Legal Counsel, Engineering & Projects

We value our people and encourage everyone to grow professionally. If you think this opportunity is right for you, we encourage you to apply! Job Description: Job Descriptions A. Legal Business Partnering – Industrial Parks, Renewables & Projects • Act as a key day-to-day legal adviser to Industrial Park, Renewable Energy and Projects business leaders and project teams on legal matters arising from project development, commercial arrangements, engineering, construction and operations. • Support the General Counsel, Industrial Park, Renewables & Projects in providing end-to-end legal coverage to the assigned businesses and projects. • Develop a strong understanding of the businesses' commercial objectives, operating models, project pipelines and strategic priorities in order to provide proactive and commercially relevant legal advice. • Advise management on the legal implications of business proposals, contractual structures, commercial arrangements and project-related decisions. • Participate in project, commercial and management discussions where legal input is required, ensuring that material legal risks and contractual implications are identified sufficiently early. • Provide practical and solution-oriented legal recommendations that balance legal protection, commercial objectives, execution requirements and acceptable levels of risk. • Escalate significant legal, contractual or regulatory exposures to the General Counsel, Industrial Park, Renewables & Projects and, where appropriate, to the Chief Legal & Risk Officer and relevant governance forums. B. Construction, Engineering & Project Contracting • Draft, review, negotiate and advise on construction, engineering and project-related contracts, including: • EPC and EPCC contracts; • design-and-build arrangements; • engineering and technical consultancy agreements; • project management consultancy agreements; • construction and works contracts; • equipment procurement and supply agreements; • installation, testing and commissioning agreements; • operation and maintenance agreements; • framework and master service agreements; and • other project-specific and bespoke commercial arrangements. • Advise on recognised construction contracting frameworks and standard forms, including FIDIC, PAM, PWD and other relevant industry or bespoke contractual arrangements. • Advise stakeholders on contractual risk allocation including: • indemnities; • limitation and exclusion of liability; • warranties and guarantees; • liquidated damages; • extension of time; • variations and change mechanisms; • insurance; • bonds and performance security; • defects liability; • termination rights; • force majeure; • delay and disruption; and • payment and milestone mechanisms. • Support negotiations with contractors, consultants, developers, suppliers, technology providers, joint venture partners and other project counterparties. • Develop and continuously improve standard contract templates, legal clauses, negotiation playbooks and fallback positions for recurring project and construction arrangements. C. Project Development & Commercial Advisory • Provide legal advice across the project development lifecycle, including feasibility, procurement strategy, contractor engagement, project implementation and operations. • Review and advise on commercial arrangements associated with Industrial Park and Renewable Energy projects, including project development, infrastructure, utility, supply, services, leasing, operating and collaboration arrangements where relevant. • Support the structuring and negotiation of project-related commercial arrangements involving multiple stakeholders, contractors, consultants, developers, authorities or business partners. • Identify contractual interfaces and potential gaps between different project packages and counterparties and advise the business on appropriate mitigation measures. • Support the General Counsel, Industrial Park, Renewables & Projects on broader corporate, commercial or transactional matters associated with projects, including joint ventures, strategic partnerships or investment arrangements, where construction and engineering legal expertise is required. D. Claims, Dispute Avoidance & Dispute Resolution • Advise business and project teams on contractual claims arising during project execution, including variations, delay, disruption, extension-of-time, liquidated damages, defects, payment disputes and other contractual entitlements. • Support early identification of potential disputes and implement dispute-avoidance strategies before matters escalate into formal proceedings. • Assess the Group's contractual position in potential disputes and provide management with clear assessments of legal exposure, commercial options and recommended courses of action. • Manage adjudication proceedings under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA), where applicable. • Coordinate and manage arbitration, litigation, mediation and other dispute-resolution proceedings in collaboration with external counsel. • Review claims submissions, notices, correspondence and settlement proposals to protect the Group's contractual and legal position. • Support negotiation and settlement of disputes where commercially appropriate. • Keep the General Counsel, Industrial Park, Renewables & Projects appropriately informed of material claims, disputes and emerging legal exposures. E. Procurement & Contractor / Vendor Contract Support • Partner with Procurement, Engineering and project teams during tendering, contractor selection and contract award processes. • Review tender and RFP documentation to ensure appropriate legal protections and contractual requirements are incorporated. • Advise on contractual deviations, qualifications and exceptions submitted by bidders and contractors. • Support contractor and vendor contracting arrangements including framework agreements, m…