Legal Specialist – Netherlands

This is a full-time position in The Netherlands which will support ASE’s Dutch business with the development of large-scale ground-mounted solar PV projects.

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Job Responsibilities:

1. Pro-actively and autonomously provide legal support in solar project development specifically and corporate business in general

• • Be the go-to person for all solar PV project legal related matters
  • Establish relationships with stakeholders involved in all legal matters required for successful project development and corporate day-to-day business
  • Negotiate and finalize agreements with third party legal expertise, and channel this expertise internally
  • Manage all legal processes for our solar PV projects in the Netherlands
  • Provide high standards best practice legal support in the project development process, supporting with drafting and finalizing development agreements such as (options for) land agreements (purchase or right of superficies), permit applications, anterior agreements with local governments, energy cooperation agreements, Wabo verification documents, PPAs, financing agreements, EPC agreements, incorporation of SPVs, etc.
  • Provide high standards best practice legal support in our corporate business, such as drafting and finalizing NDAs, LOIs, JV agreements, labor agreements, consultancy agreements, site finder agreements, etc.
  • Work closely with our European development team and European Legal Specialists by providing support and advice on legal issues abroad
  • Track changes to legislation and their impact on our development pipeline/future focus

2. General

• • Create procedures and help to build a knowledge base that will drive the evolution of best practice to deliver a competitive edge
  • Create relationships within the renewable energy sector with a view to acquiring suitable projects at various stages of development

3. Report to senior management

• • Report legal project status, progress, timeline, quality, feasibility, project risks and budgets to senior management and the Company

Minimum requirements:

• • An experienced and energetic legal specialist who will support the business by ensuring legal compliance at all stages in its venture of growth.
  • Proven track record in legal expertise, preferably with large scale renewable projects
  • Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area of expertise
  • Affinity with technical and financial feasibility of projects and an understanding of key factors required to develop a viable project
  • A general understanding of the relevant planning processes
  • Strong negotiation, influencing, and commercial skills
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with a wide range of stakeholders from diverse backgrounds
  • Flexible, creative, and entrepreneurial with positive attitude and ability to perform under pressure
  • Self-driven with the ability to work independently as well as in a team.
  • Attention to detail
  • Spoken and written fluency in Dutch and English
  • IT literacy and familiarity with Microsoft applications including Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Driving licence and willingness to travel on a regular basis within The Netherlands and abroad.

What we offer:

• • Competitive compensation
  • Pension
  • An active environment in a fast growing market
  • Varied job content within an international and dynamic organization
  • Balance of independence and team work
  • Opportunity for professional and personal growth
  • Hybrid working environment. Flexibility to work in Utrecht and/or Maastricht office

About us:

AMPYR Solar Europe (ASE) was created in 2021 through the merger of NaGa Solar with the existing Ampyr Energy UK solar joint venture between AGP Group and Hartree Partners. Recently ASE has acquired Utrecht based SolarEnergyWorks and its team to strengthen its position in the Dutch market. SolarEnergyWorks has been developing solar parks throughout the Netherlands since 2012. In recent years, several large and high-profile solar parks have been completed, with more than 200 hectares of solar parks connected to the grid.

The merger and acquisition created a major European Solar Enterprise with a combined pipeline of over 5GW of large-scale ground-mount and rooftop solar projects in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands and a team of over 60 experienced renewable development professionals.

The ASE team has recently secured a €400 million facility with CarVal Investors to support their plans to bring over 2GW of solar power capacity into operation by 2025 of which 500 MWp in NL.  It is an exciting time in the evolution of the business, and we are looking for energetic, committed people to help us deliver our vision and help to decarbonise the European electricity market.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and personal motivation letter to Francine Franssen (ffranssen@ampyrsolareurope.com); don’t hesitate to contact her for more information.