SR.LEGAL COUNSEL CONTRACTS

About the Role

Alfanar Projects is seeking a ***** COUNSEL, CONTRACTS to provide comprehensive legal support for its EPC and project development businesses. This full-time role, based in Riyadh, will focus on renewable energy, power, water, and infrastructure projects across Saudi Arabia and international markets. The position covers the full project lifecycle, from tendering and bidding through 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.
• Support development and investment in renewable energy, power, water, and infrastructure 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 project financing and negotiate financing and security documents with finance teams and external counsel.
• Advise on construction claims, contractual disputes, arbitration, and litigation, including assessing claims, counterclaims, and exposure.
• Advise on Saudi and international laws covering procurement, local content, Saudization, contractor classification, licensing, and foreign investment.
• Support corporate structuring, JVs, project companies, and branches, including preparing corporate approvals and powers of attorney.

Required Experience and Competencies

Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience and demonstrate the following competencies:

• Commercial Acumen: Ability to understand business objectives and provide solutions that enable transactions while protecting company interests.
• Contractual Risk Management: Strong judgment in identifying and managing legal, financial, and contractual risks in complex EPC and development projects.
• Independent Decision-Making: Capability to handle complex contractual matters with limited supervision and escalate material issues appropriately.
• Negotiation and Influencing: Effective negotiation skills with clients, contractors, developers, and other stakeholders to achieve commercially acceptable outcomes.
• Problem-Solving: A practical, solution-oriented approach to legal and commercial issues.
• Stakeholder Management: Ability to build productive relationships with project teams, business leaders, and external advisers.
• Accountability and Ownership: Takes responsibility for assigned matters and ensures timely and effective completion.
• Collaboration: Works effectively with cross-functional and international teams in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication: Explains complex legal issues clearly and concisely to both legal and non-legal stakeholders.
• Professional Integrity: Demonstrates sound judgment, confidentiality, ethical conduct, and commitment to company policies and values.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position within Alfanar Projects, focusing on a diverse portfolio of renewable energy, power, water, and infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia and international markets.