Interim General Counsel – Infrastructure & Energy Projects
The Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced General Counsel to provide strategic legal leadership on a major future energy infrastructure and development programme, with a strong focus on EPC, EPCI and O&M contracting.
This is a senior, business-facing role where you will act as the lead legal adviser, partnering closely with project leadership, internal stakeholders and external advisers to support the successful delivery of a complex, high-value project.
TLT is open to England & Wales-qualified solicitors and offers a flexible UK-based working arrangement, with frequent travel to London and occasional travel within the UK and Europe. The anticipated start date is November 2026.
This role is an initial 12-month contract, with the potential for extension, and will be paid on a competitive day rate via an Umbrella company. We welcome applications from candidates seeking a part-time working arrangement.
About the Project
This opportunity sits within a large-scale infrastructure programme currently progressing through development, consenting and procurement phases.
As the project advances towards delivery, you will play a key role in supporting commercial objectives, managing legal risk and advising on EPC, construction and O&M agreements, alongside a broad range of contractual, regulatory and governance matters.
Your Role
You will provide commercially focused, pragmatic legal advice while maintaining oversight of the project’s legal risk profile. Acting as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, you will identify legal issues early, develop practical solutions and coordinate specialist support where required to ensure effective and timely decision-making.
A key aspect of the role will be supporting the procurement, negotiation and management of major EPC, EPCI and O&M contracts, ensuring robust risk allocation and commercially sound outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide commercially focused legal advice on key project decisions.
- Embed legal considerations into business and technical decision-making.
- Oversee legal risk and elevate significant issues through governance channels.
- Act as the lead legal contact for the project.
- Coordinate advice from internal specialists to deliver clear, consistent guidance.
- Ensure compliance with legal policies, governance requirements and risk frameworks.
- Support legal knowledge sharing and best practice.
- Manage relationships with external law firms and specialist advisers.
- Instruct and coordinate external counsel as required.
- Define scopes of work, challenge advice where appropriate and ensure value for money.
- Advise on commercial contracts, procurement, NDAs, consultancy agreements and contract amendments.
- Provide guidance on contractual interpretation, IP and information-sharing matters.
- Support the negotiation and management of EPC, EPCI, construction and O&M agreements.
- Develop templates, precedents and guidance to improve consistency and efficiency.
- Monitor legal spend and optimise the use of internal and external resources.
- Coordinate UK and German legal support on development and environmental consents.
- Advise on land access, property rights, easements and stakeholder agreements.
- Ensure alignment of UK legal matters with wider European requirements.
- Lead legal support for major EPC and EPCI procurement programmes.
- Define procurement legal strategy, risk allocation and negotiation positions.
- Support tender negotiations, contract reviews and governance approvals.
- Advise on the procurement and implementation of long-term O&M arrangements.
- Maintain the legal risk framework and risk register.
- Provide legal input into approvals, investment decisions and governance processes.
- Advise on claims, disputes and contractual notices, coordinating with internal and external counsel as required.
Your Skills and Experience
- Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales).
- Strong UK commercial contracts expertise.
- Experience supporting major infrastructure or energy projects.
- Proven experience with EPC, EPCI, construction, engineering or O&M contracts.
- Experience managing external legal advisers.
- Able to work independently within multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including advising senior leaders.
Desirable
- Experience in electricity transmission, offshore wind or subsea infrastructure.
- Utilities sector experience.
- Environmental consenting experience.
- Project finance or large-scale EPC contracting experience.
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