Senior Legal Counsel - Construction & Infrastructure Projects

Michael Page; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 120.000 - 160.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Michael Page is seeking a seasoned lawyer to provide end-to-end legal support for international infrastructure projects. You will draft and negotiate major project agreements, manage contractual risk, and guide project teams through complex multi-jurisdictional transactions.

The role involves advising on governance, changes, and stakeholder relations, plus supporting dispute avoidance and claims strategies across development, construction, and financing activities.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years' experience in projects, construction or infrastructure law.
• Strong expertise in EPC/FIDIC contracts, contract management and project execution.
• Experience gained within infrastructure, data centres, energy, construction or engineering sectors.
• Proven exposure to complex international and multi-jurisdictional projects.

Aufgaben

• Provide legal support across the full lifecycle of international projects, from development and structuring through execution and operations.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial and project agreements (including EPC, EPCM, FIDIC, construction, procurement, supply, services and partnership agreements).
• Advise business and project teams on contractual risk, project delivery, governance, change management and stakeholder relationships.
• Support claims management, dispute avoidance and resolution strategies, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead or support negotiations with investors, development partners, contractors, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to development, construction, procurement, finance and leadership teams on strategic initiatives and complex transactions.

Jobbeschreibung

• Dynamic, international and entrepreneurial environment
• High level of exposure to strategic projects and key decision-makers.

• Dynamic, international and entrepreneurial environment
• High level of exposure to strategic projects and key decision-makers.

About Our Client

Or clients is an international project-driven business involved in the development, construction and operation of complex infrastructure and technology assets.

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Provide legal support across the full lifecycle of international projects, from development and structuring through execution and operations.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial and project agreements (including EPC, EPCM, FIDIC, construction, procurement, supply, services and partnership agreements).
• Advise business and project teams on contractual risk, project delivery, governance, change management and stakeholder relationships.
• Support claims management, dispute avoidance and resolution strategies, working closely with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead or support negotiations with investors, development partners, contractors, suppliers and other project stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to development, construction, procurement, finance and leadership teams on strategic initiatives and complex transactions.

Successful Applicant

Successful Candidate

• Qualified lawyer with 5-10 years' experience in projects, construction or infrastructure law.
• Strong expertise in EPC/FIDIC contracts, contract management and project execution.
• Experience gained within infrastructure, data centres, energy, construction or engineering sectors.
• Proven exposure to complex international and multi-jurisdictional projects.
• Commercial, pragmatic and comfortable working directly with business and operational stakeholders. Based on the profile provided, experience covering EPC/FIDIC contracting, international infrastructure projects, claims management and close collaboration with project teams is particularly relevant

What's On Offer

A unique opportunity to join a fast-growing international business and contribute to high-impact projects in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment.

Quote job ref: JN-092026-7096213