Senior Bilingual Tech Legal Counsel & Compliance Lead

Tigabytes_Cl; Santiago; Hybrid; CLP 40,000,000 - 70,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel in Santiago, Chile seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support its Mining & Metals GBU. The role requires a law degree, bar admission, and 13–15 years of relevant experience, with strong advisory, negotiation and drafting skills.

You will lead front‑end bidding and contract negotiations, review and draft agreements, and support governance and project teams across Latin America. Fluency in English and Spanish, in‑house experience, and proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a law degree and admission as a lawyer (preferably in Chile or elsewhere in Latin America).
• Well‑honed advisory, negotiation and drafting skills, with strong business acumen and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Front-end bidding and negotiating for high value contracts in engineering, construction & project management space.
• Review, preparation and negotiation of contracts and related documents (proposals, subcontracts, joint venture agreements, confidentiality agreements).
• Ongoing support to projects under development, once contracts are won & signed.
• Support governance processes and ensure compliance with internal policies.
• Travel as needed to run contract negotiations or support projects (primarily in Chile and Peru).

Skills

Advisory & negotiation

Contract drafting

Business acumen

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal communication

In‑house experience

English & Spanish fluency

Legal project development

Latin America experience

Education

Law degree and bar admission (Chile/LA)

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bechtel in Santiago, Chile seeks a Senior Legal Counsel to support its Mining & Metals GBU. The role requires a law degree, bar admission, and 13–15 years of relevant experience, with strong advisory, negotiation and drafting skills.

You will lead front‑end bidding and contract negotiations, review and draft agreements, and support governance and project teams across Latin America. Fluency in English and Spanish, in‑house experience, and proficiency with Word, Excel and PowerPoint are essential.