Commercial Lawyer

We are looking for 4 Commercial Lawyers in a variety of areas across the business.
This position is situated in the vibrant community of Westwood, offering a dynamic hybrid work environment.

Commercial Lawyer

Here’s what you’ll be doing

We are E.ON and we’re leading the energy transition providing smart, sustainable and personalised solutions for customers at home, in business and across entire towns and cities.

The award winning E.ON UK Legal, Compliance and Data Protection Team (LCDP Team) provides invaluable support to its colleagues to achieve E.ON’s business objectives with the purpose of leading the energy transition, closing several sustainable deals this year, the most significant being the unique strategic energy partnership with Coventry City Council.

The LCDP Team is headed by General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Kirin Kalsi. Kirin currently manages a team of 36 lawyers and compliance experts with six Senior Legal Counsels acting as point of contact for their respective E.ON business areas, and a Senior Data Protection and Compliance Manager.

Due to the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions, we are looking to expand our LCDP Team and are seeking 4 Commercial Lawyers to provide specialist in-house legal advice across the E.ON business. You will report into one of the Senior Legal Counsels primarily providing support to their respective E.ON business area but all members of the LCDP Team have the opportunity to support and collaborate across all E.ON activities.

• B2B Solutions Role – Supporting E.ON’s energy solutions business: providing day to day assistance on all aspects of development, sale, procurement, construction and operation of energy solutions projects (including on site and off site PV solar and heat pumps) for industrial and commercial, and public sector customers. The B2B Solutions Business has recently completed decarbonisation deals with the Queen’s Medical Centre, Edinburgh Zoo and Diageo.
• City Energy Solutions (CES) Role – Supporting E.ON’s heat network and generation business: providing day to day assistance on all aspects of development, sales, construction and operation of energy infrastructure projects, including advising on any changes required as a result of the upcoming regulation and decarbonisation of the UK heat market.
• Infrastructure Services and UK Innovation Role – Supporting (i) public and private sector bidding processes to secure contracts as main contractor or sub-contractor; development; sales, operations and maintenance support and advice on supply chain and regulatory matters for E.ON’s lighting and grid business (which also supports our electric vehicle charging business) and (ii) providing advice on a range of commercial contracts to support the UK Innovation team in developing new grid related customer propositions.
• Industrial and Commercial (I&C) Role – Supporting E.ON’s industrial and commercial supply business: advising on supply, metering and Power Purchase Agreements, developing new customer products, managing customer disputes and supporting regulatory changes.

What we need from you

• You are a UK qualified solicitor or barrister
• You have appropriate experience advising on construction and/or commercial arrangements and/or are willing to enthusiastically upskill in these areas
• You have business acumen with a practical, commercial approach to problem solving
• You can work independently and pro-actively but are also a reliable team player
• You have a hardworking approach with flexibility to work to tight timescales in a fast-paced environment
• You have great interpersonal skills with the ability to deal confidently and build strong and trusting relationships with business colleagues
• You have excellent English written and verbal communication skills

Here’s what you need to know

• Please let us know if there is a particular role you are applying for but note that you may apply for more than one role.
• Based at our offices in Coventry, Solihull or Nottingham – to be agreed on a role-by-role basis. We are currently working flexibly with a blend of home working and office-based working.