Legal Sustainability Specialist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Baker Hughes Gruppe Full time

Are you a lawyer with experience in sustainability and ESG?

Would you like to address the rapidly evolving sustainability regulations in Europe?

Join Baker Hughes.

Our company takes responsibility for developing and safeguarding our global ESG/sustainability strategy. We provide day-to-day legal support on various legal topics in the context of our ESG/sustainability strategy. We partner with the business to provide advice and guidance on new sustainability laws/regulations/litigation, and determine the impact to our operations.

Contribute to business growth

You will be a lawyer with ESG experience to assume the role of Legal Counsel - Sustainability, Europe. You will drive legal assessment of new sustainability laws/regulations/litigation in the EU/UK and determine the impact to our operations.

As a Legal Counsel - Sustainability, you will be responsible for:

  • Supporting the Chief Sustainability Officer in implementing controls to comply with new sustainability laws and regulations.
  • Driving coordinated horizontal legal support for the Chief Sustainability Officer, the Government Affairs function, and business units for commercialization of our decarbonization technologies.
  • Managing relationships with our internal stakeholders (HSE, supply chain, sustainability, business units) on local content, social impacts, social investment, and environmental performance.
  • Collaborating with sustainability team to create measurable KPIs to drive legal improvement in the short and long term specific to decarbonization and ESG risks.
  • Creating quarterly ESG performance reports to be provided to, reviewed by, the corporate Enterprise Risk Management program manager.
  • Supporting sustainability due diligence program (across supply chain and other third-party engagement) to be aligned with existing regulatory and internal due diligence programs.
  • Developing and executing legal sustainability risk training and awareness program.
  • Collaborating with sustainability function to address all aspects of Governance within ESG.
  • Leveraging technology to anticipate risk and building legal intelligence around Sustainability.
  • Supporting ERM, regulatory, ITC and HSE matters specific to ESG.
  • Supporting Baker Hughes business unit and regional counsel in identifying and addressing ESG and decarbonization risk and opportunities.
  • Improving legal related processes, legal productivity, simplicity, and standardization proactively.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a Juris Doctorate or Bachelor of Laws.
  • Have significant legal experience within the energy or other industries including good legal experience in sustainability/ESG.
  • Have experience with interpreting regulatory requirements and advising on regulatory compliance strategies.
  • Have experience with interpreting sustainability disclosure laws and regulations and providing legal advice on sustainability laws.
  • Have the ability to develop a great external network of sustainability peers in other companies.
  • Have Advanced Proficiency in Document Planning/ Drafting.
    • Working remotely from home or any other work location
    • Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit in everything in and work when you are the most productive
    Working with us
    Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
    Working for you
    Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century.
    • Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
    • Comprehensive private medical care options
    • Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
    • Tailored financial programs
    • Additional elected or voluntary benefits


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