In-house Regulatory Lawyer

1 month ago

Leeds, United Kingdom Michael Page Legal Full time

We are searching for an experienced Senior Energy In-house Regulatory Lawyer to manage a broad range of legal matters within the energy and natural resources sector. The successful candidate will offer legal expertise, manage risk and support the strategic goals of our Leeds-based organisation.

Client Details

Our client is the UK arm of a leading privately owned, European, vertically integrated energy utility covering the complete value chain ranging from highly efficient cogeneration, power and heat generation, natural gas transmission, gas storage, heat and electricity distribution and supply. There are circa 25,000 Group employees.

The UK's small function has rapidly grown through a number of strategic acquisitions and continues to grow to support a diverse and complex base of assets.

They are looking for a commercially astute and dynamic in-house regulatory lawyer to support in the growth of the team.

Description

The role will require you to provide legal support across the business, but with a focus on providing regulatory advice in connection with:

  • development and construction projects in the UK and Ireland;
  • acquisition of suitable assets / development opportunities;
  • the operation and optimisation of fleet of assets.

Responsibilities you can expect:

  • assessing and advising directors and senior team members on regulatory project risks and risk management strategies;
  • advising on, reviewing and drafting regulatory documents, procedure, applications and agreements;
  • ensuring that projects and transactions comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements;
  • working closely with and advising the commercial and financial specialists within the team in negotiations and assisting prompt decision-making among key stakeholders;
  • providing proactive legal support to our commercial and operations teams on projects that are in contract and completed, and assist monitoring of on-going performance to enable the business to anticipate issues and manage risks that may arise;
  • reviewing or performing legal due diligence where required;
  • ensuring the Business' ongoing compliance under law and regulation;
  • instructing, liainsg with and workign alongside external legal counsel where required, including managing such external legal counsel to ensure that costs are minimised and develiered on budget; and
  • contributing to the know-how of the team, researching and presenting research to other legal team members.

Profile

A successful In-house Regulatory Lawyer should have:

  • 6/7 years PQE
  • Experience in advising on regulatory aspects of power and infrastructure projects in a commercial context.
  • Good drafting, negotiating, communication and presentation skills.
  • Experience in Energy & Natural Resources and Utilities sector

You will be expected to spend at least 3 days in office in Leeds per week and travel occasionally to Ireland.

Job Offer

Salary DOE plus benefits including bonus, 6% matched pension, private healthcare and hybrid working.

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