• To provide legal advice and opinions with respect to procurement of goods and services or tenders of the company, its subsidiaries, affiliates or state-owned entities

• To provide advice and to negotiate infrastructure contracts such as Land Leases, Corridor Licenses, Service agreements, Access & Indemnity Agreements, Utility agreements, Bulk Supply Agreements, Master Agreements, construction agreements, Infrastructure sharing agreements, Joint Infrastructure arrangements, O&M agreements, Cost sharing arrangements, Port Licenses, and general land and infrastructure matters
• To advise on drafting/revising land lease procedures and industrial cities regulations such as Port Regulations, Environmental Regulations, Fire and Safety Regulations
• To advise on claims and breaches of contract including advising on remedies and eviction of land
• To provide general commercial Legal advice on a wide range of operational matters such as EPIC, FEED, Drilling, Wells services, MSA, goods/services, IT and other contracts as assigned by the Associate General Counsel or Head Counsel, in accordance with our Policies and applicable laws and regulations to the best interest of the company.
• To help continuously improve the way department and its clients works for example by: improving model contracts, creating guidance material, training others, creating digital tools to empower colleagues in the front lines and simplifying the way we work

Experience & Skills

• Excellent legal drafting and writing skills in English;
• At least 12 years of legal and contracts experience including most of the practice areas listed in the Primary Purposes above;
• Must have experience in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry;
• Experience with leases and other property contracts is a must
• Experience in the engineering and construction industries is highly advantageous;
• Must be proficient in using Microsoft Office suite of tools.
• Workload is high and the successful candidate can stay calm and positive and has a proven track record of:
  • Providing practical advice
  • Knowing when to dive deep into legal analyses and when 80/20 will do
  • Being able to separate the big issues from the small issues
  • Being able to prioritise
  • Being able to manage a wide area of clients and managing conflicting deadlines

Education

• Juris Doctorate, Bachelors of Law or equivalent from recognized University, preferably post graduations studies or master degree of law;
• Civil law background is required, additional common law background/experience is advantageous in particular drafting of contracts;
• Excellent command of spoken and written English

What we offer

• A dynamic positive place to work in an organization that is growing and has a clear strategy to become the no. 1 National International Energy Company in the world
• Being part of a team of national and international professionals who are welcoming, intelligent, help each other out and learn from each other
• To learn and grow by working on a wide array of matters and through world-class learning programmes
• To work on matters that are truly material and to be a force for good in many areas
• An opportunity to live and work in a safe, prosperous country with a warm and dry climate, great international schools and high standards of living
• To experience the culture, people and warm hospitality.