Senior Counsel Power, Trading & Shipping Europe

at  BP

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Making sure an organisation of our size and scope acts with integrity at every touchpoint is a huge undertaking. It’s why we have a highly skilled, progressive and diverse group of legal professionals in place. Join the team and you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career as you focus on some of the most stimulating legal and risk management work on the planet.
About the opportunity:
We are now looking for a Senior lawyer to support bp trading & shipping (T&S), bp’s energy trading and shipping business, in respect of its European power trading, purchase and supply business which has an emphasis on renewable power.
T&S trades, purchases and supplies power and natural gas in the liberalised power markets across Europe, trades primary and secondary low carbon products globally, manages the bp group’s green compliance obligations, trades European biomethane and supports the emerging hydrogen businesses all through its Gas & Power Trading International business unit.
These businesses are currently supported by a legal team of fourteen lawyers based in Canary Wharf, London, Madrid, Spain and Hannover, Germany, all reporting to the Managing Counsel Gas & Power Trading Europe.
Renewable power is central to bp’s Integrated Energy Company and net carbon ambitions and this legal team is experiencing ever increasing demands for its services. Experience of power markets or power infrastructure projects is critical for this role.
This is a Senior Level Leader role and, as the successful applicant, you will need to be confident dealing with senior stakeholders within bp and with making material value and risk judgements.
About the role:
In more detail, some of your key accountabilities will be:
Legal support for all aspects of T&S’s European power trading and origination businesses including advising on power purchase agreements and power supply, trading, tolling and battery contracts for projects and markets across Europe.
Advice on financing arrangements around power projects including controlling credit risk, direct agreements and security structures.
Legal support for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activity including equity investments into joint ventures.
Advising senior partners and management within the T&S power business.
Participation in cross business and functions working groups both within T&S and across.
Initially the role will focus on power but there will be opportunities in the future to work on the other commodities supported by this legal team.

SKILLS:

Collaboration, Communication, Confidence, Joint Ventures, Legal Practices, Power Market, Power Purchase Agreements, Power Stations, Project Finances, Stakeholder Management, Teamwork

Please refer the Job description for details