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Wood is recruiting for a Senior Legal Advisor to join the Corporate Transactions team within our Legal function on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will provide direct support to the Strategy Corporate Development and Project Management Office teams, the Tax and Treasury teams and Group Finance and other identified key stakeholders, and will be involved in the project management of strategic Corporate Transactions (disposals, restructuring, treasury transactions, investments, M&A, joint ventures, material company secretarial projects) 

We are looking for candidates with experience of complex legal analysis and problem solving with the ability to consistently deliver to stakeholders and work with external counsel. You will be responsible for leading the delivery of precise, commercial, timely and cost effective legal counsel in respect of any matter requiring and in respect of any matter which has potential or actual legal or reputational implications, supporting the needs of the relevant area, ensuring priorities are aligned with the relevant short and long term strategic priorities and enabling the success through effective management of legal risk and cost.

This position is based in our Aberdeen office with hybrid working, ideally 3 days in the office and 2 remote.

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The Role

The role reports to our Senior Vice President of Legal and will work with a degree of autonomy in complex legal projects requiring analysis and judgement commensurate with level of experience and as delegated by the SVP Legal. The role acts within applicable Wood / functional policies and procedures, the Legal and other applicable Group and / or Business Unit delegations of authority in addition to legislative boundaries across multi-jurisdictions.

The role acts as a business partner providing counsel and mentoring on legal matters as required, you  will cover a broad spectrum of specialist areas of law on a multi-jurisdictional basis where significant experience and judgement are needed, including, M&A activity, joint ventures, litigation / disputes, employment law, treasury, IP / innovation, real estate, company establishment and compliance matters.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders and functions including, Strategy Corporate Development, Tax, Treasury, and Group Finance, along with other key stakeholders, Wood LCEC Team and Group Functions. For external relationships you will engage with General Counsel and in-house legal teams of our clients and partners, third party contracts, service providers and vendors. 

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally. 

For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.

What we can offer

Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle  Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession