Senior Legal Counsel - Energy Infrastructure - 10 PQE+

Hydrogen Group; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hydrogen Group seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to join a global engineering and technology group, supporting energy infrastructure projects across the UK and Europe. The role is based in Glasgow with a hybrid arrangement and occasional international travel, reporting to the Head of Legal.

You will lead negotiations on EPC contracts, help shape legal strategy for the EMEA region, and provide training to internal teams while coordinating with external counsel on complex tenders.

Qualifications

• 10+ PQE in energy, infrastructure or EPC contracts.
• Private practice background with in-house experience preferred.
• Experience negotiating high-value EPC contracts and complex tenders.
• Strong knowledge of FIDIC and NEC contracts.
• Excellent commercial judgment and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiations on complex EPC contracts from tender to completion.
• Draft and negotiate supply, installation and subcontract agreements (T&I), offshore/onshore.
• Advise senior stakeholders on commercial, contractual and project risks.
• Develop legal processes, precedents and governance frameworks.
• Manage external counsel and deliver training across the business.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Governance & processes

Training & mentoring

External counsel management

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel - Energy Infrastructure | 10+ PQE | Glasgow

Our client is a global Fortune 500 engineering and technology conglomerate with multi-billion-dollar annual revenue and a presence spanning over 300 subsidiaries worldwide.

As a market leader in the global industrial, energy and infrastructure sectors, the group is rapidly expanding its high-voltage transmission and power grid infrastructure operations across the UK, Europe and the broader EMEA region.

To support this growth, they are seeking an exceptional Senior Legal Counsel to join their London-based legal team.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Head of Legal, this is a broad-ranging, business-critical role embedded within complex, high-value energy infrastructure projects. You will act as a senior trusted advisor, driving contract negotiations, supporting major tender activities and shaping legal strategy across the EMEA region.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Leading negotiations on complex EPC contracts, from initial tender through to completion.
• Drafting and negotiating supply, installation and offshore/onshore T&I subcontracts.
• Advising senior stakeholders on commercial, contractual and project risks.
• Developing legal processes, precedents and governance frameworks.
• Managing external counsel and delivering training across the business.

Candidate profile:

• 10+ PQE+
• Preferably private practice trained with in-house experience.
• Experience negotiating high-value EPC contracts within energy, power transmission or infrastructure.
• Good working knowledge of FIDIC and NEC contracts.
• Strong commercial judgement and senior stakeholder management skills.

The role offers a broad, commercially focused remit, exposure to major international projects and a hybrid working arrangement (2 days in the Glasgow or London office) with occasional international travel.