Legal Counsel jobs in United Kingdom

Location United Kingdom Surrey Camberley Company Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Limited Organization Wind Power Business Unit Legal & Compliance Full / Part time Full-time Experience Level Experienced Professional

Join our dynamic UK&I Wind Legal team as a Legal Counsel and play a pivotal role in driving legal excellence across our diverse and global business units. Be part of a 13-member team, thrive in a flexible work environment, and help shape the future of renewable energy and the energy transition. Apply your expertise in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating high-impact contracts with a balance of legal acumen and commercial understanding.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our United Kingdom & Ireland Legal (UK&I) team. This role will be based in the United Kingdom and will report into the Head of Legal UK & Ireland.

The UK&I Wind Legal team consists of 13 people with some members of the team based in Camberley and other members of the team who are home based across the UK.

This role will provide legal advice and support to the business on a wide range of legal topics predominantly in the UK&I but with the opportunity to support globally.

You will ensure effective legal risk management when reviewing, drafting and negotiating contracts, such as turbine supply and service & maintenance agreements as well as other legal documents while applying a legal, commercial and pragmatic perspective.

• Support as a business partner and trusted advisor to the business, the sales and service teams.
• Ensuring effective legal control through drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, including complex turbine supply and service & maintenance agreements.
• Advising on contract interpretation and developing strategies for and resolving major claims and disputes.
• Identify and analyze the legal risks and opportunities to drive solutions within the sales and execution phases of various projects.
• Sharing knowledge by providing in-depth legal knowledge training to business and legal colleagues.
• Participating in legal team projects and initiatives to improve efficiency, drive excellence and engagement.
• Ensuring adherence to legal policies and approval processes.
• Managing any outside counsel brought in for reason of specialism or capacity.

A passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change. We are also looking for :

• A qualified lawyer in one of the jurisdictions that the UK&I Legal team operates, with ideally 2-5 years’ post qualification experience.
• Legal experience in an international law firm or legal department of a multinational corporation, with a focus on complex transactional international project business, energy, construction, engineering or other infrastructure projects.
• Experience with renewables (wind power ideally) and expertise with FIDIC contracts.
• Ability to deal confidently and build strong relationships with senior business and legal colleagues.
• Flexible attitude, the ability to multi-task and possess strong written and oral communication skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken, and be able to work professionally as a Legal Counsel in English.
• Embrace innovation and digital tools to improve responsiveness and legal service delivery.
• Willingness to travel within the UK (and occasionally internationally) to support business needs.

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years.

Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community.

At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by multiple nationalities. We celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Become a part of our mission for sustainability : Clean energy for generations to come.

We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organization.

Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed / variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more.

Empowering our people

Our global team is on the front line of tackling the climate crisis, reducing carbon emissions – the greatest challenge we face.

Ongoing selection is applied, the role might be filled before last application date.