Legal Partner interim 12-month contract mwd

• Strategic Land Acquisition and Development:Conducting detailed due diligence on potential sites including title investigations planning history and environmental assessments; negotiating and drafting complex land acquisition agreements option agreements and conditional contracts
• Leasing and Rights of Way:Drafting and negotiating bespoke lease agreements with landowners retail parks service stations and local authorities; securing and documenting necessary easements wayleaves and rights of access for cabling and infrastructure
• Planning and Regulatory Compliance:Manage all legal aspects of site lease transactions once handed over by the Location Management Team; advising on planning regulations permitted development rights and the need for planning application; Liaising with local planning authorities and grid operators to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
• Contractual Expertise:Draft and negotiate grid connection agreements and coordinate tripartite contracts with landlords and network operators; advise on developer agreements and other siterelated contracts that impact lease obligations
• Project Management and Coordination:Coordinating with multidisciplinary teams including surveyors planners and engineer and provide legal support to the UK team ensuring alignment with EDRI Central Legal Counsels guidance and lead internal UK legal initiatives to enhance best practices in lease negotiations and property management
• Risk Management and Dispute Resolution:Identifying and mitigating potential legal risks associated with EV charging infrastructure projects and staying up to date with changes in legislation and case law; Assess legal risks in lease agreements ensuring terms are commercially viable and enforceable while safeguarding land access and operational rights
• Client Relationship and Business Development:Building and maintaining strong client relationships and Contributing to business development by identifying new opportunities and building a network of contacts within the EV charging sector

• A graduate degree in law or equivalent and further specific qualification
• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with substantial postqualification experience (PQE)
• Extensive experience in commercial property law with a proven track record in complex transactions
• Strong understanding of planning law easements and grid connection agreements
• Excellent negotiation drafting and communication skills and a strong commercial acumen
• Experience working within the energy or infrastructure sector is highly desirable
• Strong attention to detail and an excellent analytical and problemsolving skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects andto work independently and as part of a team

• People take centre stage: Become part of a dynamic ambitious and agile team that develops solutions for the eMobility market and be part of our EDRI events or the next afterwork event
• With us you get the best of both worlds 100 startup with the support of a large company
• The freedom you need: We offer you remote working with flexible working hours
• You will receive a competitive salary with a performancerelated bonus and 30 days holiday per year
• A company pension scheme is of course also one of the benefits with us
• Sustainable learning opportunities: We support you with a training budget of 5000 euros per year
• You get everything you need to get started: onboarding with welcome gifts and top hardware

E.ON Drive Infrastructure (EDRI) is a panEuropean market leading charge point operator owned by the E.ON group. EDRI builds owns and operates public charging infrastructure for all types of electric vehicles. The company purpose is to build a sustainable world by providing charging for everyone everywhere. The team currently employs more than 170 people and operates more than 6.600 public charging points across 10 European countries: Sweden Denmark Germany Netherlands Poland United Kingdom Czech Republic Italy Hungary Romania and Netherlands. Together with location partners EDRI will expand its network by installing 1000 additional high power charging points per year.