ESG Compliance Lawyer

We are recruiting on behalf of a global client for an ESG Lawyer (Compliance Counsel) to provide expert guidance on environmental, sustainability, and regulatory compliance matters across international operations.

This is a key role supporting a multinational energy business, offering practical, business-focused legal advice across complex, multi-jurisdictional frameworks.

This would be working out of their office in Saudi Arabia and is ideal for someone looking for a life and work adventure, but still be able to advise and deal with some of the most interesting/complex environmental and sustainability issues globally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide legal advice on global environmental, sustainability, and ESG compliance requirements
• Advise on multi-jurisdictional regulations including climate change, air emissions, water discharges, waste management, natural resources, and biodiversity matters
• Support permitting and regulatory compliance across U., EU, and UK frameworks
• Develop and implement environmental compliance programs, including self-audit processes
• Monitor regulatory developments and maintain up-to-date compliance policies and procedures
• Support global operations, subsidiaries, and joint ventures with compliance counseling
• Engage with regulators and oversee commitments arising from enforcement actions
• Identify compliance risks and gaps, and implement mitigation strategies
• Develop and deliver ESG and environmental compliance training programs
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and leadership to drive implementation of legal requirements
• Support due diligence, third-party monitoring, and compliance systems development
• Provide oversight during compliance reviews and manage external counsel as needed

Requirements:

• Qualified lawyer in good standing in the US, UK, EU, or Canada
• Law degree from an accredited institution (U. qualification preferred)
• 6+ years’ experience in environmental and regulatory compliance within a multinational environment
• Strong knowledge of global environmental and sustainability regulations (U., EU, and/or UK)
• Experience advising on ESG, climate, and environmental compliance frameworks
• Commercial, pragmatic mindset with strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High ethical standards and sound professional judgment

For a confidential chat about this or other roles he is handling please contact Matt Pollard in the Jameson Legal London office.

Please note that where a level of preferred experience or qualification is indicated, this is a guideline only and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience.

Our consultants will review your application and assess your suitability. We endeavour to respond to all applications within 72 hours, however due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually and would advise that if you do not hear from us you should assume you are not successful in your application.

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