Legal Counsel

Role Overview

• Provide commercially focused legal advice to the Services business across construction, installation, procurement, supplier, subcontractor and project delivery matters.
• Draft, review and negotiate JCT-based contracts, installation frameworks, supplier agreements, subcontractor terms, procurement documents, customer-facing terms and related project documentation.
• Support the development and evolution of Good Energy’s Services propositions, including recurring service, maintenance and subscription-based offerings.
• Help manage legal and commercial risks, including contract governance, supplier management, template agreements and escalation routes.
• Advise on legal issues arising during project delivery, including scope changes, delays, payment issues, defects, performance concerns, termination rights and dispute avoidance.
• Support the business in managing supply chain legal and commercial risk, including warranties, liabilities, service levels, delivery obligations, indemnities, insurance and product quality issues.
• Work closely with Services, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Propositions and stakeholders across Good Energy to deliver practical, commercially sensible solutions within agreed timelines.
• Manage external legal advisers on specialist construction, procurement or project delivery matters where required.
• Assist with delivering training and guidance to the Services business on contract risk, procurement processes, dispute avoidance and escalation procedures.
• Build a strong understanding of operational delivery, procurement requirements and supply chain challenges to provide clear, pragmatic legal recommendations that support business objectives.
• Use strong emotional intelligence, communication and stakeholder management skills to build trusted relationships with colleagues at all levels across the business.

Requirements

• Experience providing pragmatic legal support in construction, procurement, supply chain, installation, facilities, energy services or similar project-based environments
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills across commercial contracts, ideally including JCT contracts, framework agreements, supplier and subcontractor terms, and project delivery documentation
• Experience working in a business-facing legal role supporting operational, procurement, commercial and project delivery teams
• Strong understanding of legal and commercial risk in procurement and delivery, including scope, specification, payment, delays, defects, quality, insurance, termination and dispute resolution
• Sound judgement to distinguish between issues that can be resolved pragmatically and those requiring escalation
• Ability to balance commercial priorities with legal and operational risk to deliver practical, workable solutions
• Ability to support live operational issues without overcomplicating or slowing down decision-making
• Flexible and adaptable approach, with the ability to identify alternative contracting or risk allocation solutions where needed
• Understanding of construction, installation, procurement and supply chain environments and the realities of project delivery
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with confidence working across multiple stakeholder groups
• Ability to build trusted relationships across commercial, procurement, operational, finance and legal teams in fast-paced environments
• Comfortable making decisions and providing clear recommendations under pressure
• Able to work independently while escalating material risks appropriately

Benefits

• £500 work from home allowance
• an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with working from home costs.
• £500 travel allowance
• an annual allowance paid monthly alongside your salary to support with travelling to work costs.
• £500 annual development allowance: to spend on your chosen development area, whether that’s in your current role, or future roles.
• 15% annual bonus: company-wide bonus scheme designed to reward collective teamwork and delivery of results across the whole business.
• Holiday: 25 days annual leave, a day off for your birthday, additional days leave for long service, plus bank holidays.
• Ethical Pension with Aviva: Good Energy offers an ethical pension plan provided by Aviva, with employer-matched contributions up to 7.5% of your base salary.