Real Estate (Energy/Utilities) Senior Associate/Associate Director

Overview

In this role you join a growing Real Estate energy and utilities team, advising on high-value projects in the Energy & Energy Transition sector. You will work closely with sector leaders to support large-scale transactions for institutional investors, developers, and funders. The role combines non-contentious and contentious land rights, consenting matters, and complex financings in a decarbonising energy landscape. You’ll contribute to a collaborative, cross-service-line environment that values growth, client impact, and transformational projects across energy infrastructure.

Pay / Benefits

• multi-award winning career development programme
• early responsibility and client exposure
• robust technical training
• supportive and collegiate environment
• health and wellbeing initiatives
• diversity networks and inclusion

Responsibilities

• Advise on high-value real estate transactions within energy/utility projects (renewables, storage, and related infrastructure)
• Manage land rights, consenting matters, and strategic permitting including CPO and DCO processes
• Support financing, acquisitions, and development strategies for energy projects
• Coordinate across departments (construction, planning, funds and finance) to deliver integrated solutions
• Represent clients on landmark energy infrastructure schemes and project-level negotiations
• Contribute to client management and development, with exposure to senior stakeholders
• Assist in complex due diligence and regulatory risk assessment for energy transitions

Key requirements

• Experience in real estate practice with energy or utilities projects
• Senior Associate or Associate Director level applicants
• Proven track record in large-scale transactions and project coordination

• collaborative
• client-focused
• strong communication
• real estate transactions
• land rights and permitting
• CPO and DCO experience

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