General Counsel (Energy/Infrastructure) hybrid, Teesside-based

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An exceptional opportunity for an experienced energy/infrastructure lawyer to step into a first General Counsel role at a high-profile organisation. This position involves providing strategic legal advice, managing compliance and regulatory matters, and overseeing corporate governance practices while working in a hybrid model. The role is designed for a legal expert with a strong background who can influence senior stakeholders and develop partnerships within the organisation.

Qualifications

• Strong track record of managing legal matters and providing strategic legal advice.
• Excellent influencing skills with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in developing commercial agreements and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic legal advice to the Board and senior leadership team.
• Supporting the development of commercial agreements and contracts.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations.
• Providing legal oversight on planning matters and offshore licenses.
• Managing responses to potential litigation and coordinating with external counsel.
• Managing relationships with law firms.

Education

Qualified solicitor in England & Wales or Scotland

Job description

Job Description

Hays Legal is exclusively instructed with this unique opportunity for an experienced energy/infrastructure lawyer at 10 years + (to senior) to join this organisation in this exceptional business-critical first in-house lawyer role.

Reporting to the MD, this appointment would suit a lawyer with either an in-house or private practice background, to be the legal expert and trusted advisor to the organisation.

You will be the first point of contact for all legal matters, providing strategic and operational legal advice across all activities, ensuring compliance and enabling delivery of the organisation's mission to develop this cutting-edge infrastructure collaboration.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Providing strategic legal advice to the Board and senior leadership team on key legal and regulatory matters affecting the business
• Supporting the development of commercial agreements and heads of terms with prospective customers, advising on service and procurement contracts etc.
• Ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations under key licenses and agreements, including engagement with the relevant regulatory bodies as well as supporting compliance with financing documents
• Providing legal oversight on all planning matters (as appropriate)
• Providing legal oversight of offshore storage licences and advising the relevant consents and interface with other offshore infrastructure and stakeholders
• Company secretarial responsibilities and advising on corporate governance best practices
• Managing and co-ordinating responses to any potential litigation, arbitration etc, including engaging with external counsel where appropriate
• Managing external legal relationships with law firms, ensuring cost-effective and efficient legal representation.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced energy/infrastructure lawyer seeking a first General Counsel role or an existing Head of Legal/General Counsel seeking a new challenge. On offer is a wide-ranging and stimulating role within a cutting-edge and high-profile organisation. You will have a strong track record of developing and maintaining strong relationships and partnerships both internally and externally and be able to evidence strong influencing skills with senior stakeholders.

Hybrid working and a competitive remuneration package. Only those qualified in England & Wales or Scotland and with UK experience will be considered.

To learn more about this General Counsel role, please send your CV to Adele Callaghan (specifying full details of your current remuneration package) or email for a return call to discuss the role. This role is being exclusively handled by Hays Legal and all direct or third-party applications will be forwarded to Hays for consideration.

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