Sr. Legal Counsel

Confidential; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Delhi, India seeks a senior legal professional to lead tendering, EPC contracts and project development for energy, water and infrastructure. You will draft and negotiate complex agreements, manage risk and oversee regulatory compliance across cross-border deals.

The role covers development from origination to financial close, plus dispute management, lender due diligence and governance-related negotiations with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for EPC and development tenders, incl. RFPs, contract reviews, qualifications, deviations, clarifications and bid approvals.
• Draft, review and negotiate EPC, EP, construction, turnkey, supply and O&M contracts for power, water, renewables, transmission, distribution and industrial projects using FIDIC and bespoke forms.
• Advise on risk allocation, guarantees, liquidated damages, liability, indemnities, warranties, insurance, suspension and termination.
• Negotiate subcontracts, supply, consortium, JV and teaming agreements aligned with main contracts.
• Support contract administration: notices, variations, EOT, delays, payments, commissioning, close-out and remedies.
• Review bonds and parent company guarantees, including calls and defences.
• Advise on contractual risk mitigation and commercial negotiations.
• Support development and investment activities in renewable energy, power, water and infrastructure from origination to financial close.
• Draft and negotiate joint development, JV, shareholders', consortium, cooperation and MoU agreements.
• Advise on PPAs, water purchase, concession, land, lease, grid connection and government support agreements.
• Support PPP, IPP and IWP bids and align project agreements with EPC and O&M contracts.
• Assist with project structuring, acquisitions, divestments, due diligence and corporate transactions.
• Identify legal risks and prepare investment committee inputs.
• Support project financing and negotiate financing and security documents; review loan and direct agreements, equity contributions, sponsor support, guarantees and security packages.
• Support lender due diligence and fulfilment of conditions precedent.
• Advise on bankability and alignment of project, EPC and financing agreements.
• Advise on construction claims, disputes, arbitration and litigation.
• Support notices and EOT, variation, delay, disruption and other claims.
• Assess claims, counterclaims and exposure; recommend commercial resolutions.
• Lead negotiations, settlements and dispute avoidance.
• Coordinate external counsel, technical and quantum experts, and claims consultants.
• Enforce contractual rights and recover outstanding payments.
• Advise on Saudi and international laws covering procurement, local content, Saudization, contractor classification, licensing and foreign investment.
• Support corporate structuring, JVs, project companies and branches.
• Prepare corporate approvals, board resolutions, powers of attorney and related documents.
• Support anti-bribery, sanctions and export control compliance.
• Identify regulatory risks and advise on mitigation.

Job description

1. Tendering, EPC Contracts and Construction Legal Support

• (a) Lead legal support for EPC and development tenders, including RFPs, contract reviews, qualifications, deviations, clarifications, risk registers and bid approvals.
• (b) Draft, review and negotiate EPC, EP, construction, turnkey, supply and O&M contracts for power, water, renewable energy, transmission, distribution and industrial projects using FIDIC and bespoke forms.
• (c) Advise on risk allocation, guarantees, liquidated damages, liability, indemnities, warranties, insurance, suspension and termination.
• (d) Negotiate subcontracts, supply, consortium, JV and teaming agreements, ensuring alignment with main contracts.
• e) Support contract administration, including notices, variations, EOT, delays, payments, commissioning, close-out and remedies.
• (f) Review bonds and parent company guarantees, including calls and defences.
• (g) Advise on contractual risk mitigation and commercial negotiations.

2. Project Development and Investment Transactions

• (a) Support development and investment in renewable energy, power, water and infrastructure from origination to financial close.
• (b) Draft and negotiate joint development, JV, shareholders', consortium, cooperation and MoU agreements.
• c) Advise on PPAs, water purchase, implementation, concession, land, lease, grid connection and government support agreements.
• (d) Support PPP, IPP and IWP bids and align project agreements with EPC and O&M contracts.
• (e) Assist with project structuring, acquisitions, divestments, due diligence and corporate transactions.
• (f) Identify legal risks and prepare investment committee inputs.

3. Project Finance and Financing Documentation

• (a) Support project financing and negotiate financing and security documents with finance teams and external counsel.
• (b) Review loan and direct agreements, equity contributions, sponsor support, guarantees and security packages.
• (c) Support lender due diligence and fulfilment of conditions precedent.
• (d) Advise on bankability and alignment of project, EPC and financing agreements.

4. Claims Management and Dispute Resolution

• (a) Advise on construction claims, contractual disputes, arbitration and litigation.
• (b) Support notices and EOT, variation, delay, disruption and other claims.
• (c) Assess claims, counterclaims and exposure; recommend commercial resolutions.
• (d) Lead negotiations, settlements and dispute avoidance.
• (e) Coordinate external counsel, technical and quantum experts, and claims consultants.
• (f) Enforce contractual rights and recover outstanding payments.

5. Corporate, Regulatory and Compliance

• (a) Advise on Saudi and international laws covering procurement, local content, Saudization, contractor classification, licensing and foreign investment.
• (b) Support corporate structuring, JVs, project companies and branches.
• (c) Prepare corporate approvals, board resolutions, powers of attorney and related documents.
• (d) Support anti-bribery, sanctions and export control compliance.
• (e) Identify regulatory risks and advise on mitigation.