Senior Legal Counsel - Global Projects & Contracts

H9 Talent Solutions; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension up to 10%

Private medical and dental

Life cover 4x salary

Disability insurance

24 days annual leave

Job summary

H9 Technical Recruitment is supporting an international engineering and green-energy organisation with the appointment of a Senior Legal Counsel to its UK-based Legal and Contract Management team.

This senior role supports major infrastructure and energy projects across international markets, advising senior stakeholders from tendering and contract negotiation through execution, claims and dispute resolution.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with strong legal background.
• Experience in international law firm or large project organisation.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex project agreements.
• Fluent English; willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Advising senior business leaders on legal and contractual risks from international projects and commercial transactions.
• Structuring, drafting and negotiating complex agreements with customers, suppliers, sponsors, lenders and project partners.
• Supporting major project tenders, contract execution and long-term service or O&M arrangements.
• Developing and implementing strategies for high-value claims and disputes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advising on joint ventures and other strategic commercial arrangements.
• Providing practical guidance on governance, regulatory and compliance matters.
• Supporting investigations and delivering compliance or legal training where required.
• Providing legal leadership and guidance to Contract Managers across sales and project execution.

Skills

Fluent English

Travel flexibility

Commercial acumen

Negotiation and drafting

Stakeholder advisory

Education

Law degree

Job description

H9 Technical Recruitment is supporting an international engineering and green-energy organisation with the appointment of a Senior Legal Counsel to its UK-based Legal and Contract Management team.

This senior role supports major infrastructure and energy projects across international markets, advising senior stakeholders from tendering and contract negotiation through execution, claims and dispute resolution.