Senior Associate General Counsel – Major Projects (APAC)

Worley; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company in Singapore is seeking a Senior legal professional responsible for developing and implementing legal strategies in the APAC region. The ideal candidate will have a law degree, an active license, and experience with complex contracts. This role involves mentoring junior attorneys and providing legal guidance to senior management, contributing to innovative and sustainable projects.

Qualifications

• Requires a law degree from an accredited university and an active license to practice law in at least one Worley jurisdiction.
• Experience in large EPC or EPCM contracts and legal risks.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex contracts in the APAC region.
• Mentoring junior attorneys in legal matters.
• Advising senior leadership on legal risks and business strategy.
• Act as legal business partner providing guidance to leadership.
• Collaborate with leadership and teams to manage legal risks.
• Review and negotiate complex customer contracts.
• Provide legal advice during project execution phases.

Skills

General Counsel

Legal Drafting

Negotiation

Contracts

Intellectual Property Law

Legal Counsel

Legal Research

Securities Law

Employment & Labor Law

Real Estate Law

negotiation

Contracts

Education

Law degree from an accredited university

Job description

What you will bring

Technical / Industry Experience and Qualifications Requirements

• Typical Qualifications: Candidates with relevant years of in-house experience are preferred.
• Systems Processes & Tools: May lead development of legal tools templates and training programs.

Education Qualifications Accreditation Training

Required :

• Requires a law degree from an accredited university and an active license to practice law in at least one Worley jurisdiction to the extent legally required in the relevant jurisdiction.

Preferred :

• Experience in a global or matrixed organization preferred.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.

We're committed to building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong can bring themselves and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age race creed color religion sex national origin ancestry disability status veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information marital status citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal state or local law.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

Please note: No agency representation or submissions will be recognized for this vacancy.

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.

Right now we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources while helping our customers provide the energy chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

Purpose

Senior legal professional within the APAC Legal team and responsible for developing and implementing legal and contracting strategies. May lead or contribute to cross-functional projects. Develops and supports policies procedures and training programs aligned with organizational goals. Provides advice interpretation and guidance to senior management and officers regarding a variety of legal and contractual topics.

Responsibilities

• Senior-level lawyer with substantial relevant experience knowledge and skill in reviewing drafting and negotiating large EPC or EPCM contracts and providing support post award.
• Trains coaches and mentors more junior attorneys in the APAC region or within the wider company in matters of their specific knowledge and / or experience.
• Potential to lead a team of direct reports (regularly hosts meetings sets team goals etc.) consisting of individual contributors with the objective of expediting their upskilling and training as Worley lawyers so that they can handle broader and more complex contract and legal matters. Responsible for the management mentorship training and professional development of their direct reports.
• Potential to act as the legal business partner for a Global Operations SVP providing advice and guidance to the Global Operations SVP and their leadership teams regarding contracts risks to the business and various legal and business matters.
• Reports to the General Counsel APAC and collaborates closely with senior leadership regional generalist attorneys CoE teams MPP / strategic teams and cross-functional teams to manage legal risk support business objectives and build legal capability across the APAC.
• Reviews and negotiates complex customer contracts within the APAC region.
• Handles and resolves complex matters in collaboration with the relevant CoE teams.
• As Legal lead advise Major Projects capture teams on contractual and other legal risks and issues and by drafting reviewing and negotiating the relevant contract.
• As Legal lead advise Major Projects in the execution stage by providing legal advice regarding change management commercial issues and potential claims and disputes with the customer and third parties.
• Participates in the Major Projects and / or Construction & EPC Working Groups in collaboration with the relevant GCs.

Decision Making

Makes strategic decisions with broad impact across functions and regions. Advises senior leadership on legal risk and business strategy.

Supervision Received

Operates with broad authority and minimal supervision; expected to lead initiatives and influence direction.

Supervision Authority

May lead legal or cross-functional teams or task forces on a project basis.

Communication

Highly effective communicator both orally and in writing; presents complex strategies to senior management; influences decision-making and drives alignment.

Required Experience

Senior IC

Key Skills

General Counsel, Legal Case Management, Legal Drafting, Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Legal Counsel, Legal Research, Securities Law, Employment & Labor Law, Real Estate Law, negotiation, Contracts

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience

years

Vacancy

1