Commercial Lawyer

We are E.ON and we're leading the energy transition providing smart, sustainable and personalised solutions for customers at home, in business and across entire towns and cities. The award winning E.ON UK Legal, Compliance and Data Protection Team (LCDP Team) provides invaluable support to its colleagues to achieve E.ON's business objectives with the purpose of leading the energy transition, closing several sustainable deals this year, the most significant being the unique strategic energy partnership with Coventry City Council. The LCDP Team is headed by General Counsel and Compliance Officer, Kirin Kalsi. Kirin currently manages a team of 34 lawyers and compliance experts with eight Senior Legal Counsels acting as point of contact for their respective E.ON business areas, and a Senior Data Protection and Compliance Manager. Due to the growing demand for sustainable energy solutions, we are looking to expand our LCDP Team and are seeking a Commercial Lawyer on a 12 month fixed-term contract to provide specialist in-house legal advice across the E.ON business. You will report into one of the Senior Legal Counsels primarily providing support to the Energy Infrastructure Solutions, and Industrial and Commercial businesses but all members of the LCDP Team have the opportunity to support and collaborate across all E.ON activities.

Key responsibilities

• B2B Solutions Role - Supporting E.ON’s energy solutions business: providing day to day assistance on all aspects of development, sale, procurement, construction and operation of energy solutions projects (including on site and off site PV solar and heat pumps) for industrial and commercial, and public sector customers. The B2B Solutions Business has recently completed decarbonisation deals with the Queen’s Medical Centre, Edinburgh Zoo and Diageo.

• City Energy Solutions (CES) Role – Supporting E.ON’s heat network and generation business: providing day to day assistance on all aspects of development, sales, construction and operation of energy infrastructure projects, including advising on any changes required as a result of the upcoming regulation and decarbonisation of the UK heat market.

• Infrastructure Services and UK Innovation Role – Supporting (i) public and private sector bidding processes to secure contracts as main contractor or sub-contractor; development; sales, operations and maintenance support and advice on supply chain and regulatory matters for E.ON’s lighting and grid business (which also supports our electric vehicle charging business) and (ii) providing advice on a range of commercial contracts to support the UK Innovation team in developing new grid related customer propositions.

• Industrial and Commercial (I&C) Role – Supporting E.ON’s industrial and commercial supply business: advising on supply, metering and Power Purchase Agreements, developing new customer products, managing customer disputes and supporting regulatory changes.

• You’re a UK-qualified solicitor or barrister.

• For EIS/I&C Commercial Lawyers – that you have relevant experience advising on construction and/or complex commercial contracts.

• For the Commercial Projects Lawyer – that you have appropriate experience advising on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, partnering, joint ventures and reorganisations.

• For the Next Commercial Lawyer – that you have FCA and Financial law expertise and relevant experience of applying that knowledge to propositions and projects.

• You bring strong business acumen and a practical, solutions-focused approach.

• You’re confident working independently, but equally value collaboration and teamwork.

• You can work flexibly and remain resilient in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• You have excellent communication and relationship-building skills across all levels of the business.

• You have excellent English written and verbal communication skills

It would be great if you also had

• Experience in the energy industry, or within a regulated or in-house environment.

• For the Next Commercial Lawyer role, experience in a retail environment is also welcomed.

• For the EIS/I&C Commercial Lawyer role, familiarity with energy infrastructure projects, energy supply contracts, or PPAs — but if not, we’ll support you to learn.

Are you ready to shape the legal foundation of a greener energy future?

We're looking for proactive and commercially minded legal professionals to support our Energy Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), Industrial and Commercial (I&C), Next business areas and our Commercial Projects team. This is your opportunity to work on high-profile sustainable energy projects and play a vital role in helping E.ON deliver innovative solutions across the UK - from powering hospitals and ports, to working with major industrial clients and connecting new energy solutions in residential homes.

EIS and I&C Commercial Lawyers

• Providing in-house legal advice across E.ON’s business, with a focus on infrastructure and commercial energy solutions.

• Enabling energy infrastructure projects (including on site and off site PV solar, wind and heat pumps, and heat networks) for commercial and public sector clients by providing advice on all aspects of development, sales, procurement, construction and operation.

• Advising on a range of commercial contracts including ESCO, private wire, waste heat off-take, and energy supply agreements.

• Advising on complex energy supply agreements, data and metering contracts, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), and regulatory changes.

Commercial Projects Lawyer

• Advising on partnering and joint ventures; mergers and acquisitions and internal reorganisations.

• Supporting our City Quarter Partnerships team, including bidding for strategic energy partnerships with cities (which typically involve corporate or commercial partnering).

• Supporting our Heat Zone Development Team on our entry into the market for the next step in district heating (which may involve corporate or commercial partnering and/or third party financing).

Next Commercial Lawyer

• Providing in-house counsel and supporting the delivery of a wide range of propositions to bring energy solutions and innovative tariffs into residential homes.

• Advising on legal risk in respect of FCA and Financial Services law impacting the E.ON Next business.

• Advising on a range of commercial contracts, including metering agreements.