Contracts Professional

Jacobs Engineering Group; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group in Gurugram, India, seeks a seasoned Contracts Counsel to review, draft and negotiate client contracts across professional services and engineering sectors. You will prepare risk assessments, summaries, and memos for internal approvals, while supporting global stakeholders.

You will interpret RFPs/RFQs, ensure compliance with company policies, and provide guidance to junior contracting professionals. Strong English communication is required.

Qualifications

• Law graduate with 5-7 years of post-qualification experience in contract review, drafting and negotiation.
• Experience supporting seller-side contracting for professional services, engineering, consulting, technology, construction, or infrastructure.
• Public sector contract review and negotiation experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of contract law, risk allocation, compliance, and commercial contracting practices.
• Experience interpreting RFPs/RFQs and client terms and conditions.
• Ability to collaborate with global stakeholders including legal, contracting, and business teams.
• Experience with CLM platforms such as Icertis and SAP Ariba.
• In-house legal department or shared services experience supporting global stakeholders.
• Ability to manage high volume of reviews and negotiations with minimal supervision.
• Strong written and verbal English communication; capable of guiding junior professionals and improving processes.
• Analytical, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities independently.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate client contracts, amendments, subcontract agreements, task orders, change requests, NDAs, teaming agreements, and other commercial documents.
• Support RFP, RFQ, and tender reviews from contractual and compliance perspectives.
• Prepare contract summaries, memos, risk assessments, and briefing notes for internal reviews and approvals.
• Identify contractual, legal, and commercial risks and propose solutions aligned with company policies and risk profile.
• Support business teams during contract negotiations with customers and project stakeholders.
• Assist Regional Legal Counsel with complex contractual issues and escalations.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Drafting contracts

Legal risk assessment

English communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Analytical thinking

Team mentoring

Independent handling of high volume

Education

LL.B./Law degree

Tools

Icertis

SAP Ariba

Job description

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, redline, and negotiate client contracts, amendments, subcontract agreements, task orders, change requests, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, and other commercial documents.
• Support RFP, RFQ, and tender reviews from a contractual and compliance perspective.
• Prepare contract summaries, representation & certification memo, risk assessments, and briefing notes for internal reviews and approvals.
• Identify contractual, legal, and commercial risks and propose solutions consistent with company policies and risk profile.
• Support business teams during contract negotiations with customers and project stakeholders.
• Assist Regional Legal Counsel with complex contractual issues and escalations.

Qualification & Experience

• Law Graduate/LL.B., from a recognized university with 5-7 years of relevant post-qualification experience in contract review, drafting and negotiation.
• Demonstrated experience supporting preferably seller side contracting for professional services, engineering, consulting, technology, construction, or infrastructure organizations.
• Preferred experience in reviewing and negotiating public sector customer facing commercial agreements.
• Advanced understanding of contract law principles, risk allocation provisions, compliance framework and commercial contracting practices.
• Experience in interpreting RFPs, RFQs, client terms and conditions, and contractual requirements.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with global stakeholders, including legal, contracting, and business teams.
• Experience working with contract lifecycle management platforms (e.g., Icertis, SAP Ariba)
• Experience working in an in-house legal department, shared services center or environment supporting global stakeholders.
• Demonstrate ability to independently manage a high volume of contract reviews and negotiations with minimal supervision.
• Team player having strong written and verbal English communication skills with the ability to communicate complex contractual concepts clearly and concisely.
• Provide guidance and day-to-day support to junior contracting professionals and assist with knowledge sharing and process improvement initiatives within the GCC.
• Strong analytical, organizational, stakeholder management capabilities, ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently.