About the role

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The AVP, Legal Counsel (Energy Industry) role at Sembcorp involves providing comprehensive legal and compliance support to senior management and stakeholders, with a focus on the Gas & Related Services segment. The position requires drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements in the energy and utilities sector, managing legal risks, overseeing regulatory compliance, and leading a junior legal team. The ideal candidate is a Singapore-qualified lawyer with extensive experience in energy-related legal matters, strong analytical and drafting skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

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Key Responsibilities

Partner business stakeholders and 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 within the energy and utilities industry, such as utilities services agreements, service corridor agreements, power purchase agreements, engineering procurement & construction agreements and natural gas agreements (for both piped gas and LNG)
Review and provide recommendations on the legal aspects and considerations for resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships, and handling disputes and inquiries (from pre-litigation stage to conclusion of hearing)
Implement and manage Group 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 other projects and tasks as may be required from time to time
Provide support to the Head, Legal & Compliance, Gas & Related Services in a leadership role supervising, mentoring and overseeing day-to-day workstreams of junior team members, and to provide guidance and quality assurance on their work
Work closely with the Head, Legal & Compliance, to bring the team together, foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture, enhance team spirit, and ensuring the department operates as a cohesive, high-performing unit aligned with business objectives

Requirements

Possess a Law degree with at least 18 years’ post qualification legal experience
Admitted to the Singapore Bar
Be an effective time manager with the ability to work in a team
Strategic-minded, commercially pragmatic and highly detail-oriented
Able to work independently, adaptable, solutions-oriented and enjoy working in and leading a team
High degree of independence, initiative, and decisiveness
Articulate, good drafting skills and highly effective in English
Strong analytical skills and an ability to demonstrate sound legal and business judgment, even in ambiguous situations
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, and other utilities contracts; EPC and O&M contracts, specifically in the utilities sector; Project development and/or project finance transactions in the energy, utilities or infrastructure sectors; and 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