Senior Legal Advisor : Project Finance and Treasury (Infrastructure Projects) - Centurion

MECS Africa; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in South Africa seeks a Senior Legal Advisor based in Centurion. This role involves providing legal support in project finance transactions, managing contracts, and advising on compliance with legislation. Applicants should possess an NQF level 9 qualification, be an admitted attorney, and have at least 10 years of relevant legal experience, with strong skills in negotiation and advisory work.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years legal experience, 5 at senior associate level.
• Experience in project finance, public finance, and infrastructure law.
• Knowledge of financial markets law and water law.

Responsibilities

• Legal support to the Project Finance and Treasury Division.
• Advise on structuring and negotiating project finance transactions.
• Draft and review project finance and commercial agreements.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Negotiation Skills

Legal Research

Advisory Skills

Education

NQF level 9 qualification

Admitted Attorney

Job description

NQF 9 level qualification and admitted Attorney

Minimum 10 years legal work experience, of which 5 must be at a senior associate level.

Advising clients in the public or private sectors (as sponsors or lenders) on infrastructure project finance transactions, from structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating project finance documents up to financial close.

Advantageous Experience

Experience advising water sector institutions

Experience in public finance underpinned by the PFMA

Experience in financial markets law

Experience in infrastructure finance

Experience in water law

Experience and in-depth understanding of private sector bank and DFI lending, especially to the public sector and recent experience closing transactions based on the LMA standard

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Legal support to the Project Finance and Treasury Division

Provide transaction advice and legal support on the structuring of Project Finance transactions, including structuring and negotiations; research, advice, responses and opinions on a wide variety of public sector related legislation including but not limited to the National Water Act, Water Services Act, Public Finance Management Act, Financial Markets Act, JSE debt listing requirements, Municipal Finance Management Act, and related legislation etc

Provide legal support to the Treasury department, including legal advice on financial markets, financial instruments, JSE and other domestic exchanges debt listing requirements and regulations

Advise, draft and review Project Finance, commercial agreements including project implementation, water supply, tariffing annexures, finance facilities, and general legal agreements,

Advise and provide legal support on compliance with conditions and requirements of all project transaction documents.

Research, interpret legislation, and render prompt, reliable legal opinions.

Review and / or draft service, contractors, consultancy, settlement, security, pledge and similar agreements.

• Liaison with service providers

Draft instructions to attorneys and prepare briefs to legal counsel promptly and accurately.

Manage contracts with external legal service providers.

Liaise with stakeholders on legal matters, including but not limited to National and Local Government Departments, external attorneys, lenders, and institutional investors as required.

Monitor and review new legislation that may impact the Company

• Update the Project Finance and Treasury team on new and proposed legislative developments impacting the organisation;

Deal with ad hoc matters as required from time to time.

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Senior Legal Advisor • Centurion, South Africa