Senior Commercial Counsel

Application Deadline: 31 December 2026

Department: Central Cost

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Rathcoole

Description

Key Responsibilities

• Reviewing, revising and negotiating a wide variety of customer, supplier and strategic commercial contracts. 
• Providing pragmatic, commercially focused legal solutions across operational and strategic activities. 
• Supporting major capital investment and infrastructure projects across the Group.
• Developing and maintaining contract templates, playbooks and guidance notes to drive consistency and efficiency for our commercial teams.

• Supporting the Group’s strategic growth agenda including acquisitions, disposals, integration activity and development projects. 
• Supporting major transformation initiatives and business change programmes across the Group. 
• Supporting corporate governance matters.
• Providing post-deal integration support. 
• Coordinating external legal advisers and ensuring commercially pragmatic transaction management. 

• Advising on environmental, regulatory and operational compliance matters. 
• Maintaining and developing Group policies, controls and governance procedures.

• Supporting the development of enterprise risk management and governance controls across the Group. 
• Maintaining oversight of key legal, regulatory and commercial risks.  

• Advising on contentious matters involving customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. 
• Managing relationships with external counsel in relation to litigation and disputes. 
• Supporting on Employee Relations issues. 

•  Supporting the Group’s IT and operational teams on data protection and privacy matters. 
• Assisting with property related legal matters across Ireland and the UK. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Qualified solicitor in Ireland and/or the UK with 3+ years’ PQE gained in either private practice or in-house. 
• Broad commercial experience, including drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts
• Strong understanding of one or more of the following areas: general commercial law, corporate law, environmental law/regulation, property law. Exposure to acquisitions, disposals and property law issues beneficial
• Strong commercial judgement with the ability to balance legal risk against operational and strategic objectives. 
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on environment with broad responsibility 
•  Experience within infrastructure, industrial, environmental services, energy, utilities or similarly regulated sectors would be advantageous.

• Uses personal and commercial credibility to influence at all levels and across all functions within the Group. 
• Demonstrates strategic thinking capability with the ability to operate as a true commercial business partner.
• Possesses strong commercial judgement informed by analytical capability, practical experience and instinctive acumen. 
• Deals effectively with ambiguity by providing objectivity, decisiveness and clarity. 
• Displays the ability to challenge constructively coupled with a positive change mentality. 
• Communicates effectively and confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, internally and externally. 
• Demonstrates motivation, energy and drive with a strong work ethic and high personal integrity. 
• Has a practical, solutions-oriented and collaborative approach. 
• Displays honesty, openness and integrity at all times.

Why Work for Enva?

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Hybrid working model based in Ireland, with flexibility to balance office and home working.
• Opportunity to play a key role in strengthening Enva’s legal, governance and compliance framework.
• Exposure to a broad range of corporate, governance and legal matters, with scope to develop your skills and responsibilities over time.
• Supportive, collaborative culture with opportunities for professional development and further training.