Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel – Renewable Energy

London or Berlin

Up to £100 - £140,000 + bonus & benefits

4 days Office / 1 remote

An international renewable energy developer and independent power producer is expanding its European portfolio and is looking to appoint a Senior Legal Counsel to provide high-level commercial and transactional legal support across its investment, development and financing activities.

This is a broad, commercially focused in-house role working closely with senior management, investment, finance and development teams across Europe.

The role

You will:

• Lead and support renewable energy M&A transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, JVs and strategic investments
• Draft, review and negotiate SPAs, SHAs, JV agreements, development agreements and other complex corporate/commercial documentation
• Advise on project and corporate financing, including debt financing, refinancing, security packages and lender documentation
• Support capital markets, fundraising and wider corporate finance transactions
• Provide legal support across the full renewable energy lifecycle — from development and acquisition through financing, construction and operation
• Negotiate key project agreements including PPAs, EPC, O&M, equipment supply and development agreements
• Work alongside investment and development teams on due diligence, project structuring and transaction execution
• Advise on risk allocation, regulatory matters, corporate governance and contractual exposure
• Coordinate external counsel across multiple European jurisdictions
• Support the wider business on corporate, commercial and strategic legal matters

About you

You are likely to have:

• 10+ years' PQE, gained in a leading law firm, renewable energy company, infrastructure investor, IPP or similar environment
• Strong renewable energy sector experience, ideally across solar, BESS, wind or wider power infrastructure
• Significant M&A / corporate transactional experience within energy or infrastructure
• Experience with project finance, debt financing and/or capital markets transactions
• Excellent drafting and negotiation skills across complex commercial and transactional agreements
• A strong understanding of the commercial structure and risks associated with renewable energy projects
• Experience operating across multiple jurisdictions and coordinating local legal advisers
• A pragmatic, commercially minded approach, with the ability to balance legal risk against business objectives
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the credibility to advise senior management and investment teams

Why this role?

This would suit a senior renewable energy lawyer looking to move beyond a narrow project-contracts remit and work at the centre of M&A, investment, financing and strategic growth within a rapidly expanding international renewable energy business.

Interested? Please get in touch for a confidential discussion and further details.

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