Legal Manager & Company Secretary Data Privacy Liaison Officer

-; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

Context & Environment

TEMUK employs ~ 220 employees, has 4 sites (including a Bitumen Manufacturing, a Lubricants Blending plant, and EV Charge Point operations)

• Legislation varies constantly and new rules become enforceable.
• Difficult economic environment increases number of claims against the company.
• High external lawyers' fees require constant management to avoid unnecessary costs.
• Similar services are provided for 2 smaller group businesses.

Activities

Legal

• Advise internal clients in areas such as Health and Safety Law, Engineering Construction Law, Commercial law, Distribution law, environmental law, and Company law.
• Develop legal and statutory awareness of staff by training seminars, newsletters, personal contact, etc.
• Audit to check compliance with statutory obligations, including joint venture companies, and make recommendations to ensure that the necessary actions are taken.
• Evaluate and advise on environmental liabilities on land owned or operated by the Company.
• Advise the Directors and staff of TEMUK and provide specialized expertise in negotiations with claims from third parties.
• Ensure the Company receives timely and practical legal advice and support across the whole range of legal issues which arise in the company's business, engaging outside counsel and other experts where necessary and liaising with Group legal to ensure group legal policy is implemented.
• Manage external legal advisors in connection with disputes or projects.
• Ensure legal compliance including HSE, competition law, and company law.
• Liaise with Regulators (ICO, HSE, EA, etc).
• Advise the board of directors as to their statutory obligations and potential liabilities.
• Ensure the companies' statutory accounts and those of the other associated companies that company secretarial duties are provided for are filed in line with statutory requirements.
• Review, draft, and negotiate commercial contracts arising out of or in connection with the business.
• Advise on capital investment projects e.g. engineering contracts for capital projects.
• Advise on the interpretation of legislation affecting the business and implementation of measures in response to any relevant new legislation.

Data Privacy Liaison Officer for TEMUK

• Registered Data Protection Officer with the ICO and the Data Privacy Liaison Officer.

Company Secretary

• Registered company secretary at Companies House for all MS branch UK subsidiaries and responsible for providing associated company secretarial services/compliance. Approved signatory and correspondent with Companies House Compliance Officer/Sanctions Referent/Ethics Officer.
• Compliance Officer for TEMUK and all MS branch UK subsidiary companies. Responsible for all compliance-related matters including anti-bribery and corruption, competition law, and conflicts of interest.

Candidate Profile

• 5-10 years post Qualified lawyer or solicitor with authority to practice in England & Wales.
• Commercial legal acumen, ideally gained in the Energy or Chemical industry.
• Experience of dealing with environments where Health & Safety implications are significant (e.g. trade of hazardous products).
• Excellent negotiating & influencing skills, able to communicate at all levels of an organization.
• Flexible, proactive, objective with the ability to drive change.
• Confidence and good presentation skills - willingness and ability to lead.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.

Additional Information

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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