Legal Advisor

Competitive Salary Package

Cape Town

As a Legal Advisor this role is part of the Legal Team providing primary support to the Transactions Team which is responsible for taking renewable energy projects from Preferred Bidder status to Financial Close and for the Project to be ready to start construction. The role reports into the Head of Legal, role is based in Cape Town and is permanent.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting on the implementation of various transactions and bringing renewable energy project transactions to Financial Close through the negotiation, preparation and review of all legal agreements
• Leading the legal review, negotiation and approval of different Project documents (PPA, IA, DA) and financial documents
• Supporting Head of Legal with legal advisors’ appointments and leading on legal due diligence process for projects
• Supporting the team in the acquisition of secondary market opportunities and on tender submissions, 
• Assisting on the negotiation of mandates and term sheets with lenders
• Managing the drafting of various notices and obtaining various consents in accordance with the lender’s CP Checklist
• Managing the Conditions Precedent (CP) Checklist;

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in law
• 4-5 years of relevant renewable energy experience
• At least 3 years of experience on Project Finance transactions
• Experience with project documents(EPC, O&M, PPA) and finance documents.