Legal Counsel

Equans is looking for a Legal Councel to join our team on a hybrid basis with one day per week in either Bevis Marks – London or Leeds on a 9-12 month FTC basis. This is a full time role working 37.5hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.

Equans UK has an exciting opportunity for a fixed term contract for a legal counsel within its Digital and Energy Services (“DES”) division. DES is a division of Equans in the UK which offers fully integrated digital and energy solutions for our customers including embedded energy, energy solutions in particular solar and hydrogen, energy and carbon consulting, connected cities, electric vehicule charging and smart buildings. 

This role reports directly to the Head of Legal for the DES division. The individual will also work closely with the DES legal and business teams especially business development, commercial and senior management and externally with counterparty legal advisers, Equans’ external legal advisers, contract counterparties and customers.

What will you deliver?

• Provide timely, high quality, practical and commercially focused legal advice balancing legal risk with the commercial needs of the business.
• Providing commercially focused legal advice on a broad range of projects ensuring compliance with applicable law.
• Reviewing, negotiating and/or drafting agreements and conducting contract negotiations with project counterparties including development, construction, O&M, financing, offtake and joint venture agreements for a wide range of projects
• Supporting on commercial and contractual matters for tenders, projects, variations and on-going contractual and operational matters for the areas within DES.
• Assisting on the governance of transactions at local and Equans group level.
• Working closely with colleagues throughout the Equans’ group and with customers.
• Managing external legal resource as required.
• Assisting in developing and delivering training on legal matters for colleagues across the Equans business.

What can we offer you?

On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance, bonus and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
• Life Cover equivalent to 3 times annual salary
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discounts 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app

Who are we looking for?

• Good knowledge of relevant areas of law including contract and commercial.
• Knowledge of or experience in the UK power generation and energy industry preferred.
• Strong drafting, negotiating and analytical skills. Ability to draft and negotiate a variety of documentation including development agreements, construction contracts, O&M agreements, financing and offtake arrangements and joint venture agreements. Experience with SaaS agreements would be welcomed but is not essential.
• Ability to deal with risk management, governance and compliance.
• Ability to manage a sizeable workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable with stakeholder management but also able to work with colleagues at all levels of the business.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship skills, with the ability to influence and persuade others in a constructive manner.

As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation in senior management positions we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

In support of our positive action measures, we will consider applications that do not meet all the technical requirements if candidates can demonstrate how transferable skills will enable them to successfully deliver the remit of the role in an environment which promotes a flexible working culture.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

Equans is a Bouygues group company.

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. 

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. 

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

 

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re-location package with this job role.  Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.

The Equans Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.