Senior Legal Counsel, Energy Projects & Compliance

Green Recruitment Company; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Recruitment Company is supporting a leading international energy company in South Africa in its search for a Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Affairs & Compliance Manager to join its Cape Town team. This is a broad, strategic role advising leadership on legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, and commercial matters within a complex project development environment.

You will work with senior stakeholders across South Africa and internationally on high-value contracts, governance programmes,

Qualifications

• 10+ years' post-qualification experience, ideally within the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, industrial, or large-scale project development sectors.
• Strong commercial contracting, negotiation, and legal advisory experience.
• Proven track record in compliance, governance, and risk management.
• Ability to operate confidently in a dynamic regulatory environment and manage multiple stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across a broad range of commercial, regulatory, governance, and operational matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a variety of commercial agreements and transaction documents.
• Support senior leadership on strategic legal and business decisions.
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise on potential impacts to the business.
• Lead ethics, compliance, anti-corruption, and corporate governance initiatives.
• Manage due diligence processes, compliance frameworks, and risk assessments.
• Support procurement and contracting activities, ensuring robust governance and commercial outcomes.

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Regulatory Compliance

Governance

Risk Management

Stakeholder Management

Legal Advisory

Communication Skills

Job description

Green Recruitment Company is supporting a leading international energy company in South Africa in its search for a Senior Legal Counsel / Legal Affairs & Compliance Manager to join its Cape Town team. This is a broad, strategic role advising leadership on legal, regulatory, compliance, governance, and commercial matters within a complex project development environment.

You will work with senior stakeholders across South Africa and internationally on high-value contracts, governance programmes,