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Legal Counsel (all genders) Poland

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Legal Counsel (all genders) Poland

Location: Szczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

We are looking for you as Legal Counsel (all genders)!

We are Uniper

At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

  • Advise Uniper’s Renewables business on all legal matters relating to the development, acquisition, construction and operation of renewable energy projects in Poland, with a focus on solar, onshore wind and battery energy storage systems.
  • Interdisciplinary project responsibility and first point of contact for all legal advice for renewable energy projects based in Poland.
  • Provide legal advice for Uniper’s existing renewables project pipeline across the entire project lifecycle in Poland, including corporate law and greenfield origination activities.
  • Steering Legal Due Diligences, drafting and negotiating a wide variety of commercial contracts and project documentation, working closely with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.
  • Advise the development and acquisition teams on Polish permitting and environmental law for solar, onshore wind and battery projects.
  • Close cooperation with lawyers in Uniper’s headquarters in Germany and other departments of the Uniper Group to deliver strategic legal support throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Selection and management of external law firms, including quality and cost management.
  • Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments in the Polish renewables sector and advise the business on their impact and implementation.

Your profile

  • Law degree with strong academic credentials and full professional legal qualification.
  • Minimum five years of relevant professional experience in an international law firm or company, preferably in the renewables sector or energy industry.
  • Proven ability to draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, with a particular focus on transactions (acquisition and disposal processes) and project negotiations, as well as experience in the negotiation of construction agreements (esp. EPC, EPCM, O&M).
  • Strong knowledge of the Polish legal and regulatory framework applicable to the development and permitting of renewable energy projects, ideally including authorization, environmental assessment, planning, grid and land-related matters.
  • Commercially minded and solution-oriented, with the ability to take a proactive role in advising the group on risks and opportunities.
  • Polish C2 level, Business fluent English.

Job ID:

89596

Location:

Szczecin, Poland

Type of contract:

Temporary job

Working model:

Full-time, undefined

Start date:

immediately

Do you have any questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us by e-mail and we will get back to you:

career@uniper.energy

What makes Uniper stand out as an employer

  • Training

    Further education

    With a mix of digital and analog learning formats and topic-specific communities, we promote your personal and profossional development and lifelong learning.

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    Coachings and Mentoring

    Experienced specialists and managers are happy to support you in strengthening your skills and advancing your career development.

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    Open feedback culture

    Performance discussions, 360-degree feedback and employee surveys will help you and the company move forward, strengthen our collaboration and give you room to contribute your ideas.

  • Health

    Health care

    Safety and well-being are our top priorities. That’s why we offer you a variety of learning impulses on occupational safety, health and well-being, online health and sports courses as well as support programs.

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    Insurance and coverage

    We are here to support you with a wide range of benefits that go beyond the basics, including accident insurance, additional health coverage, and pension plans. Our goal is to take care of you and your well-being. Please keep in mind that benefits may vary depending on your location

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    Work Life Balance

    We support you in balancing your private and professional life through flexible working time models.

The benefits may vary slightly depending on location and role. You can find a complete overview of the benefits here:Benefits
About Uniper
Diversity

Transforming energy security through expertise and commitment

Uniper is a European energy company with a global reach that makes a decisive contribution to security of supply and energy transformation.  We work in very diverse teams and offer our employees as much flexibility as is possible.

Equity, mutual appreciation and respect are the core of our corporate culture. At our company you will have the opportunity to shape new technologies, work on solutions for a modern and future-oriented energy supply and actively design change processes.

Application process

Step 1 - Online application

Step 1

Online application

Have you found a suitable job posting? Then you can apply online right here. The application process is very simple and only takes a few minutes. Once we have received your application successfully, you will receive confirmation by e-mail immediately afterwards.

Your questions. Our answers.

Do you have any questions?

Do you have any questions?

Our recruiting team will be happy to assist you via email. Please submit your application exclusively through our online portal – unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by email. As long as the position is listed on our careers page, we look forward to your interest and application!

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