Senior Legal Counsel, Energy & CAPEX Projects
Core Responsibilities:
- Managing the Group’s existing portfolio of energy contracts to support timely renewal and or termination negotiations.
- Advising on contentious matters or litigation relating to the Group’s existing energy portfolio, with the assistance of external counsel where required.
- Advising, and providing training, on key regulatory and legislative developments in the energy and utilities sectors where of potential relevance to the Group’s energy portfolio and energy projects.
- Working closely with the Group Energy procurement team to advise on, and negotiate:
- Major energy supply and service agreements.
- Physical supply contracts.
- Commodity hedging arrangements.
- Energy CAPEX contracts and related supply agreements.
- Energy subsidies (with an understanding of related EU legislation).
- Energy sale agreements.
- Carbon reduction agreements.
- Agreements related to GOs and PPAs.
Net Zero CAPEX Projects:
- Supporting major CAPEX projects, specifically any such Energy focused projects.
- Advising project teams on legal issues throughout the life of such projects.
- Working closely with the Energy and CAPEX teams to assess potential future decarbonisation opportunities.
- Managing external counsel to ensure appropriate and cost-effective legal support is provided where required.
- Advising on key development, construction, commercial, service and supply agreements in conjunction with external counsel.
Key Experiences & Attributes:
- 5+ years' PQE with in-depth experience of working on a range of energy related legal matters and a good understanding of key legislation and regulation governing the energy and utilities sector.
- In-house experience beneficial but not essential.
- Good commercial judgement and the willingness to use it.
- Intellectually sound with a strong, analytical mind.
- Hard-working, task and action-oriented.
- Team player.
- Grounded, collaborative and comfortable engaging at every level of an organisation.
- High degree of energy and commitment, an ability and willingness to travel and to deliver to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a lean and fast paced operational environment.
About Us
DS Smith is a leading provider of sustainable fibre-based packaging worldwide, which is supported by recycling and paper making operations. We play a central role in the value chain across sectors including e-commerce, fast moving consumer goods and industrials.
Through our purpose of 'Redefining Packaging for a Changing World' and our Now and Next sustainability strategy, we are committed to leading the transition to the circular economy, while delivering more circular solutions for our customers and wider society - replacing problem plastics, taking carbon out of supply chains and providing innovative recycling solutions. Our bespoke box-to-box in 14 days model, design capabilities and innovation strategy sits at the heart of this response.
Headquartered in London and a member of the FTSE 100, DS Smith operates in 34 countries employing around 30,000 people and we are a Strategic Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Our history can be traced back to the box-making businesses started in the 1940s by the Smith family.
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