Legal Counsel (m/w/d)

Become a Legal Counsel with BayWa r.e. in Cork, Edinburgh, or Glasgow. Provide legal support for wind, solar PV, and battery storage projects across the UK and Ireland. Enjoy a competitive salary, private health insurance, and a flexible working environment. Join BayWa r.e. as a Legal Counsel in Cork, Edinburgh, or Glasgow, and be part of a collaborative legal team supporting renewable energy projects. This role involves providing legal guidance on project development, acquisitions, and financing for wind, solar PV, and battery storage initiatives. Enjoy a competitive salary, private health insurance, and a flexible working environment that promotes work-life balance and personal well-being.

BayWa r.e. Hybrid Full Time UTC+00:00

Cork, Ireland Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

BayWa r.e.

Company Overview

Name

BayWa r.e. is a subsidiary of the BayWa Group

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

Founded

2008

Size

Over 4,500 employees worldwide (source: cbinsights.com). Revenue of over 1 billion USD annually in 2023 (source: baywa-re.vn).

What They Do

BayWa r.e. focuses on renewable energy, particularly on **photovoltaics (solar), onshore wind, and battery storage**. The company offers comprehensive services throughout the entire project lifecycle, including planning, permitting, construction, operation, and trading (source: erneuerbare-energien-hamburg.de). The product range includes complete project management, with BayWa r.e. Solar Systems specializing in modules, inverters, and mounting systems for residential, commercial, and utility projects (source: solar-distribution-us.baywa-re.com). Target markets include developers, utilities, independent power producers, and commercial customers, with a focus on utility-scale solar and onshore wind power (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com). BayWa r.e. stands out with a **project pipeline of 22 gigawatts in 25 countries**, aiming to achieve an operational capacity of 3 gigawatts by 2026 (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com).

Projects & Track Record

While specific completed projects are not detailed in the available sources, BayWa r.e. manages **existing wind and solar resources** and has a pipeline that includes a 200 MW / 800 MWh battery storage project in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com). This initiative is part of the 22 GW pipeline in photovoltaics, onshore wind, and battery storage being implemented in 25 countries (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com). Partnerships with Energy Infrastructure Partners aim to expand the portfolio to 3 GW by 2026, while collaboration with utilities and grid operators like Powerlink in Australia strengthens market position (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, BayWa r.e. announced the acquisition of a majority stake by Energy Infrastructure Partners for 157.17 million USD in February 2025, enabling the global expansion of the platform with a 22 GW pipeline and a target of 3 GW operational capacity by 2026 (source: cbinsights.com). The company applied for approval for the 200 MW / 800 MWh battery storage project in Gladstone in 2024 to position itself in emerging renewable energy hubs (source: cbinsights.com). Although no specific mergers or additional funding rounds are documented, the 2023 anniversary celebration of the BayWa Group highlights renewable energy as a key area for growth (source: baywa.com).

Working There

BayWa r.e. is hiring in areas such as **project development, engineering, construction, operations and maintenance, sales, trading, and solar distribution**, with departments focused on executing renewable projects, technology innovation, supply chain, and international operations (source: energy-infrastructure-partners.com). Active recruitment is taking place at the headquarters in Munich for central functions, as well as in Santa Fe, NM for US solar projects and at project sites in Europe, the USA, Australia, and the Asia-Pacific region (source: solar-distribution-us.baywa-re.com). The corporate culture reflects the cooperative roots of BayWa AG, with a focus on quality, innovation, and long-term stability, pursuing an "open, honest, process-oriented" approach (source: wikipedia.org).

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Last updated on 2025-12-26 | Report an issue

Job Description

We are looking for a legal counsel to join our friendly and collaborative UK & Ireland legal team, which is currently comprised of 3 legal counsel and a paralegal, led by Head of Legal. The legal team provides legal support to the Projects business and teams across wind, solar PV and battery storage in the UK and Ireland, and during the full project lifecycle. The legal team also plays a core role in acquisition and sale transactions, partnership arrangements and project financing.

This role will be based in one of our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Cork with occasional travel to the other offices. Our business operates a hybrid working model to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing, whilst enabling flexibility, with 60% of our time office-based.

We particularly welcome applicants with real estate expertise given our growing development portfolio, and dual qualified candidates.

What you'll do

Providing legal support to project managers, developers and construction managers in relation to onshore wind, solar PV and battery storage projects across the UK and Ireland;
Driving legal matters relating to all aspects of project development and delivery, including due diligence, acquisition, land, construction, route to market, project financing, project sales and regulatory, corporate and commercial matters;
Identifying the need for legal and commercial input and support across the business and supporting as required in risk management, contract drafting/negotiation and contract implementation;
Developing and implementing core processes and systems to enable efficient contracting processes and contract management;
Procuring, managing, and reviewing legal advice provided by external law firms.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a qualified solicitor in Scotland, England & Wales, or Ireland with at least 2 years PQE
You will have experience in real estate, planning, corporate, project finance, regulatory, construction or projects practice areas;
Previous experience of working on renewable energy projects is preferred but not essential;
Excellent attention to detail, with strong written and oral communication skills;
Shows a keen understanding of the company's needs and seeks to tailor advice appropriately;
Commercially aware;
Takes responsibility for leading on legal aspects of transactions and delivery of projects;
Self-motivated and driven;
Works well as part of a team;
Naturally well prepared and organised, able to deal with competing priorities to meet deadlines;
Right to work in the UK or Ireland (as appropriate).

What's in it for you?

Competitive Salary
Private Health Insurance
Life Assurance Cover
Company Pension Scheme
Flexible Working Environment
Yearly Discretionary Performance Bonus Scheme
Excellent Company Culture
Mental Health First Aid support
Employee Assistance Programme which provides all employees with 24/7 access to telephone and online counselling
Access to an online benefits portal which includes travel and shopping discounts, healthy living advice & a financial well-being resource bank
Cycle 2 Work Scheme
Hybrid Working