Legal Counsel

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We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn’t rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That’s why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it.  
  

About your team: 

You’ll be working centrally within our mission control room, aka Centrica’s group functions. From Finance and Data Science, to our Wellbeing and People teams - this is the engine of our energy system, where our various Centres of Excellence power up each of our brilliant businesses, ensuring they have all the support, technologies, and capabilities they need to get our customers to Net Zero by 2050.

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Legal Counsel to join our Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Ethics & Compliance, and Secretariat Function (LRECS). In this role, you will be an integral part of a high-performing team that is closely engaged with the business and aligned to its objectives. This role will support a wide variety of property focussed legal work including supporting Centrica’s infrastructure business Centrica Power, the customer facing business of Centrica Business Solutions, Centrica Energy Storage and the group Estates team.  Some support from time to time in relation to Centrica group M&A will also be required.

Location: We work flexibly in line with our Flexible First working arrangements believing that empowered colleagues are happier and more productive. The successful candidate will, however, need to be comfortable commuting to our Windsor office on a weekly basis and to our other locations as may be needed.

What will you do?

• Support with all property related work concerning the acquisition and construction of renewable projects, gas storage and hydrogen related projects and other power projects in the UK.
• Support the Centrica Estates team with day-to-day property needs and requirements including property acquisitions, lease extensions, renewals and terminations. 
• Support the group M&A team on property due diligence in connection with strategic acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.    
• Draft and negotiate appropriate commercial positions on all required land related contracts in line with the needs of each project. 
• Identify risks and mitigations for investment committees and inputting to investment papers.  Respond to business queries and questions from a property perspective.
• Support the business with hive-ups and transfers of acquired assets from a property perspective to reposition them within the various parts of the group’s corporate structure as needed.
• Provide support in relation to property related disputes.
• Develop non-standard, customised solutions when needed to address project challenges.
• Interpretation of and advice on regulatory and compliance requirements, balancing risk and commercial objectives.

Who are we looking for?

As a professionally qualified lawyer, you must be able to demonstrate a highly flexible and inquisitive approach to your diverse legal work. You should be adept at managing a wide range of stakeholders, prioritising tasks effectively, and delivering high-quality commercial property work.

With substantial business-facing experience in a legal role handling complex, high-profile, and significant legal matters, ideally within the renewables or broader energy industry, you will bring the following skills:

• Ability to articulate complex concepts in clear and simple language.
• Pragmatic and solution-focused advice.
• Effective management of external counsel with strong budgetary discipline.

Experience with onshore energy projects in the UK would be advantageous given the role's focus.

We are proud to be recognised as a disability-confident employer. Our customers come from a variety of different backgrounds, and so do we. We hire great people from all walks of life, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. We will continue championing inclusivity while investing in our local communities to create a better, more sustainable world for everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been recognised by The Times for being one of the Top 50 Employers for Women.

Our people are the beating heart of our business. We are incredibly proud of our commitment to being FlexFirst. From childcare to furry friends, we listened to our people and understood that they work best when they are comfortable and have a flexible working model that suits their individual needs. We embrace the opportunity to give our colleagues a choice to work from anywhere whilst still ensuring they can connect and engage with their teams through office days, employee networks and virtual events.

We have tailored our well-being & benefits package around our employees as follows;

• Competitive salary and bonus potential
• Employee Energy Allowance at 15% of the government price cap
• Pension scheme
• Company Funded Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday allowance, plus public holidays, and the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Excellent range of flexible benefits, including technology vouchers, electric car lease scheme & travel insurance

We are committed to creating a cleaner and greener future. And we’re making big changes to help us get there. That means cutting customers' emissions and our own to reach net zero. And because our people are the beating heart of our business, we will continue to champion inclusivity, develop future skills and invest in our local communities to create a better world for everyone. As part of our reforestation project with WeForest, for every new employee that joins our family, we plant trees in underprivileged areas in Tanzania to offer farming and wildlife economy opportunities for locals.

Why should you apply?   
  
We’re not a perfect place – but we’re a people place. Our priority is supporting all of the different realities our people face. Life is about so much more than work. We get it. That’s why we’ve designed our total rewards to give you the flexibility to choose what you need, when you need it, making sure that you and your family are supported not only financially, but physically and emotionally too. Visit the link below to discover why we’re a great place to work and what being part of more means for you.  
  
https://www.morethanacareer.energy/centrica

If you're full of energy, fired up about sustainability, and ready to craft not only a better tomorrow, but a better you, then come and find your purpose in a team where your voice matters, your growth is non-negotiable, and your ambitions are our priority.

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