Legal Counsel, Engine Power Plants

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modeling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel-enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage, and optimization technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 76 GW of power plant capacity and more than 110 energy storage systems in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast-changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

Wärtsilä Energy Business is looking for a Legal Counsel to join its Engine Power Plants Legal & Compliance team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 

As a Legal Counsel in the Engine Power Plants Legal & Compliance team, you will handle various types of legal and compliance matters in relation to the Engine Power Plants business, primarily in the Middle East & Asia area. This role is focused on drafting and negotiating equipment supply and EPC contracts with our customers and their advisors, as well as subcontracts and procurement contracts with the supply chain. You will also be involved in resolving legal issues that may arise in project execution and advising business on any other operative legal matters. In this position, you will be part of a global legal team and report to the Head of Legal, Engine Power Plants in Wärtsilä Energy Business. The location of this position is Dubai, United Arab Emirates. We offer a flexible hybrid working model.
 
As Legal Counsel, Engine Power Plants, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

• Provide commercially oriented and solution based legal and compliance support to the business in a variety of business matters.
• Review, negotiate, draft and advise on various types of transactions and commercial contracts, including equipment supply and EPC contracts with customers, and subcontracts and procurement contracts with suppliers.
• Provide legal support to project execution teams.
• Manage claims and disputes. 
• Upon need, liaise with and manage external counsel on disputes and local law matters.
• Support with compliance and governance matters in the business.
• Provide training to the business on relevant legal and compliance issues.
• Actively participate in the development and implementation of policies, work processes and contract templates & coach business colleagues with the foregoing.

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

• Qualified to practise law in a relevant civil or common law jurisdiction, with a law degree from a reputable university.
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in either an in-house or a private practice role with experience in negotiations.
• Relevant experience includes corporate or commercial transactions in an international setting, especially from energy or construction sector. Experience from project development business is a plus.
• Excellent command of English; ability to draft and negotiate. Other language skills are a plus.
• Excellent negotiation and influencing skills coupled with commercial acumen and strategic thinking.
• Solid drafting, presentation and communication skills. You have the skill to translate complicated legal matters to business stakeholders in an understandable way.
• Capable of managing a variety of stakeholder networks and navigating through different priorities.
• Business and customer mindset with ability to see the big picture and where one can best add value for the business.
• Good initiative, a strong sense of ethics and the ability to balance risk to Wärtsilä with win-win solutions for our customer
• Can-do attitude combined with an innovative mindset and willingness to challenge the status quo.
• Team oriented with a positive attitude, ability to work in a multi-cultural organisation and virtual teams.
• Readiness to travel.

Why you and us:
 

We at Wärtsilä believe in empowerment, ownership, and taking responsibility for our work. We support each other’s growth and co-creation is the true basis of our innovation. We have the courage to see opportunities and take initiative.
  

We are authentic and honest, and we strongly believe in a diverse and inclusive work community where everyone can be their true self. We don’t always get it right the first time, and if mistakes are made, we make sure to learn and grow from them. We want everyone to voice their opinions freely. That is why we have built an environment that empowers you and everyone around you, and where you can feel safe and cared for. Are you eager to be part of this ambition?  

You will be a part of a global organization with a local presence and work in an exciting and dynamic working environment with highly motivated and skilled co-workers. We offer interesting and challenging work tasks, as well as personal and professional development in a great team.
 

Last application date: 03.11.2024

At Wärtsilä we value, respect, and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

This is Wärtsilä 

Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,000 professionals, in more than 200 locations in 68 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.