Legal Renewables – Senior Counsel, Procurement

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Company Profile

Repsol is a globally integrated multi-energy company headquartered in Madrid, Spain. With a team of 25,000 employees across more than 20 countries, we proudly serve 24 million customers worldwide. Our diversified renewable energy portfolio totals nearly 3,700 MW of installed capacity, with a strong presence in Spain, the United States, and Chile.

As part of our commitment to a more sustainable future, low-emissions generation is at the core of our strategy to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Repsol Renewables North America (RRNA) plays a key role in this vision, with aims to increase generation capacity between 3,000 – 4,000 MW by 2027.

We are driven by innovation, collaboration, and purpose. Repsol offers a comprehensive Employee Value Proposition (EVP), including a holistic Total Rewards program that supports the wellbeing, growth, and contributions of our people. Join us in shaping the future of energy.

Job Summary:

The Senior Counsel - Procurement, occupies a mission-critical role within the Legal Department and serves as the principal attorney responsible for advising the company on the full life cycle of high-value sourcing, supply chain, and vendor-facing transactions, with particular emphasis on EPCA, OMA, TSA and SMA. Reporting directly to the US General Counsel Low Carbon Generation, the incumbent delivers sophisticated, business-centered legal guidance that protects the organization from undue risk while facilitating timely execution of essential commercial arrangements.

This position is based in Downtown Houston with a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Counsel - Procurement provides a broad scope of support to the LCG legal department in support of Renewables NA. The Senior Counsel - Procurement’s responsibilities include, among other things:

- Drafting, reviewing, negotiating, interpreting, and, where necessary, enforcing complex procurement contracts that secure critical goods, services, technology, and infrastructure in support of ongoing renewables business.

- Ensuring compliance with legal and industry standards.

- Identifying and mitigating contract risks, including legal, financial, and project-related risks.

- Ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations and deadlines.

- Providing legal guidance and support to project and procurement teams on contract-related matters.

- Managing contract changes and amendments as needed, and advising on claims, disputes, and terminations.

- Monitoring contract performance and addressing any issues that may arise.

- Collaborating with internal teams to ensure contracts are effectively managed.

- Other tasks and projects as assigned

Requirements:

- Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school.

- A minimum of 7 years of experience of progressively responsible experience in commercial contracting, at least five of which focus on large-scale procurement or supply chain transactions within a corporate legal department or an Am Law 100 firm.

- Direct exposure to EPCA, OMA, TSA and MSA structures in renewables energy.

- Strong communication skills and a proven ability to advise business managers on complex legal matters.

- Proven responsibility and organizational and time-management skills.

- Attention to detail and accuracy.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Solid computer skills and in-depth knowledge of relevant software, such as MS Office Suite.

- Integrity, good judgment and strong decision-making abilities.

- Careful handling of confidential information.

- Strong information-gathering and information-monitoring skills.

- Initiative and flexibility; and

- Respectful of others and having excellent teamwork skills.

Repsol is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran