Legal Counsel, Energy Infrastructure

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Kerry Consulting Pte Ltd, on behalf of a client in the energy sector, is seeking a legal professional for a Singapore-based role with global coverage across project development activities.

The position involves advising on investments, operations, acquisitions and divestments, plus structuring, due diligence and negotiations, with cross-border exposure and regulatory oversight.

Qualifications

• You should be a qualified lawyer with approximately 7-15 years of relevant legal experience.
• Substantive experience in upstream energy project work including assets, acquisitions and divestments, JVs and project development.
• Experience with cross border transactions is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across the full life cycle of project development, including investments and operations, acquisitions and divestments.
• Advise on transaction structuring, due diligence and negotiations, and draft and negotiate project agreements.
• Advise on regulatory and government matters, identify and manage legal and contractual risks, and coordinate with stakeholders across jurisdictions; manage external counsel as needed.

Skills

Legal experience

Cross-border transactions

Regulatory compliance

Education

Qualified lawyer (LL.B./Equivalent)

Job description

About the Company

Our client is an established organisation in the energy sector with a global portfolio of assets and new business development plans. This role will be based in Singapore and will have a global coverage on the organization business activities in relation to their assets, investments, joint ventures, projects and other new business opportunities.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Head of Legal, you will provide legal support across the entire life cycle of project development including but not limited to investments and operations, acquisitions and divestments. You will advise on transaction structuring, due diligence and negotiations, as well as draft and negotiate these project agreements.

You will advise on regulatory and government matters, identify and manage legal and contractual risks, work closely with business stakeholders across jurisdictions and manage external counsel where required.

Requirements

You should be a qualified lawyer with approximately 7-15 years of relevant legal experience. Candidates should bring substantive experience in upstream energy project work including upstream assets, acquisitions and divestments, joint ventures and project development. You should also have experience working on cross border transactions.