About the role

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The Senior Legal Counsel (Energy Industry) role at Sembcorp involves providing legal and compliance support to the Gas & Related Services Line of Business. Responsibilities include overseeing legal services, advising senior management, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, managing policies, monitoring regulatory changes, and handling legal inquiries and disputes. The ideal candidate is strategic, commercially pragmatic, detail-oriented, and experienced in energy sector contracts, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Oversee delivery of legal and compliance services and resources to accomplish corporate goals, strategies, and priorities
Provide legal support and advice to senior management and all internal stakeholders on legal and compliance matters
Draft, review and negotiate with external counterparts on a variety of commercial agreements
Review and provide recommendations on the legal aspects and considerations for resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling pre-litigation legal disputes and inquiries
Manage and maintain company policies, procedures and standards related to legal and compliance matters
Monitor changes to regulatory requirements and proactively handle regulatory developments and compliance updates
Provide time-sensitive support on a wide array of legal and compliance inquiries in all operational aspects
Identify and consult on legal and compliance risks in connection with the company’s businesses
Lead or support special and/or time-sensitive projects and tasks as may be required from time to time

Requirements

Strategic-minded, commercially pragmatic and highly detail-oriented
Able to work independently, adaptable, solutions-oriented and enjoy working in a team
Having a positive attitude with a willingness to learn
Having the ability to maintain high service standards and problem solve effectively when faced with challenges
Self-motivated and thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high-pressure environment, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Comfortable working on cross-functional projects involving engineering, finance, and regulatory considerations
Having hands-on experience in the following types of matters would be advantageous: Dealing with gas (LNG and/or PNG), electricity generation and retail, solar PV installations, and other utilities contracts
Having hands-on experience in the following types of matters would be advantageous: EPC and O&M contracts, specifically in the utilities/solar PV sector
Having hands-on experience in the following types of matters would be advantageous: Project development and/or project finance transactions in the energy, utilities or infrastructure sectors
Having hands-on experience in the following types of matters would be advantageous: Carbon trading, sustainability and corporate commercial contracts
Able to manage multiple projects and competing priorities and complete them timely and effectively, with minimal external legal support