Role Title: Senior Legal Counsel

Location: London, England

An international energy and infrastructure business is continuing to scale its European platform and is now looking to appoint a Senior Legal Counsel to support its expanding development portfolio across the UK and Western Europe.

Operating at the forefront of the energy transition, the organisation delivers large-scale renewable energy, energy storage and data centre projects, combining strong financial backing with deep technical expertise. The business offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with exposure to complex, cross-border projects and senior stakeholders.

The Role

You will provide senior-level legal support across the development lifecycle of renewable energy, BESS and data centre projects, with a particular focus on land, property rights and early-stage structuring.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing pragmatic legal advice to development teams across Western Europe
• Leading land and property structuring for new projects
• Identifying and mitigating legal and land-related risks early in the lifecycle
• Supporting acquisitions and development-stage transactions
• Working closely with internal teams across EPC, M&A and finance
• Managing external counsel across multiple jurisdictions
• Contributing to legal strategy, templates and best practice across the region

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales
• Circa 7+ years’ PQE within renewable energy, infrastructure or complex real estate
• Strong grounding in property and land law (options, leases, easements, wayleaves, access rights)
• Experience supporting renewable energy or data centre developments
• Ability to operate across multi-jurisdictional matters with external counsel
• Commercial, pragmatic mindset with strong stakeholder engagement skills

This is a rare opportunity to step into a genuinely strategic legal role within a business that’s playing a meaningful part in the energy transition. You’ll gain exposure to complex, international projects while working closely with senior stakeholders and influencing key decisions from an early stage. If you’re looking for a role that combines high-impact work, long-term career growth and a forward-thinking environment, this is well worth exploring.