Job Description
Basic Function
The Senior Legal Counsel will provide advice / guidance to Business Development and Tendering Teams on legal and compliance matters, as well as, assisting Project leaders in the execution of projects in the KSA and Bahrain.
Operations
• Provide Legal support to Business Development and Tendering teams for both Land and Marine Divisions (Pre-qualification, Tender review and negotiation support)
• Provide Contract Support to Project Leaders in both Land and Marine Divisions (Contract Review and Commercial claim drafting and support)
• Provide advice about cash collection, pre-litigation disputes and litigation,
• Provide support in relation to corporate housekeeping (licensing),
• Assist with any compliance related matters (including export control),
• Liaise with external law firm as required,
• Implementation of the Group Legal Procedures,
• Assist on Insurance matter.
Principal Working Relationships
• Report to the Country Manger Saudi Arabia/Bahrain & to the Regional Head of Legal Middle East / India based in Abu Dhabi.
• Work with the Departments Managers for efficient resolution of legal and contractual issues.
• Work with the Financial Controller for financial and administrative control (as applicable).
• Work with Project execution teams for contract and claim support.
Qualifications required
Master Degree in Civil Law
Master Degree in Common Law ( LL.M)
Skills / experience required to do the job
• Minimum 10 years experience.
• Experience in both EPC Marine and Land Businesses in a must.
• International experience is a must.
• Arabic language would be a plus but is not mandatory
• Fluent in English
Role specific Behavioural competencies required
Decision-making & Prioritising: The ability to make right decisions, based on a sound analysis, reasoning, judgment, and well-balanced priority setting.
Client Focus: The ability to be client oriented and create client satisfaction.
Managing Information/communication: The ability to generate, collect and share relevant information in order to enable others to achieve better or more results.
Agility: The proven capability to be flexible, responsive, adaptive, and show initiative in times of change (e.g. priorities, work planning/location, skills/technologies, work processes, relationships), uncertainty
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