Legal Director - Renewable Energy

Develop legal strategy in a fast-growing, purpose-driven energy company.

Contribute to high-impact projects in carbon capture and green fuels.

About Our Client

The client is a UK-based renewable energy company, a leader in waste-to-energy, committed to sustainable energy solutions. The company is expanding into carbon capture and green fuels, focusing on innovation, infrastructure, and environmental impact. Supported by a dynamic leadership team, it aims to build a resilient energy platform for the future.

Job Description

The Legal Director will oversee legal, compliance, and governance functions, acting as the senior legal authority and Company Secretary. Responsibilities include:

1. Commercial Legal: Providing legal advice, drafting and negotiating complex contracts (EPC, O&M, PPAs), supporting procurement and asset management, managing disputes.
2. Corporate Finance & Transactions: Advising on debt/equity funding, M&A, joint ventures, supporting due diligence and capital raising.
3. Governance & Company Secretarial: Ensuring strong governance, maintaining statutory records, advising on compliance, overseeing legal entity structure.
4. General Legal Oversight: Handling data protection, IP, regulatory compliance, risk management, managing external counsel.

The Successful Applicant

Ideal candidates will have over 10 years post-qualification experience, with a background in private practice and in-house roles within energy, infrastructure, or construction sectors. They should be qualified solicitors or barristers (England & Wales), experienced in:

• Negotiating complex commercial and project agreements.
• Corporate finance, M&A, joint ventures.
• Governance, compliance, Company Secretarial duties.
• Standard contracts like FIDIC and IChemE.

Soft skills include:

• Commercial awareness, balancing legal risk and business opportunity.
• Clear communication, translating legal into practical advice.
• Decisiveness, independence, sound judgment.
• Collaborative approach, stakeholder trust.
• Resilience, adaptability, strategic thinking.

Experience in private equity-backed businesses, waste-to-energy, or risk and insurance management is a plus.

What's on Offer

Competitive package.