Junior Legal Counsel
Vienna, AT, 1010
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.
Job Summary:
The Legal Counsel is the link between Legal and the business. He/She performs a variety of tasks to ensure the company objectives are aligned with management and employees, thus contributing to the efficiency of our business.
Key Activities & Accountabilities:
- Support in all corporate governance requirements and compliance with all applicable control elements.
- Assistance in reviewing and maintenance of standard forms, databases and/or knowledge management tools for frequently used legal documents for the European Subsidiaries.
- Assisting in organizing and archiving legal documents with respect to the European Subsidiaries, including through software programs as applicable.
- Tracking legal activities/documentation arrangements status Projects in Austria via providing support in creation of notification systems for recurring deadlines, processes for notices of delay or default and follow-up thereon, instruction of local business teams as to these contracts.
- Provide assistance to Human Resources with respect to labor and employment issues.
Transactional and Financings:
Drafting or reviewing legal and project documents and other services agreements using company samples.
- Amending or reviewing corporate and transactional documents, including joint venture/joint development, acquisition, and development-related documents in line with supervisor instructions•
- Drafting closes or reviewing financing, credit and loan agreements and all related documents in line with supervisor instructions.
- Assisting in drafting or review basic legal documents such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Expression of Interest applications for development projects.
- Provide support to the following functions locally as required: Compliance, Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Controls, Operations, Development and Health and Safety.
- Support global Compliance function activities locally ensuring the compliance with Company's internal policies and procedures.
Commit to Lead with Our Values
- Commit to CG values as expressed in the Essential Information. Model the values in any interaction internally and externally.
- Put Health and Safety First
- Embrace Timely Transparency
- Model the 3Cs – Communication, Collaboration and Coordination
- Embrace Failure analysis and continuous improvement including Five Whys
- Seek out ways to incorporate technology and Artificial Intelligence into the company’s legal practice
Qualifications and Skills:
Experience
- Academic background
- 3+ years of professional experience ideally in a legal department
- Fluent in written and spoken English and German.
Skills
- A high-level of intellectual, professional, and interpersonal agility and flexibility, combined with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with development team and other legal department members.
- Flexible and open minded.
- Well organized and hardworking, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment and manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
- Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills and great team player.
- Willingness to work on a broad variety of subject matters. Self-starter that likes to take on responsibility.
- Strong interest and curiosity with respect to the global energy industry and the Company's business and operations.
- Ability to embrace innovation and change, and belief that there is always room for improvement.
FREEDOM TO ACT:
- Incumbent has the freedom to act within the established guidelines, work procedures and governance policies and under the direction of the Line Managers.
Travel Requirements – on average [30]% of the time
ContourGlobal places a high value on providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a diverse workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our society and our customers.