Legal Counsel(70975)

Do you bring experience as a transactional lawyer from the renewables sector? This is an exciting chance to take on a key role in the Offshore transactions department.

Finance > Vestas Legal, Risk & Compliance > Offshore Transactions

The Offshore transactions department is a diverse, skilled team that supports offshore wind turbine sales in Northern & Central Europe. We are now looking to add a Legal Counsel who will act as Specialist for Offshore Transactions in the NCE region.

Responsibilities

In this role, your main responsibilities will be

• To partner with the NCE offshore sales department to negotiate offshore wind transactions
• Review and analyse tender documents issued by international clients, and identify and help address legal/contractual risks
• Draft, review and negotiate turbine sales contract, usually based on FIDIC yellow book, as well as long term service agreements
• Manage the support of external legal firm
• Support the contract management and project management teams during the execution phases of transactions
• Find ways to optimize the way in which we do business, help develop and improve templates, refine company policies and processes, and apply best practices

Qualifications

• Law degree
• At least 5 years of experience as a transactional lawyer from either an international large-sized company or an international law firm
• Previous experience from the renewables sector
• Experience negotiating FIDIC contracts
• Knowledge of handling complex contract structures
• Fluency in spoken and written English
• Qualification in England or Scotland

Competencies

• Good at handling complex contract structures under high pressure
• Advanced communication skills
• Effective stakeholder management (commercial, technical, management)
• Strategic thinking and a proactive approach
• Thriving in a varied and fast-paced environment

What we offer

We offer an exciting job at a well-known wind turbine producer. We value initiative, responsibility and accuracy. You will become part of a diverse and motivated legal team where colleagues support each other Vestas' values are accountability, simplicity, collaboration and passion! Sounds interesting? Then we would like to hear from you.

Additional information

This position will be based in the UK or in one of the Vestas NCE hubs i.e., Hamburg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Malmö or Warsaw.

We reserve the right to amend or withdraw this job posting at any time, including before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply no later than 20/11/2025.