1W 0EB Birmingham, GB, B37 7YE

Country/Region: GB

Contract type:

Working hours: Full time

Compensation: Competitive

We are seeking a commercially minded qualified solicitor to provide legal support across the development, construction, operation, refurbishment, optimisation, and decommissioning of electricity generation assets. The role focuses on major energy and infrastructure projects, supporting business stakeholders from project inception through to delivery and operation.The successful candidate will work closely with project teams, engineering, procurement, commercial, finance, insurance, and senior management functions to identify and manage legal risk while enabling the successful delivery of complex projects.

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Provide legal support for the development and delivery of power generation and energy infrastructure projects.
• Support project financing requirements, including lender-related documentation and direct agreements.
• Advise on risk allocation and contractual structures throughout the project lifecycle
• Support powered land opportunities, including the development of data centres on land owned or controlled by the business, including site assembly, land rights, planning interfaces, grid connection and enabling infrastructure.
• Draft and negotiate documentation relating to land use, power supply, grid capacity, private wire arrangements, development collaboration, exclusivity and long-term operational support.
• Lead negotiations with contractors, suppliers, consultants and joint venture partners.
• Support the business in relation to operational assets, outages, modifications and major maintenance programmes.
• Provide commercially pragmatic legal advice aligned with business objectives.
• Advise on legal and regulatory matters affecting electricity generation businesses.
• Provide company secretarial support across the business, including organising and supporting board and committee meetings.
• Manage pre-dispute matters and contentious project issues.
• Support adjudications, arbitration proceedings and litigation when required.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, commercial, procurement, finance and executive teams.

Your profile

Essential

• Qualified Solicitor in England & Wales with current practising certificate.
• Typically 5+ years' PQE gained in private practice or in-house.
• Significant experience advising on infrastructure, energy, construction or engineering projects.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Experience of complex commercial contract negotiations.
• Strong understanding of risk allocation in project contracts.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience in the electricity generation, power, renewables or wider energy sector.
• Experience of EPC, EPCM, FIDIC, NEC or IChemE forms of contract.
• Knowledge of project finance structures.
• Experience supporting carbon capture, gas-fired generation, renewables, battery storage or low-carbon energy projects.
• Experience of dispute resolution in construction or major projects.

At Uniper, we not only reward our employees with attractive salaries, an excellent company pension and health related benefits for their hard work and dedication to shaping the future energy transition. You can also expect a supportive working culture that offers a wide range of creative and innovative ideas. We enable various flexible working arrangements, whilst also supporting with home office equipment.

Through regular training and workshops, together we work towards visualising yourself in our company as if it were your own. We support you in highlighting your individual potential, achieving your personal goals, and reaching your ambitions. We invite you to become part of our diverse company with international colleagues from more than 80 countries. As an employer, Uniper has committed itself to providing special support to certain areas:

• Personal development and Learning opportunities
• Enhanced company pension – With up to 12% company contributions
• 26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Electric vehicle charging at our sites
• In house Occupational Health Services
• Company funded Private Medical Insurance including free GP service
• Performance related benefits
• Access to a range of flexible benefits such as Share Incentive Plan, Dental, Critical Illness and Life Insurance, Cycle2Work, or buy and sell extra holiday
• Future career opportunities (UK & International) with a strong focus on Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Our employees are the reason for our success. Therefore, you will find many other benefits at the local level to help you reach your potential. Energy evolutionary wanted!

Your contact

Should you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact the UK Talent Acquisition Manager

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Please note, any CV’s sent via email would not be taken into consideration. All CV’s must be submitted via the online application process only.

Job information

Contract type: Unlimited

Working Hours: Full Time

Start Date: ASAP

Deadline: 04/10/2026

Salary: Competitive

As an employer, Uniper is committed to diversity and equal opportunities. Therefore, we encourage applications from suitably qualified individuals whose capabilities match the role requirements regardless of gender, origin, disability, age, religion, ideology, sexual identity or marital status. We live inclusion and support flexible working.