Senior legal counsel

Randstad Leader Search & Selection, specialized in the search and selection of middle and senior management profiles, is recruiting for Energy Company: Senior Legal Counsel

Your Impact and Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including EPC, turnkey, engineering, O&M, non-disclosure (NDA), joint development (JDA), and partnership contracts.
• Lead negotiations for complex contracts based on international standard forms such as FIDIC, NEC, IChemE, and Orgalime.
• Review public and private tender documentation for the supply of plants and services, assessing risks and legal implications.
• Coordinate the input of various company functions (engineering, procurement, finance, risk management, etc.) during contract drafting and negotiations.
• Provide legal opinions on regulatory interpretation and assess the feasibility and enforceability of transactions or contractual provisions.
• Act as the legal expert within multidisciplinary project teams, supporting the structuring and implementation of complex initiatives.
• Manage pre-litigation and litigation phases, including judicial and arbitral proceedings, with clients, suppliers, and third parties.
• Liaise with and coordinate external counsel in all jurisdictions, managing budgets, negotiating engagement letters, and overseeing assigned work.

What You Bring to the Role

• A Law degree; admission to the Bar in an EU Member State, the United Kingdom, or the United States constitutes a preferred qualification.
• At least 8 years of post-graduate professional experience, with a minimum of 5 years within structured multinational companies in the industrial and/or plant engineering sector.
• Excellent command of both Italian and English (written and spoken); knowledge of a third language is a preferred qualification.
• Willingness to travel abroad.
• Personal authority and the ability to build professional credibility and establish effective, collaborative relationships with all stakeholders.
• Flexibility and the capacity to operate in a challenging and constantly evolving environment with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.

Please submit your CV in English

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