Senior Legal Counsel

RWE Gruppe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - GBP 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel to provide maternity leave cover and support its Offshore Wind business. This role involves providing legal support for procurement, construction, and operation of offshore wind projects, drafting and negotiating various contracts, and advising management on legal risks. Candidates must be qualified as a lawyer in the UK with extensive experience in relevant legal areas. The position offers a flexible working environment based in England and requires a proactive mindset and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or in-house counsel.
• Extensive working knowledge of construction, maritime, and procurement law.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for procurement, construction, and operation of Offshore Wind business.
• Draft and negotiate contracts including turbine supply and EPC contracts.
• Advise on claims and disputes related to negotiated contracts.

Skills

Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom

Experience in energy sector or large-scale infrastructure projects

Fluent in English

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Law degree and qualification

Job description

RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd. To start as soon as possible, full time, fixed term. Functional area: Legal / Compliance.

We are looking for an experienced, highly motivated and organized Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (depending on experience) to provide 12 months maternity leave cover to support RWE’s fast growing international Offshore Wind business. As a Legal Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel within the global Construction & Procurement Law team you will work alongside other members of the RWE Offshore Wind legal team and closely cooperate with other departments to deliver commercially focused legal support to RWE’s international Offshore Wind business.

About the role

• Providing legal support to the international procurement, construction and operation activities of RWE’s Offshore Wind business.
• Advising on, developing, drafting and negotiating all types of construction and procurement contracts required for the full life cycle of RWE’s Offshore Wind business (including turbine supply agreements, foundation contracts, EPC(I) & turnkey contracts, purchase agreements for components, service agreements and contracts for maritime logistics).
• Being a project’s first point of contact, working closely with the Procurement team, for construction and procurement law support, and coordinating specialised in‑house and external legal advice in a cost and work efficient manner.
• Keeping oversight of all legal matters relating to projects in your remit and advising senior management about all related legal risks, including claims and disputes.
• Providing legal support (including liaising with external counsel) in relation to any disputes arising out of negotiated contracts.
• Promoting standardisation and process improvement initiatives within the Construction & Procurement Law team.
• Developing non‑standard, customised solutions when needed to address complex project challenges.
• Establishing and building effective cross‑functional working relationships with legal and business colleagues in the relevant regions and the wider RWE group.

Job requirements and experience

• Qualified as a lawyer in the United Kingdom.
• Several years of work experience as a private practice lawyer or in‑house counsel in an established law firm or company, working within either energy sector or a focus on large‑scale, high‑value infrastructure projects.
• Extensive working knowledge of international construction, maritime and procurement law standard forms (e.g., FIDIC, LOGIC, BIMCO, etc.).
• The ability to handle multiple tasks, take on new responsibilities and set priorities in a setting where requirements often change.
• Commercial and technical understanding of large infrastructure projects and a good understanding of how to best support them from the legal point of view.
• Advanced organisational, analytical and communication skills and a solution‑oriented mindset.
• A high level of engagement, an effective team contributor and ability to manage one's own tasks and work part of a wider cross‑functional team.
• Fluent in English (other language skills are beneficial) and enjoys working in an international team and open to some work‑related travel.

Advantageous, but not essential

• Renewables experience (and offshore wind experience in particular) would be beneficial but is not a pre‑requisite; however, you should be able to demonstrate an interest in working in this field.
• The opportunity to work on high profile and complex offshore wind projects and transactions.
• Varied and interesting work that contributes to the green energy transition.
• A positive, dynamic and supportive work environment.
• A flexible working time and location arrangement.
• A setting that encourages you to come forward with ideas.

Location: Swindon, London or Coventry. Flexible working will be considered however a minimum expectation is two days a week in the office and as otherwise required to meet the business needs.

An offer of employment in this role may require holding active or ability to pass National Security vetting to SC level. Failure to obtain and or maintain National Security Vetting to SC may result in the removal of job offers and or existing employment.

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Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 91730, application period: 24/02/2026. Any questions? Contact HR: Marie Bennell, [emailprotected] #LI-MB1

We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

As a global leader, RWE Offshore Wind is shaping tomorrow's energy on the high seas. We are active across Europe, U.S., Japan and Korea. We have already 19 wind farms in operation an installed capacity of over 3 gigawatts. With over 20 years’ experience in developing, building, operating and maintaining offshore wind farms we have established long‑term partnerships, working hand in hand with local businesses and communities. Every year, we invest millions of euros in new offshore wind projects and support harbours, educational programmes, local organisations and more. Our passionate workforce is committed to driving technological and sustainable improvements, delivering construction projects on time and within budget to the highest quality and safety standards, and contributing to a clean energy future.

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