About Us
Egis is an international player active in architecture, consulting, construction engineering and mobility services. We create and operate intelligent infrastructures and buildings that respond to the climate emergency and contribute to more balanced, sustainable and resilient territorial development. Operating in 100 countries, Egis puts the expertise of its 19,500 employees at the service of its clients and develops cutting-edge innovations accessible to all projects. Through its wide range of activities, Egis is a key player in the collective organisation of society and the living environment of citizens all over the world.
With 3,500 employees across 8 countries in the Middle East, Egis has delivered over 700 complex development projects, stimulating economic growth and enhancing quality of life. Ranked among the top ten firms in the Middle East by Engineering News Record (ENR), Egis is committed to sustainable development. The Group’s operations in the Middle East are built on strategic acquisitions and a deep understanding of local market conditions. Egis’ long history of providing comprehensive engineering, consulting, and project management services makes it a trusted partner for regional governments, investors, and developers.
About the Role
This position is for a Senior Legal Counsel, with principal responsibility for all back-end, delivery and claims issues for Egis’ operations across the Middle East and South Asia.
Although dispute experience is essential, the priority for this position is supporting project and commercial teams in identifying and pursuing claims, defending variations, and improving/protecting project margins. As part of a full service in-house team, the candidate must be experienced and confident to review, draft and negotiate a broad variety of legal contracts.
Responsibilities and Duties
Primary Role
• Lead the team in the management of all formal and informal disputes, claims and formal litigation with clients, subcontractors and other parties including
- Working with the project and commercial teams to identify and develop large variation claims and strategies to prevent scope creep, including drafting correspondence to establish entitlement and/or to prepare for future disputes;
- Provide legal, commercial and strategic advice to resolve commercial and contractual disputes with clients, including technical engineering advice, gathering relevant evidence, and manage the matter through to a successful resolution.
- Undertake legal research, obtain relevant external legal advice and draft a wide range of legal documents including variation and EOT claims, dispute notices, settlement agreements, and documentation to initiate formal legal proceedings.
- Preparing for, and manage, formal legal disputes, including developing legal briefs, collating evidence, and strategies to avoid formal legal disputes.
Secondary Roles
- Review RFP and contract documentation; provide market-consistent qualifications; negotiate clauses and contracts with clients; advise the business on different delivery strategies, procurement of bonds, parent company guarantees, insurance; and the identification and recommendations for management of key project risks.
- Corpora legal support and advice relating to opening, closing, and managing legal entities throughout the Middle East and South Asia, the and licensing and regulatory requirements in both regions.
- Ethics and Compliance: detailed working knowledge of relevant legal frameworks relating to bribery, corruption, money laundering, sanctions and relevant tools and processes to properly manage ethics and compliance risks.
What do we need from you
- Excellent technical legal skills.
- Ability to project manage multiple complex issues concurrently, develop options for each situation, and identify commercially, practical solutions to difficult problems.
- An ability to lead and manage other lawyers, and work with other relevant internal stakeholders in a way that enables the business to achieve its objectives.
- Ability to communicate complex issues in an uncomplicated way and to adapt their communication style to suit the specific audience and situation.
- The successful applicant will need to demonstrate an ability to triage issues, methodically problem solve and ensure resources are used efficiently depending on the circumstances.
- Experience with the engineering and construction industries essential.
- Arabic language (written and writing) strongly preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of experience
