Head, Legal (General Counsel)

PACIFICLIGHT POWER PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Singapore is looking for an experienced legal advisor to handle commercial contracts and provide legal support throughout the project lifecycle. The ideal candidate will have a degree in law and 10-15 years of experience in a competitive environment, particularly with financing documents and compliance. This role requires excellent communication skills, a meticulous approach, and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively. Interested applicants should send their resumes to the provided HR contact.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 to 15 years of working experience.
• At least 5 years in a competitive business environment.
• Ability to translate broad goals into achievable steps.

Responsibilities

• Experience in commercial contracts and financing documents.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates.
• Provide legal opinions to senior management.

Skills

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills

Meticulous and analytical mind

Ability to multi-task and organize work

Action-oriented and innovative

Problem anticipation and solving

Good integrity and team player

Education

Degree in law

Job description

Responsibilities

• Experience in commercial contracts and financing documents
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates to support the business operations of the company
• Review and negotiate contractual clauses
• Review and comment on financing documents and accordingly liaise with Lenders’ Counsel
• Monitor and ensure compliance with project financing covenants
• Provide legal opinions to senior management on the impact of key clauses in the contracts
• Keep abreast of the legal framework in Singapore, particularly legal developments that affect the energy industry in Singapore, and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Ensure the implementation of a robust contract management system
• Participate in settlement discussions during the dispute resolution process with vendors
• Assist the Board in legal issues and advise on governance matters
• Provide legal advice and support on the full lifecycle of company projects
• Review and advise on project concepts, business models and risk allocation to ensure legal soundness and alignment with company policies.
• Identify legal issues and provide pragmatic solutions that support project timelines and objectives.
• Work closely with various departments on legal matters.
• Rendering of advice on compliance with statutory law, government directions and legal aspects of consultation papers.
• Liaise with external law firms where necessary

Requirements

• Preferably Degree in law with minimum 10 to 15 years of working experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in competitive business environment especially on projects, commercial, regulatory and financing document.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with a commercial approach to handle legal issues.
• Meticulous and analytical mind with strong initiative as well as the ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize work with minimum supervision to meet tight deadlines.
• Action oriented and innovative and must be able to translate broad goals into achievable steps.
• Able to anticipate and solve problems and take advantage of opportunities
• A self-starter and team player.
• Able to manage continuity, change and transition and address the impact of attitude and action.
• Able to consistently display integrity, model behavior, develops people and build teams and be able to deal effectively with demanding situations and designs and implements interventions.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Interested applicants, please forward your detailed resume including your last drawn salary, expected salary and availability to [e-mail].

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(All applications will be treated in strictest confidence. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified)