Senior Legal Specialist

ContourGlobal is an established Independent Power Producer developing, acquiring, and operating electricity generation assets worldwide. The company currently manages more than 6.2 GW of installed capacity across different generation technologies in 18 countries across Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America. With a current share of renewables capacity of 27%, the company has committed to speed up the decarbonization of its portfolio with a sustainable transition of its thermal fleet, the repowering of existing renewable assets and the organic development of new renewable projects. ContourGlobal, a KKR company since 2022, has a track record of almost 20 years of experience in partnering with communities, institutions, and customers that benefit from its power supply through long-term contracts or innovative PPAs, coupled with energy management solutions.

We are seeking a Senior Legal Specialist to join our Milan office. Our Senior Legal Specialist @ContourGlobal will report to the Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs and support the legal department delivering outstanding legal advice in different legal areas. The ideal candidate is a team player who is collaborative, resourceful, flexible and willing to engage in a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities. 

In-depth knowledge of administrative law and procedures in the energy sector will be considered as plus. 

Key responsibilities: 

• draft, review, and revise contracts (purchase and/or supply of equipment and goods, turnkey contracts, power purchase agreements, consultancy agreements, operation and maintenance (O&M) contracts, employment contracts, etc.) with domestic and international counterparties and other legal documents, and provide support in their negotiation; 

• support the Head of Legal in M&A transactions and in all matters of its competence and/or special projects (drafting and negotiating non-disclosure agreement, letters of intent, memorandum of understanding, non-binding and binding offer, share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreement, asset transfer agreements, escrow agreement, management of the due diligence activities, etc.); 

• support the Head of Legal in financing transactions; 

• support in corporate activities (prepares accurate forms, minutes of meetings -board of directors, shareholders’ meeting-, etc.); 

• support in compliance activities, with a focus on privacy and 231/01 issues; 

• proactively engage with business functions and ascertain when legal advice is necessary across all areas. 

Mandatory Qualifications and Skills: 

• a law degree; 

• at least 7 years working experience in companies or law firms with particular focus on the Energy sector; 

• is a team player who is collaborative, resourceful, flexible and willing to engage in a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities; 

• excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work under deadline and workload pressures- excellent technical, organizational, written and verbal communication skills; 

• proofreading and attention to detail skills; 

• ability to prioritize and multi-task and move from one project to another; 

• Ability to interface well with other lawyers, clients and staff; 

• fluency in English 

Travel Requirements – This position will require occasional business trips. 

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of the society we live in and markets we operate. 

ContourGlobal provides equal employment opportunities and maintains a diverse workforce that reflects the rich environment of the society we live in and markets we operate.