Senior Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

At Drax, we are working towards a zero-carbon, sustainable future and you can help make this future a reality.

If you have a combination of in-house and private firm corporate Legal Counsel experience, are organized, detail oriented, energetic and a strong communicator, join the team as the Senior Legal Counsel.

So, what will you be doing?

In this role, you will be responsible for handling transactional work for the Northern Pellet Operations including Finance, Capital Projects, and Joint Ventures. The work will include vendor agreements, purchase agreements, consulting agreements and NDAs. You will also assist with contract management, risk mitigation measures, insurance, employment matters, corporate governance, environmental, health and safety matters and support any other projects as needed. You will report into the Deputy General Counsel for North America.

Who you are?

Do you have at least 8  years of experience as an attorney with a combination of in-house and private firm experience?  Then keep reading.

Key Accountabilities:

• Review and negotiate vendor agreements and other agreements as described above
• Help manage the review of new vendors
• Help manage contract repository, contract forms, and facilitate contract execution
• Assist the Northern Pellet Operations Leadership team with business matters
• Develop efficiencies to manage a large or fluctuating workload
• Develop close working relationships with other departments within Northern Operations
• Understand commercial trends in contracts
• Manage corporate governance and company secretary matters
• Identify and evaluate business and legal risks and find creative ways to mitigate while achieving business goals
• Work effectively with outside counsel on all business

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required:

• Ability to negotiate and review contracts, including NDAs and vendor agreements
• Efficient time management skills, and ability to prioritize and handle a large volume of work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Sound judgment, and strong interpersonal, project management and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Good business acumen
• Ability to work well in a team environment; This is a must

What’s it like to work at Drax?

If you like a fast-paced, changing environment, come be part of a great team!

• We care about what matters – we help each other achieve the things that are important to each of us
• We’re a can-do kind of place– we’re empowered and encouraged to make informed decisions, act, and do the right thing
• We see things differently– we share inspiration and insight right across Drax, and search for new ideas and ways of working
• We listen carefully– we make sure that people feel genuinely heard, acknowledged and that what they say matters
• We do what we say we’ll do– we’re proactive, committed, and reliable –and trust others to be the same

We’re passionate about our role in providing a supply of stable, renewable energy and if you want to play your part, then why not apply today?

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