The Role
Managing energy contracts, advising on regulatory matters, overseeing CAPEX projects, collaborating with teams, and working with external counsel on legal issues in the energy sector.
Summary Generated by Built In
Core Responsibilities:
- Managing the Group’s existing portfolio of energy contracts to support timely renewal and or termination negotiations.
- Advising on contentious matters or litigation relating to the Group’s existing energy portfolio, with the assistance of external counsel where required.
- Advising, and providing training, on key regulatory and legislative developments in the energy and utilities sectors where of potential relevance to the Group’s energy portfolio and energy projects.
- Working closely with the Group Energy procurement team to advise on, and negotiate:
- Major energy supply and service agreements.
- Physical supply contracts.
- Commodity hedging arrangements.
- Energy CAPEX contracts and related supply agreements.
- Energy subsidies (with an understanding of related EU legislation).
- Energy sale agreements.
- Carbon reduction agreements.
- Agreements related to GOs and PPAs.
Net Zero CAPEX Projects:
- Supporting major CAPEX projects, specifically any such Energy focussed projects.
- Advising project teams on legal issues throughout the life of such projects
- Working closely with the Energy and CAPEX teams to assess potential future decarbonisation opportunities.
- Managing external counsel to ensure appropriate and cost-effective legal support is provided where required.
- Advising on key development, construction, commercial, service and supply agreements in conjunction with external counsel.
Key Experiences & Attributes:
- 5+ years' PQE with in-depth experience of working on a range of energy related legal matters and a good understanding of key legislation and regulation governing the energy and utilities sector.
- In-house experience beneficial but not essential.
- Good commercial judgement and the willingness to use it.
- Intellectually sound with a strong, analytical mind.
- Hard-working, task and action-oriented.
- Team player.
- Grounded, collaborative and comfortable engaging at every level of an organisation.
- High degree of energy and commitment, an ability and willingness to travel and to deliver to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work in a lean and fast paced operational environment.
The Company
What We Do
DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy.
Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization
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