SR.LEGAL COUNSEL CONTRACTS

About the Role

alfanar Group is seeking a ***** COUNSEL, CONTRACTS to provide comprehensive legal support for its EPC and project development businesses. This full-time position is based in Riyadh and focuses on renewable energy, power, water, and infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia and international markets. The role covers the entire project lifecycle, from tendering and bidding to project development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead legal support for EPC and development tenders, including RFPs, contract reviews, qualifications, deviations, clarifications, risk registers, and bid approvals.
• Draft, review, and negotiate EPC, EP, construction, turnkey, supply, and O&M contracts for power, water, renewable energy, transmission, distribution, and industrial projects, utilizing FIDIC and bespoke forms.
• Advise on risk allocation, guarantees, liquidated damages, liability, indemnities, warranties, insurance, suspension, and termination clauses.
• Negotiate subcontracts, supply, consortium, JV, and teaming agreements, ensuring alignment with main contracts.
• Support contract administration, including notices, variations, EOT, delays, payments, commissioning, close-out, and remedies.
• Review bonds and parent company guarantees, including calls and defenses.
• Advise on contractual risk mitigation strategies and commercial negotiations.

Project Development and Investment Support

• Support development and investment in renewable energy, power, water, and infrastructure projects from origination to financial close.
• Draft and negotiate joint development, JV, shareholders', consortium, cooperation, and MoU agreements.
• Advise on PPAs, water purchase, implementation, concession, land, lease, grid connection, and government support agreements.
• Support PPP, IPP, and IWP bids and ensure project agreements align with EPC and O&M contracts.
• Assist with project structuring, acquisitions, divestments, due diligence, and corporate transactions.
• Identify legal risks and prepare inputs for investment committee reviews.

Location

This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.