Specialist | Full-Time

Vestas have a notable role available to join a dynamic team for an experienced Legal Counsel to work with our APAC sales and construction divisions.

Finance

Vestas Legal, Risk & Compliance

Legal & Compliance APAC

Working as part of a broader Asia Pacific legal team, you will support the Sales Business Unit on transactions for Wind Turbine sales and services throughout Australia and New Zealand. You will be exposed daily to our development, construction and service business units utilising your past skills and experience to provide accurate and knowledgable counsel to enable our teams continue being effective and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Review tender proposals and draft contractual deviation schedules
• Draft EPC, supply and install and supply only contracts
• Draft long-term asset management contracts
• Negotiate contracts with customer legal representatives
• Ensure contractual positions are consistent with internal governance policies and negotiate deviations with internal stakeholders
• Management of external service providers to ensure correct advice within expected cost and time constraints
• Legal advice to project and service operations teams
• Advise on disputes
• Supporting the implementation of the regional Compliance programme
• Offering counsel on a variety of commercial issues affecting the Sales Business Unit and Vestas' operations in Australia and New Zealand

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognized university
• Admitted to a recognized bar
• 8+ years' experience in Construction Law at large law firm or in-house with a major corporate

Competencies

• Professional interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the Vestas organization
• Solid negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues and the ability to work across cultures and geographies
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to work with little or no supervision

Our Benefits

• Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
• Excellent Career Development opportunities both Nationally and Globally
• A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
• Flexible workplace arrangements
• 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
• Employee Assistance Program

What We Offer

• A professional safety culture
• An opportunity to work with the world leader in wind energy.
• The opportunity to further develop your skills and professional development.
• Global career progression prospects.

Additional information

• You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job
• We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

Vestas is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.

Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.

With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.

To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.

Specialist | Full-Time

Vestas have a notable role available to join a dynamic team for an experienced Legal Counsel to work with our APAC sales and construction divisions.

Finance

Vestas Legal, Risk & Compliance

Legal & Compliance APAC

Working as part of a broader Asia Pacific legal team, you will support the Sales Business Unit on transactions for Wind Turbine sales and services throughout Australia and New Zealand. You will be exposed daily to our development, construction and service business units utilising your past skills and experience to provide accurate and knowledgable counsel to enable our teams continue being effective and efficient.

Responsibilities

• Review tender proposals and draft contractual deviation schedules
• Draft EPC, supply and install and supply only contracts
• Draft long-term asset management contracts
• Negotiate contracts with customer legal representatives
• Ensure contractual positions are consistent with internal governance policies and negotiate deviations with internal stakeholders
• Management of external service providers to ensure correct advice within expected cost and time constraints
• Legal advice to project and service operations teams
• Advise on disputes
• Supporting the implementation of the regional Compliance programme
• Offering counsel on a variety of commercial issues affecting the Sales Business Unit and Vestas' operations in Australia and New Zealand

Qualifications

• Law degree from a recognized university
• Admitted to a recognized bar
• 8+ years' experience in Construction Law at large law firm or in-house with a major corporate

Competencies

• Professional interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the Vestas organization
• Solid negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues and the ability to work across cultures and geographies
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships
• Ability to work with little or no supervision

Our Benefits

• Join the World's Leading Wind Energy Solutions Provider
• Excellent Career Development opportunities both Nationally and Globally
• A workplace that embraces Diversity and Inclusion
• Flexible workplace arrangements
• 13 weeks Paid Primary Carers Leave
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carers Leave
• Employee Assistance Program

What We Offer

• A professional safety culture
• An opportunity to work with the world leader in wind energy.
• The opportunity to further develop your skills and professional development.
• Global career progression prospects.

Additional information

• You must have the right to live and work in this location to apply for this job
• We do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to the advertised closing date.

Vestas is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from those who identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

About Vestas

Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore.

Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field.

With 29,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution - today, tomorrow, and far into the future.

Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity.

To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.