Taylor Hopkinson is hiring for a Legal & Contracts Manager to join our client, an offshore wind developer based in Edinburgh working on two ScotWind projects, 1GW Ayre Offshore Wind Farm, a floating wind project to the east of Orkney, and 1GW Bowdun Offshore Wind Farm, off the coast of Aberdeenshire.This role is for an experienced professional with a proven track record in major infrastructure projects from development to operation phase, within a JV.Your Tasks:
Overseeing delivery of legal services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies and priorities.
Providing accurate, relevant, and timely legal advice on a variety of legal topics that relate to the offshore wind sector.
Providing company secretarial support to the JV.
Supporting tendering activity to help identify the most commercially attractive options.
Leading the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and other agreements entered into by the company.
Ensuring that the company complies with relevant laws and regulations in its operations and business activities.
Identifying and managing legal risks that the company may face and implementing strategies to mitigate those risks.
Keeping abreast of changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect the business and specific industry.
Communicating with and actively managing external law firms via an external legal framework (to be established).
Providing legal oversight over claims and other legal disputes, coordinating with external law firms when necessary to handle litigation matters.
Supervising and delegating work to internal and external legal colleagues.
Establishing and maintaining a set of appropriate legal templates.
Leading the insurance aspects of the commercial contracts placed coordinating with external insurance advisers to ensure the company is not exposed to risk in insurance cover.
Your Profile:
A law degree and a Practicing Certificate from the Law Society.
Proven experience in offshore infrastructure projects.
Effective negotiation skills, with a track record of delivering success in a commercial or engineering environments.
Ability to provide detailed legal advice and information either verbally or in written form in an easily relatable manner.
Demonstrable experience in managing external lawyers and assisting internal team members involved in tendering and contract negotiation and contract management.
Excellent interpersonal skills to be able to onboard quickly and be instrumental in supporting the teams and being the reference person for any legal matters.
Expected salary
Location
United Kingdom
Job date
Sat, 08 Jun 2024 01:10:56 GMT
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