Associate Legal Advisor

Ramboll; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Ramboll is seeking a Legal Advisor (Contracts) to join its Global Legal Operations team in India, focusing on reviewing consultancy contracts and advising internal clients. You will draft, negotiate and redline agreements while ensuring legal risk is managed and compliance is maintained.

The role supports multiple regions and requires strong drafting and communication skills. Candidate should have an LLB and 5+ years of experience, with prior in-house exposure in a consultancy or engineering

Qualifications

• LLB or equivalent with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• In-house legal experience within a consultancy or engineering company preferred.
• Proven experience drafting and redlining international contracts.
• Knowledge of professional indemnity insurance and related coverages.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills; ability to present.
• Ability to createPowerPoint presentations.

Responsibilities

• Review contracts and legal documents, flag implications to project and local teams.
• Draft, review and modify contractual instruments for various activities.
• Negotiate, review and draft documents for business transactions and checklists.
• Review and redline documents from multiple jurisdictions and contribute to knowledge management.
• Provide legal information, conduct trainings, and communicate requirements to staff.
• Adhere to Ramboll policies and governance, guiding stakeholders.

Skills

Contract Management

Legal advising

Risk Management

Insurance

Dispute & resolution

Teamwork

Stakeholder management

Education

LLB

Tools

MS Office

Teams

CRM

Contract Management tools

Job description

About Ramboll

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 20,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Company Description

About Ramboll Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. We have more than 20,000 experts working across our global operations in 35 countries. Our experts are leaders in their fields, developing and delivering innovative solutions in diverse markets including Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy, and Management Consulting. We invite you to contribute to a more sustainable future working in an open, collaborative, and empowering company. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we together shape the societies of tomorrow.

Ramboll globally

Ramboll is a leading engineering, architecture and consultancy company. Working at one of our offices in 35 countries you will join 16,000 fellow bright minds in creating innovative and sustainable solutions within Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Architecture, Landscape & Urbanism, Water and Management Consulting. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we help shape the society of tomorrow.

Job Description

Join our Global Legal Operations (GLO) team!

Ramboll's Global Legal Operations (GLO) team provides centralized legal services to our businesses operating in regions with a smaller Ramboll presence, as well as supporting legal teams across continental Europe, APAC, India, UK, and the US. Our GLO team members are based in India and Europe. We are seeking a full-time Legal Advisor specializing in Contracts matters to join our growing team. The primary focus of this role is reviewing consultancy contracts with clients and advising our internal client base. The team also handles professional indemnity insurance, claims, and corporate/company secretarial support for designated regions.

Your Responsibilities:

• Review contracts and other legal documents, identifying and communicating potential legal implications to project and local legal teams.
• Draft, review, and modify contractual instruments to support various business activities.
• Negotiate, review, and draft documentation for business transactions, including developing and advising on checklists to ensure timely information submission.
• Review and redline contracts and other project legal documents from various jurisdictions (overflow support), contributing to knowledge management for these requests.
• Provide legal information and interpretation, conduct training, and communicate relevant legal requirements to concerned staff.
• Adhere to Ramboll's internal policies and governance, providing guidance to stakeholders.

Key Deliverables (First 24 Months):

• Service Management - Contracts: Collaborate with the GLO team to ensure timely, high-quality, pragmatic responses aligned with Ramboll governance.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop strong working relationships with Tender Managers and Company Directors within Ramboll entities.

Your Starting Point for Growth:

At Ramboll, we are committed to your professional development. For this role, we seek candidates with the following qualifications and experience:

• Legal qualifications (LLB or equivalent) with at least 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Prior in-house legal experience within a consultancy or engineering company in the construction, environmental, or infrastructure industry.
• Proven experience in contract drafting and redlining international contracts, applying commercial acumen to contract review and advice.
• Working knowledge of professional indemnity insurance, workmen's compensation insurance, and third-party liability insurance.
• Excellent communication and drafting skills.
• Ability to create and deliver PowerPoint presentations.
• Strong self-learning and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse cultures and interact with all organizational levels.
• Ability to work under pressure and be results-oriented.

Personal Qualities for Success:

• Ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultures and at all levels of the organization.
• Strong workload and people management skills.
• Ability to apply a commercial and pragmatic approach when advising on contracts in foreign jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Qualification: LLB
• Mandatory Skills Requires: Contract Management, Legal advising, Risk Management, Insurance, Dispute & resolution, teamwork, stakeholder management
• Software Skills: MS Office, Teams Contract Management tools, CRM

Additional Information

Ramboll is a leading engineering, architecture and consultancy company. Working at one of our offices in 35 countries you will join 18,000 fellow bright minds in creating innovative and sustainable solutions within Buildings, Transport, Energy, Environment & Health, Architecture, Landscape & Urbanism, Water and Management Consulting. Combining local experience with global knowledge, we help shape the society of tomorrow.

About You

From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

What We Can Offer You

• Investment in your development
• Leaders you can count on, guided by our Leadership Principles
• Be valued for the unique person you are
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company

Work at the heart of sustainable change

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do

We believe in the strength of diversity and know that unique experiences and perspectives are vital for creating truly sustainable societies. Therefore, we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any accommodations you need during the application process.