Legal Counsel - Tractebel

LEGAL COUNSEL

Location and Reporting Line Based in Riyadh; with occasional travelling in the Middle East region.

Reporting Line Head of Legal Ethics and Compliance located in Dubai.

your job Functions (Duties & Responsibilities)

The key roles and responsibilities are:

Be responsible for supporting the Legal Department for all legal matters especially leading contract review negotiations liaising with external legal counsels training in house clients on basic legal matters Provide legal advice on contract management and legal matters as they arise (including regulatory and local law issues) during the development phases of a project and its execution including variation orders force majeure performance default delays and warranty claims Provide legal support and guidance to the project manager contract manager and regional management teams regarding the interpretation and implementation of the commercial contracts in case of dispute

2. Provide legal support and guidance to internal departments (HR finance procurement sales BD) regarding the interpretation and implementation of the local law Monitor trends in construction law and engineering consultancy business Assist Legal Department for management and organization of the negotiation and preparation of legal documents for bid submission including markups of project agreements partnerships with third parties level services and subcontract agreements Perform corporate housekeeping for the entities in the region; especially in KSA Support Legal Department for the deployment and implementation of the legal organization within KSA (incl. implementation of group standards and systems sharing the best practices providing training etc) Encourage a culture of compliance with laws and integrity in KSA Ensure compliance with laws policies and procedures of ENGIE Group in KSA Provide support to the Department of Ethics and Compliance in respect of ethics and compliance matters Provide support to the Department of Data Privacy Management in respect of data privacy matters. Key Relationships Legal community HR Department Sales and BD team Project Managers Ethics and Compliance community Data Privacy community Management: No direct line management responsibilities but interaction with all stakeholders engaged in a project Requirements Education and Qualification Bachelor of Law Degree from a reputable university LLM is a plus Eligible to practice law in KSA Language Strong and excellent communication skill in English. French is a plus Experience and Skills 3 years practice in business / transactional law practice in a major law firm with international exposure or a multinational company preferably energy or construction business Strong contract drafting and contract interpretation skills A strong knowledge of contract and insurance law matched with sound litigation procedural experience and an ability to resolve disputes before this becomes necessary Strong soft skills (communication negotiation etc) Ability to provide sound legal advice in order to manage risk reduce exposure and allow successful operation of the business Ability to deal in a complex organization (multicultural wide geographical scope)

3. Ability to work within a team of members from varying cultural backgrounds as well as with counterparts of varying cultural backgrounds Ability to maintain high levels of focused drive and energy giving above what is required to get the job done Attention to details Strong team player Knowledge of professional negligence law Able to manage numerous and shifting priorities and to operate in an ambiguous stressful environment with tight deadlines and high standards. Respectable professional ethical fair trustworthy Technology Able to work with modern communication and collaboration tools (Teams Sharepoint Salesforce...)

Business Understanding Energy regulatory framework Modus operandi of KSA public sector organisations as clientele Knowledge of engineering consultancy activities (e.g. Power Generation T&D Energy Transition Urban etc) is a plus Groups strategy vision Groups governance and ethical rules

Employment Conditions Local employment contract

Time Requirements Full Time

Tractebel welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and actively promotes Diversity in the workforce