Legal Director

Page Executive; London; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK-based renewable energy company seeks a Legal Director to oversee legal and compliance functions. The role requires a qualified solicitor or barrister with significant experience in energy, infrastructure, or construction. Responsibilities include contractual advice, corporate finance, governance, and managing external counsel, focusing on sustainability and innovation in the energy sector.

Benefits

Competitive package

Qualifications

• Over 10 years of post-qualification experience in legal roles.
• Background in energy or infrastructure sectors is preferred.
• Experience with standard contracts like FIDIC and IChemE.

Responsibilities

• Oversee legal, compliance, and governance functions as Company Secretary.
• Provide legal advice and support for complex contracts and transactions.
• Ensure strong governance and compliance with statutory records.

Skills

Negotiating complex commercial agreements

Corporate finance

Governance and compliance

Commercial awareness

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister (England & Wales)

Job description

Legal Director - Renewable Energy

Develop legal strategy in a fast-growing, purpose-driven energy company.

Contribute to high-impact projects in carbon capture and green fuels.

About Our Client

The client is a UK-based renewable energy company, a leader in waste-to-energy, committed to sustainable energy solutions. The company is expanding into carbon capture and green fuels, focusing on innovation, infrastructure, and environmental impact. Supported by a dynamic leadership team, it aims to build a resilient energy platform for the future.

Job Description

The Legal Director will oversee legal, compliance, and governance functions, acting as the senior legal authority and Company Secretary. Responsibilities include:

1. Commercial Legal: Providing legal advice, drafting and negotiating complex contracts (EPC, O&M, PPAs), supporting procurement and asset management, managing disputes.
2. Corporate Finance & Transactions: Advising on debt/equity funding, M&A, joint ventures, supporting due diligence and capital raising.
3. Governance & Company Secretarial: Ensuring strong governance, maintaining statutory records, advising on compliance, overseeing legal entity structure.
4. General Legal Oversight: Handling data protection, IP, regulatory compliance, risk management, managing external counsel.

The Successful Applicant

Ideal candidates will have over 10 years post-qualification experience, with a background in private practice and in-house roles within energy, infrastructure, or construction sectors. They should be qualified solicitors or barristers (England & Wales), experienced in:

• Negotiating complex commercial and project agreements.
• Corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures.
• Governance, compliance, Company Secretarial duties.
• Standard contracts like FIDIC and IChemE.

Soft skills include:

• Commercial awareness, balancing legal risk and business opportunity.
• Clear communication, translating legal into practical advice.
• Decisiveness, independence, sound judgment.
• Collaborative approach, stakeholder trust.
• Resilience, adaptability, strategic thinking.

Experience in private equity-backed businesses, waste-to-energy, or risk and insurance management is a plus.

What's on Offer

Competitive package.