Senior Legal Counsel – Civil Infrastructure

Company Description

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Job Description

Job Summary

Working as a key member of the Middle East & Africa (“MEA”) legal team and working closely with the MEA Chief Counsel, AECOM Operations and other disciplines, your role will extend across front end contract reviews and negotiations, major projects and corporate transactions. You will also be required to work across AECOM’s business lines and regions providing legal advice on matters such as ethics and compliance, construction law and the management of disputes and claims, including professional indemnity matters. As a senior leader within the group you may also be requested to provide mentoring, supervision and support for junior counsel.

Job Duties

• Providing legal support to the AECOM MEA business to ensure it complies with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements.

• Providing proactive, solutions focused, legally sound advice and support in a timely fashion to the AECOM MEA business.

• Handling matters relating to contracts, including reviewing and negotiating consultancy agreements, joint venture arrangements and subcontracts between AECOM, its clients and other third parties.

• Managing contentious disputes and claims, including matters notified to our professional indemnity insurers.

• Working collaboratively with the AECOM MEA and AECOM Global legal teams on major projects and international pursuits involving the broader AECOM business.

• Handling matters relating to the implementation of risk management initiatives.

• Working with other corporate functions of the AECOM MEA business, including Operations; Finance & Accounting; the Office of Risk Management and Human Resources.

• Providing advice in relation to labor law matters and employment disputes.

• Management of and instructions to external legal counsel.

• Assisting the MEA Chief Counsel in matters relating to AECOM’s obligations under ethics and compliance related laws (eg: US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, US Anti-Boycott Regulations, and the UK Bribery Act), policies and procedures (both external and internal).

• Providing legal training to the business as required.

• Developing and managing standard form and sample documents (eg: NDAs, consultancy agreements and sub-consultancy contracts, etc).

Specific Skills Required

• Good oral and written English communications skills, including excellent presentation, reviewing and drafting skills.

• Experience in the area of front-end contract review and negotiation, major projects and construction law ideally gained within a large commercially driven multinational law firm or organization.

• Negotiation skills in a number of different scenarios including written, virtual and face-to-face with MEA and international client bodies and their advisors.

• Solid administration and organisational skills and the ability to work with own initiative as well as being a team player.

• Ability to be flexible in working, to prioritise workflows and work collaboratively with many parts of the business.

Person Specification (Behavioral Attributes)

• Safeguard – To operate ethically and with integrity, while prioritising safety and security in all that you do.

• Be decisive – Know how to prioritise, advocate focus and accountability.

• Be impactful – Use clear and frequent communications, drive execution and results.

• Be client-focused – Be collaborative, innovative and strategic.

• Be the role model – Lead by example, demand excellence, maintain safety and integrity as top priorities.

Qualifications

Qualification

A Bachelor of Law is required, ideally from a reputable university.

Experience

A minimum of 8+ years post admission experience is required. Arabic (written and spoken) would be highly regarded.

The following experience is strongly desirable:

• Strong contracts and major projects capabilities and experience

• Expertise managing contentious matters / disputes

• Top tier law firm experience

• ME region experience

• Multi-national corporation experience

• Ethics and compliance experience

• Construction / engineering industry experience.

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

ReqID: J10101427

Business Line: Geography OH

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa

Career Area: Legal

Work Location Model: Please Select