Senior Counsel

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join a dynamic team of experienced Legal Counsels who are shaping the future of the energy landscape! As a Legal Counsel, you will actively support a variety of activities within the project, service, and product business of the Business Area “Grid Technologies.” In a world transitioning to meet increasing energy demands from both conventional and renewable sources, you will take charge of a wide range of complex legal matters in this exciting environment. Your primary responsibilities will include supporting sales, procurement, and licensing contracts, drafting templates, managing claims during the execution phase, and providing counsel to a production facility.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Manage all legal matters for various Grid Technologies execution units related to HVDC, substations, products, services, digital solutions, and more.
• Redline and negotiate contracts, developing templates for EPC contracts with both private and public customers, including those within public award procedures, supply and commissioning contracts, and software delivery agreements.
• Oversee public award procedures concerning legal matters and provide legal counsel to a transformer factory on all relevant issues.
• Handle claims with customers and suppliers effectively while taking initiative to proactively address business challenges by balancing governance with business needs.
• Engage and manage outside counsel cost-effectively when necessary, fostering a culture of ownership, empowerment, transparency, and open communication within the organization.
• Collaborate closely with the global Legal Counsel community to ensure alignment and best practices.

What You Bring

• You are a fully qualified lawyer or possess equivalent qualifications in Italian law, with at least 5 years of professional experience in the legal department of an international company or a law firm.
• You are adaptable and open to “multi-tasking,” seamlessly transitioning between different legal topics throughout the day.
• You have experience in negotiating and drafting EPC contracts, with established expertise in FIDIC contract forms and their practical applications, as well as ancillary agreements and relevant financial arrangements.
• You are knowledgeable in public award procedures and have a keen interest in technical and commercial topics related to power transmission plants, electro-mechanical equipment, software, and artificial intelligence.
• You stay informed about new regulatory developments at both EU and national levels that impact Siemens Energy’s business activities.
• You possess excellent communication skills, coupled with intercultural sensitivity and competence, and thrive in a team-oriented and international environment.
• You are fluent in both Italian and English, with strong verbal and written communication skills.

About the Team

Our Grid Technologies business area enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With \~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Rewards/Benefits

The total compensation package for this position, including both fixed and variable components, ranges between € 70.000 – € 105.000 gross per year.

Salary ranges for this role are provided in accordance with applicable local legislation. The stated range is based on the Italian labour market. Where a role may be performed in multiple locations in Italy or abroad, compensation will vary depending on factors such as market conditions, including the local cost of living, as well as experience and qualifications. In such cases, the specific salary range for the location of interest will be communicated in the early stages of the recruitment process and, in any case, before any potential offer of employment is made.

Here are examples of the rewards and benefits Siemens Energy offers:

• Enjoy a stable employment in a company with a long history in innovation and technology.
• Flexibility: trustful environment with an inclusive and flexible way of working driven by results; hybrid way of working enabled by innovative tools and devices, personal computer and smartphone; wi-fi connection reimbursement.
• Welfare: flexible welfare programs and health insurance extendable to your family; professional and extraprofessional accident insurance; free on-site lunch options.
• Collaborate with experienced experts in an international environment.
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. With us, you have the opportunity to learn and develop in a self-determined way. Various attractive programs and measures are available for this purpose.

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.