Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Regulatory Law Lazio

Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Regulatory Law
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

Location(s): Rome, 62, IT, 00192

RWE Renewables Italia S. r. l.

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

As a Legal Counsel within the RWE Renewables Legal - Real Estate & Regulatory Law Team you will be acting as one of the key legal advisors handling all legal matters relating to RWE Renewables' energy projects in Italy and potentially other European countries, across onshore wind, solar PV and storage technologies.

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

Your main tasks will be:

Provide legal support to our business operations in the area of renewable energy production, with a focus on delivering commercial and solution-oriented regulatory, permitting and real estate advice across a mix of project-related, transactional and contractual work relevant to development, construction and operation of renewable assets. Advise the business on real estate and property contracts, including development of drafts and negotiation of related documentation. Manage 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. Advise the business on other legal matters, including drafting and issuing legal opinions on permitting procedure issues, consenting and environmental law topics. 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. In addition to being successfully graduated in law and passing the bar exam in Italy, further qualification in other jurisdiction/s is beneficial, you have gained a minimum of 3/5 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. Apply with just a few clicks: ad code 87568

Any questions? Contact HR: Fiorella Mosca,

We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, disability, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, age, sexual orientation, and identity. #inclusionmatters

In the segments of onshore wind and solar, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia is among the largest electricity producers in Europe and has become a key player in the field of renewables. With its comprehensive "Growing Green" investment and growth strategy, RWE is expanding green generation capacity – to more than 65 gigawatts by 2030.

To this end, RWE is investing €55 billion between 2024 and 2030. RWE Renewables Europe & Australia is focusing on its core markets in Europe and Australia. The team with 1, 800 colleagues across 11 countries has come a long way already. With the project pipeline well filled in all technologies, battery storage, onshore wind power and solar energy, you'll have the freedom to act with conviction and courage as we pivot to new technologies – and continuously improve, together.

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