RWE Renewables GmbH 

To start as soon as possible, Full time, Permanent

RWE is facing an exciting future and has clear expansion plans. We are currently looking for a Legal Counsel - Regulatory & Real Estate Law to support our fast-growing onshore business in Germany.

About RWE

We have high ambitions for renewable energy, and we are in our journey together with approximately 1500 colleagues who work with renewable energy in Europe and Australia. In other words, there are good opportunities to develop further within the organization. Our culture is characterized by entrepreneurship, openness and commitment. With us, you get a dynamic job where relationships, development and strategy will become an even bigger part of your everyday life.

RWE Renewables Onshore Legal Team provides global support to our onshore business (wind, solar pv and storage). The Team provides key legal support to projects over their entire lifetime from development over construction to operation and finally decommissioning. This role will focus on supporting the onshore business in one of our core markets  - Germany, on legal matters relating to regulatory and real estate law.

We are looking for a strongly motivated and self-confident legal counsel, capable of working alongside other members of the RWE Renewables Onshore Legal Team and engage with other support functions to deliver a holistic and streamlined service to the onshore business in Germany.

Your main tasks will be:

• Provide legal support to our business operations in the area of renewable energy generation, with a focus on delivering commercial and solution-oriented regulatory and real estate advice across a mix of project-related, transactional and contractual work relevant to development, construction and operation of renewable assets
• Advise business  (including drafting and issuing legal opinions) on Environmental and Energy Law and related other matters in connection with onshore , solar pv and storage projects
• Advise the business on real estate and property contracts, including development of drafts and negotiation of related documentation
• Advise on permitting procedures and assist the business in managing permitting activities including relationships with authorities and stakeholders and development of drafts and templates of related applications, notices, enquiries and communications with authorities and stakeholders, contracts and agreements
• Provide legal advice in the phase of acquisition and/or divestment of projects, including performance of due diligence in the areas of expertise
• Provide support (including liaising with external counsel) in related dispute resolution situations
• Drive standardization of processes and templates
• Develop non-standard, customized solutions when needed to address complex project challenges
• Manage organizational or coordination tasks incl. management of all processes related to the Team areas of responsibility and process optimization  and improvement initiatives
• Establish and nurture effective cross-functional and cross-cultural working relationships with legal but also business colleagues in the regions of interest and the wider Group

Your powerful skills

• In addition to be successfully graduated in law and qualified as solicitor in Germany, further qualification in further jurisdiction is beneficial, you have gained more than 3 years of professional experience from working in a primary law firm and/or company, preferably in the Energy Area and/or the Renewables Energy Sector.

You have outstanding commercial, technical and strategic understanding as well as:

• Flexibility and ability to work professionally and accurately under pressure

• Proven organizational, analytical and standardization skills

• Very good command of English is essential, capability of working in a further EU-language is beneficial

• Good understanding of front-to-end processes and passion for continuous improvement

• Personal drive, willingness to take initiative and high level of commitment and engagement, enjoy working in an international team including travel

• Excellent clear communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships, customer centrism,  consulting skills and service- solution-oriented mindset

Benefits you can rely on

We offer you the opportunity to contribute your strengths to an interdisciplinary, open-minded and motivated team and bring your ideas to life. Onboarding and development programs are offered too.

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Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 80402, application deadline 11/04/2023.

Any questions? Vanessa Binsch, vanessa.binsch@rwe.com 

We look forward to receiving your application!

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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE Renewables GmbH, based in Essen, Germany, is RWE’s youngest subsidiary and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. With an international team of around 3,500 employees, we are drivers of the energy transition – and provide electricity for a sustainable life. Our total capacity of more than 9 gigawatts results from onshore and offshore wind parks, photovoltaic plants and battery storage. We focus on growth: on the American continent, on the European core markets and on new markets in the Asia-Pacific region.