Supply Chain Lawyer

Gas Networks Ireland operates and maintains Ireland’s €2.7bn, 14,664km national gas network, which is considered one of the safest and most modern renewables-ready gas networks in the world.

Over 720,000 Irish homes and businesses trust Ireland’s gas network to provide efficient and reliable energy to meet their heating, cooking, manufacturing and transport needs.

The gas network is the cornerstone of Ireland’s energy system, securely supplying more than 30% of Ireland’s total energy, including 40% of all heating and almost 50% of the country’s electricity generation.

By working to replace natural gas with renewable gases, such as biomethane and green hydrogen, and complementing intermittent renewable electricity, Gas Networks Ireland is supporting Ireland’s journey to a cleaner energy future.

The Role:

The Supply Chain team is responsible for the procurement of goods and services to support the business of Gas Networks Ireland. Supply Chain is supported by the legal team in respect of contracts and procurement matters.

Reporting to the Head of Legal for Gas Networks Ireland, the Supply Chain Lawyer will be working on a wide variety of agreements to procure goods and services. The Supply Chain Lawyer should have a working knowledge of procurement legislation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supporting the Legal team and the business of Gas Networks Ireland in providing in-house legal advice for all Supply Chain and procurement matters, including construction contracts.
• Drafting, negotiating, reviewing and updating various tender documents, standard form and bespoke contracts.
• Managing and supporting third party specialists, including external lawyers to deliver required business outcomes.
• Identifying areas of potential legal risk, developing reporting structures in relation to those risks and conducting reviews where required.
• Promoting legal awareness and communicating to the business when legal input should be sought.
• Delivering in-house training on areas of interest to the wider business.
• Monitoring relevant construction and procurement legislative changes and case-law affecting the conduct of the company’s business.
• Ensuring that continuing professional development is maintained and that professional knowledge remains current, by participating in appropriate training / courses / seminars.
• Attendance at various internal committees related to contract approvals.
• Other duties as required from time-to-time.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Qualified Solicitor with circa 7 years post qualification, including at least 2 years in commercial contracts – experience of construction and/or health and safety laws advantageous but not essential.
• Knowledge of public procurement procedures and legislation desirable.
• Knowledge of standard form construction contracts and legislation desirable.
• Ability to deal confidently and professionally on day-to-day issues and handle complex issues with limited supervision.
• Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team.
• Solution-orientated, i.e. ability to adopt a commercial perspective rather than a purely 'academic' approach to legal issues.
• Ability to set own high standards of performance.

Applications, including current Curriculum Vitae, should be emailed to the following address stating the job title and reference number in the subject line of your email:

The closing date for receipt of applications for this vacancy is the

16th of May 2024.

Please note that applications submitted after this closing date will not be accepted.

Gas Networks Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive place of work and have a robust strategy and framework called ibelong to enable this. We are an equal opportunity employer and through our recruitment process we welcome and encourage applications from interested and suitably qualified individuals regardless of gender, age, racial or ethnic origin, membership of the traveller community, religion or beliefs, family or civil status, sexual orientation/gender identity or disability.