Legal Counsel, Engineering & Projects

Overview

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
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Job Description:

Job Descriptions

A. Legal Business Partnering – Industrial Parks, Renewables & Projects

B. Construction, Engineering & Project Contracting

C. Project Development & Commercial Advisory

D. Claims, Dispute Avoidance & Dispute Resolution