About This Role
This General Counsel position provides comprehensive legal support for BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) project development and sales for the company's Polish subsidiary. The role suits a qualified lawyer with hands-on in-house experience in BESS projects and a strong understanding of Polish energy law.
Responsibilities
- Provide end-to-end legal support for BESS project development, including legal due diligence, contract drafting, review, and negotiation of BESS commercial agreements, EPC, supply, service, and related project documents
- Support the sales team with legal advice for energy storage customer engagements, commercial negotiations, and pre-contract risk assessment to facilitate successful order closure
- Own full-cycle legal work for tender and bidding activities: review tender documents, prepare legal statements, assess bidding risks, draft bid responses, and handle legal inquiries from tender authorities and clients
- Conduct local Polish law compliance review for renewable energy & BESS projects, identify legal risks, propose mitigation plans, and maintain legal risk registers
- Manage commercial dispute prevention, prepare legal opinions, and coordinate with external counsel when necessary for complex project matters
- Review and update standard contract templates for BESS and renewable projects, align commercial terms with local regulatory requirements and group internal policies
- Collaborate cross-functionally with sales, project, procurement, and finance teams to resolve commercial and legal issues throughout the project lifecycle
- Keep track of updates in Polish energy law, renewable regulations, and grid-related rules, and deliver internal legal briefings to business teams
Requirements
- Bachelor
- Qualified lawyer (bar membership preferred) with valid legal qualification recognized in Poland
- Proven hands-on in-house legal experience on BESS projects
- Direct experience supporting energy storage sales and tender bidding is mandatory
- Solid experience in tender & bidding legal processes, able to independently assess bid risks and prepare legal deliverables for public and commercial tenders
- Strong commercial awareness; capable of partnering with the sales team, balancing legal risk control and business objectives to support order winning
- Excellent contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills for energy and infrastructure commercial agreements
- Fluent in written and spoken English
- Polish language proficiency required for local regulatory and stakeholder communication
- Familiar with Polish commercial law, energy regulatory framework, and renewable energy project rules
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